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Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn / 〈11. 〉oMoskau I.1.d.473 + oDeM 1098

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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈3. Weisheitslehren〉→〈Mittelägyptische Weisheitslehren〉→〈Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn〉→〈11. 〉oMoskau I.1.d.473 + oDeM 1098→Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

[m] [ḏd] grg m-sꜣ 〈qd〉 mdw,t 〈§〉 qsn pw mtr,wy.pl ḥr [s]ḫwn 〈§〉 jw ṯni̯ =tw z 〈ḥr〉 sp [ḥwr,w] tm =t(w) hꜣb =f [m]-ky-sp 〈§〉 ḫpr.w mnḫ,t [m] [ꜥqꜣ] [ns] 〈§〉 nn hꜣi̯.n mdw,t ꜥḏꜣ [r] [tꜣ] 〈§〉 [nn] [stwt] [ḥr] [swḏ] [n] =[f] 〈§〉 ⸮jri̯?[.⸮n?] =[⸮f?] n[m]j,t 〈§〉 nn [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
Do not tell lies in connection with constructing a (difficult?) matter/affair! Witnesses are bothersome/uncomfortable in a dispute. A man is removed (from his office) because of a disgraceful/unworthy case, so that he will not be sent out again (or: will not be sent out). (Only) from honesty (?; lit.: the sincerity of the tongue) does efficiency/effectiveness arise. Deceptive speech, on the other hand, does not go without consequences (lit.: does not descend to the ground). There is no one who glosses over what has been entrusted/communicated to him. [He has] made a battlefield. (?) Not [...
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Erzähl keine Lügen im Anschluß an das Konstruieren einer (mißlichen?) Angelegenheit/Affäre! Lästig/unbequem sind Zeugen bei einem Streitfall. Ein Mann wird wegen eines schändlichen/unwürdigen Falles (von seinem Amt) enthoben (?), so daß man ihn nicht ein weiteres Mal aussendet (oder: aussenden wird). (Nur) aus Ehrlichkeit (?; wörtl.: Aufrichtigkeit der Zunge) entsteht Effizienz/Wirksamkeit. Lügnerische/täuschende Rede (hingegen) bleibt nicht ohne Folgen (wörtl.: steigt nicht zum Boden herab). Es gibt keinen, der beschönigt, bezüglich (?) dessen, was ihm anvertraut/übermittelt wurde. [Er hat] eine Schlachtstätte gemacht. (?) Nicht [...

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Found at Deir el-Medina

Cross-references (2)

  • TLA-Text 2TMBSD3TNNDELHZQFTX6SCKBWU tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec3780 tier-2

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