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Recto: Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn / 〈19. 〉oBerlin P 11288 (unbestimmt)

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Description

〈Literarische Texte〉→〈3. Weisheitslehren〉→〈Mittelägyptische Weisheitslehren〉→〈Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn〉→〈19. 〉oBerlin P 11288→Recto: Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn

The same text in other collections

Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 755067. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

[...] mdw,t m jni̯ s(t) 〈§〉 m sḏm sḏwi̯.t r k〈y〉 〈§〉 m h{r}〈nn〉 mdw,t ={j} [...] 〈§〉 [...] bꜣq =k jb =k r ẖr,j.pl =k 〈§〉 m ꜥḏꜣ.w m nb{t} 〈ꜥḥꜥ,w〉 [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢snḏ⸣ 〈§〉 m nḥ{b} n n,tj m rḏi̯{.t} m btꜣ.w =f 〈§〉 m ꜥḥꜥ [...] ⸮m?-⸮mj.t[t]?-[jr,j] ⸢mj⸣ ⸢pr⸣[r.t] ⸢m⸣ rʾ n(,j) rš[_] [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
[Do not say this, do that!] (literally: [Do not] take away a word (?) and do not bring it (back)!) Do not listen to something that makes (one) bad in the eyes of another! Do not give (agreeable) attention to a speech [... ...]! (Only) be proud of your (own) possessions. (??) Do not behave shamefully as lord of {Lifespan} 〈Wealth〉! ... ... ...] Fear. Do not request (something) on behalf of someone who shows himself to be one who is in the wrong! (???) Do not stand [...] likewise (?), as that which comes out of the mouth of [...].
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
[Sage/Tue nicht mal] dies, mal jenes! (wörtl.: [Nimm nicht] ein Wort [weg] (?) und bringe es nicht (wieder) zurück!) Höre nicht auf etwas, das (den einen) beim anderen schlecht macht! Schenke keine (zustimmende) Beachtung an eine Rede [... ...]! (Nur) auf deinen (eigenen) Besitz darfst du stolz sein. (??) Verhalte dich nicht schändlich als Herr von {Lebensdauer} 〈Reichtum〉! ... ... ...] Furcht. Erbitte nicht (etwas) zugunsten jemandes, der sich zeigt als einer, der in seinem Unrecht ist! (???) Stehe nicht [...] ebenso (?), wie das, was aus dem Mund des [...] hervorkommt.

Cross-references (4)

  • TLA-Text SXXIHVNIZBDLVMB5WGVMXZYVHQ tier-1
  • TM-Text 755067 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec3807 tier-2
  • SMB-ObjectId 6251 tier-2 (inventory-match)

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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by ORAEC (Online Resource for Ancient Egyptian Corpus).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.