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Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn / 〈08. 〉oBerlin P 14356

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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈3. Weisheitslehren〉→〈Mittelägyptische Weisheitslehren〉→〈Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn〉→〈08. 〉oBerlin P 14356→Die Lehre eines Mannes für seinen Sohn

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Inscription #1 · Egyptian

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wḏꜣ ḥꜥ{t}.[pl] [pw] ⸢šwi̯⸣ [m] [rn] =f 〈§〉 jw =f 〈⸮šni̯?〉 =f ẖ,t =〈f〉 〈§〉 ⸮s__? ⸮sw? ⸮jmn,tt? [m] 〈⸮nh,t?〉 ꜥ.wj.du =fj 〈§〉 qrs.n =tw m pḫꜣ [jm] =[f] 〈§〉 [sbꜣq] [tw] 〈§〉 [ḥn] [tw] [ḥr] [rn] =f 〈§〉 ⸢mḥj⸣ ḥtp 〈⸮m?〉 [mr] =f 〈§〉 nn jsj n dm rn =f 〈§〉 nn stj(.t) mw n šnt ⸢sw⸣ 〈§〉 [mꜣꜣ] =[n] ḫꜣs,t nb.t ẖr ḥr,yt =[f] 〈§〉 jw wr.w.pl =sn ḥr qnb n =f [sn] 〈§〉 ḏꜣi̯.⸮n? bꜣ,w.pl =f wꜣḏ-wrj nb,tj.w.pl ẖr snd,w =f 〈§〉 P{n}wn,t jdb.pl ḥꜣ,w-nb,w(t) jw nṯr ḥr 〈⸮snḥ?〉 n =f st 〈§〉 tm wdj jm =f pꜣu̯ sꜣḥ tꜣ 〈§〉 tm{t} šnt sw ḥtp 〈m〉 mr =f grḥ 〈§〉 m ḏd gr{ṯꜣ}〈g〉 m-〈sꜣ〉 qd [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
Whoever refrains from using his (the king's) name is one with an uninjured body. He (i.e., the king) tends to surround/enclose his (i.e., the Uninjured's) body (protectively). (?) In (or: from the) {loss} 〈protection〉 of his (i.e., the king's) two arms [receives (?)] him the West. (?) (Only) as one who is open with him (?), has one been buried. Be wise! Control yourself regarding his name! The Caring (or: the one who pays attention) rests 〈in〉 his pyramid district. (But) there is no grave for the one who utters his (the king's) name. (And) there is no water offering for the one who insults him. In fear of him, we see every foreign land. Their great ones make them (the foreigners) submissive (lit.: they subdue them) for him. Hardly have his Ba powers crossed the sea, the "basket lands" (the inhabitants of the Aegean) are in fear of him. Punt and the shores of Hau-nebut (the Syro-Palestinian coastal regions?): God binds (?) them for him. Whoever has not contended with him is one who has reached land in the past (i.e., he has been buried or has succeeded). Whoever has not insulted him is one who rests in his (the king's) pyramid complex. (Pause sign) Do not tell lies following the construction of a (difficult?) matter/affair!
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Wer sich (der Benutzung) seines (des Königs) Namens enthält, ist einer mit unversehrtem Leib. Er (d.h. der König) pflegt seinen (d.h. des Unversehrten) Leib (schützend) zu umgeben/umschließen. (?) Im (oder: aus dem) {Verlust} 〈Schutz〉 seiner (d.h. des Königs) beiden Arme [empfängt (?)] ihn der Westen. (?) (Nur) als einer, der mit ihm offen ist (?), ist man bestattet worden. Sei klug! Beherrsche dich wegen/bezüglich seines Namens! Der Fürsorgliche (oder: der darauf achtet) ruht 〈in〉 seinem Pyramidenbezirk. (Aber) es gibt kein Grab für den, der seinen (des Königs) Namen ausspricht. (Und) es gibt keine Wasserspende für den, der ihn beleidigt. In Schrecken vor ihm sehen wir jedes Fremdland. Ihre Großen machen sie (die Fremdländer) für ihn untertänig (wörtl.: bändigen sie). Kaum haben seine Ba-Kräfte das Meer überquert, sind die "Korbländer" (die Bewohner der Ägäis) in Furcht vor ihm. Punt und die Ufer der Hau-nebut (die Syropalestinensischen Küstenregionen?): Gott fesselt (?) sie für ihn. Wer sich nicht mit ihm angelegt hat, ist einer, der in der Vergangenheit Land erreicht hat (d.h. er ist bestattet worden oder hatte Erfolg). Wer ihn nicht beleidigt hat, ist einer, der in seiner (des Königs) Pyramidenanlage ruht. (Pause-Zeichen) Erzähl keine Lügen im Anschluß an das Konstruieren einer (mißlichen?) Angelegenheit/Affäre!

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