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Die Lehre des Ani (Version oD7) / 〈04. 〉oDeM 1659〈 (oD7)〉

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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈3. Weisheitslehren〉→〈Neuägyptische Weisheitslehren〉→〈Die Lehre des Ani〉→〈04. 〉oDeM 1659〈 (oD7)〉→Die Lehre des Ani (Version oD7)

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

[...] [___]w bn [...] 〈§〉 [...] [jr] [ṯnj] [z] [ẖr] [wšb,t] =f jw ns{,t} =f (r) wḏꜣ ḥr ḥḏ [...] 〈§〉 [...] [___] =f r smj 〈§〉 jmn ḏd =f m pr =[f] [...] 〈§〉 [...] [sḏm] [ḏd] =[j] [g]mi̯ =k ꜣḫ,w 〈§〉 bn ṯnw [...] 〈§〉 [...] r =f 〈§〉 bw,t nṯr j[ṯꜣy] [m] [jꜣd] [...] 〈§〉 [...] [m-jri̯] [swḏ] [ḥr,j] =[k] [n] ⸢nṯr⸣ =k 〈§〉 b(w) jri̯ =[f] [sḏm] [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
...] not [... [If a man is] reserved with his [response (?; or: draws attention to himself (?))], then his tongue will be preserved from injury. [Beware of false testimony to the detriment of a high official, when you ...] him/his [..., in order to report. Conceal what he says/has said in [his] house! [... ... ... ... ...] [Listen to (or: obey) what I say/said, so that] you may find benefit (from it)! Nothing will distinguish itself [... ... ... [You shall not prepare yourself internally against another when you] go against him [(?). The abhorrence (or: the taboo) of God is to [act in anger]. [Beware (of that)! Do not do it!] [Do not report your superior to] your God [literally: Do not transfer your superior to your God]! [He does] (however) not listen. [... ... ...
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
...] nicht [... [Wenn ein Mann mit] seiner [Antwort zurückhaltend ist (?; oder: auf sich aufmerksam macht (?))], dann wird seine Zunge vor Verletzung bewahrt bleiben. [Hüte dich vor Falschaussage zum Nachteil eines hohen Beamten, wenn du ...] ihm/sein [...], um zu berichten. Verbirg das, was er in [seinem] Haus sagt/gesagt hat! [... ... ... ... ...] [Höre auf das (oder: gehorche dem), was ich sage/gesagt habe, damit] du den Nutzen (davon) findest! Nicht wird sich auszeichnen [... ... ... [Du sollst dich nicht innerlich gegen einen anderen rüsten, wenn du] auf ihn [losgehst] (?). Der Abscheu (oder: das Tabu) Gottes ist es, [in Wut zuzugrei]fen. [Hüte dich (davor)! Tu es nicht!] [Zeige deinen Vorgesetzten nicht bei] deinem Gott [an] (wörtl.: Überweise deinen Vorgesetzten nicht an deinen Gott)! [Er hört] (doch) nicht zu. [... ... ...

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Found at Deir el-Medina

Cross-references (2)

  • TLA-Text E7Z4XR3RGRASHHBTF3AN3H7ZYA tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec12818 tier-2

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