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Pap. Berlin P. 13549 (More information about the Object)

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letter

Summary

Letter of Hartophnachthes, son of Snebonychos, to Eschnoumpmetis, with partly unclear context. Including answer on two previous letters concerning employment of priests and revision in the temple.

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1	ḫrw Ḥr-tꜣy=f-nḫt.ṱ sꜣ Ns-nb-ꜥnḫ m-bꜣḥ wṯs-Rꜥ
2	Ns-H̱nm-pꜣ-mṯr ı͗ ḏı͗ Pꜣ-Rꜥ qy pꜣy=f ꜥḥꜥ
3	ı͗n n=y Ns-pꜣ-mtr pꜣ mḏre ṯke ¹ But cf. also Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52. 3
4	wꜥ ṯke n Pa-ı͗r-ḏı͗.t sꜣ Brḥ ı͗n=f n=y 2 ḥꜥ=y
5	ꜥš=y st sḏm=y md(.t) nb(.t) r.hb=k n.ı͗m=w
6	hb=k (r-)dbꜣ nꜣ nty stp r wꜥb.w r sẖ
7	ẖn ḥ.t-nṯr pꜣ nty ı͗w=k mtr
8	n.ı͗m=f ı͗rm nꜣ wꜥb.w nty ı͗w ı͗r bꜣk
9	ḏı͗=y mtr n.ı͗m=f hb=k ḏd tws
10	ı͗p=w s hb ı͗.ı͗r-ḥr nꜣ wꜥb.w nꜣ md.w(t)
11	(n) rn=w m šn=y s ḫꜣꜥ=w r-ꜥ.wy=k ²Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae. Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993): rn=w ⸢ı͗r tm⸣ ḫꜣꜥ=w r-ꜥ.wy=k; cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52.
12	wꜥ.ṱ=k nꜣ.w r-dbꜣ ḫpr md(.t) ı͗w ı͗s
13	pꜣ 4 sꜣ.w tꜣy m-sꜣ ḫpr Pa-ḥ.t-nṯr
14	sꜣ Ns-H̱nm-pꜣ-mtr rmṯ rḫ pꜣy
15	rmṯ pꜣy ı͗w=f rḫ ı͗r pꜣ šn n wꜥ.t md(.t)
16	r tm ḏı͗.t ḥps r nꜣ wꜥb.w ı͗rm
17	pꜣ nṯr ꜥn ḏı͗=y mtr r.r=f pꜣ nṯr
18	mtr r.r=f ꜥn m-sꜣ ḫpr bw-ı͗r-rḫ=y ³Cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52.
19	pꜣ nty stp n ḥꜣ.ṱ nꜣ wꜥb.w nꜣ rmṯ.w
20	nty dy r ı͗r sꜣe r ı͗r wꜥ.t md(.t) ı͗w
21	bn-ı͗w-ı͗w=s pḥ ⁴Cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52. ı͗n m-sꜣ ḫpr ı͗w=f
22	ḫpr ı͗w hb=ṯn n md(.t) r-dbꜣ=f
23	my ḥn=(w) s r tm ḏı͗.t ı͗r=w md(.t)
24	r ḏı͗.t šn=f n ḥ.t-nṯr n pꜣ dmy n mꜣꜥ
25	n pꜣ tꜣ mtw=w ḥn s r ḏı͗.t n=f
26	nꜣ ḏmꜥ.w nty ı͗w=f r wḫꜣ=w r ı͗r
27	pꜣ šn (n) nꜣ md.w(t) ı͗.ı͗r sny
28	md.w(t) ı͗w wn mtw pꜣ nṯr ḥw
29	n.ı͗m=w nꜣ.w pꜣy hb n=y

¹ But cf. also Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52.
² Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae. Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993): rn=w ⸢ı͗r tm⸣ ḫꜣꜥ=w r-ꜥ.wy=k; cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52.
³ Cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52.
⁴ Cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52.

vso1	ı͗.ı͗r=k (r-)dbꜣ Wsı͗r-wr ḏd
vso2	ı͗r=k ḫnṱ ı͗rm=f ı͗w=k hb n= y f
vso3	ḏd bw-ı͗r=k ı͗r-sꜣ r rmṯ wn-nꜣ.w ı͗w
vso4	=y r ḏd.ṱ=s (n) Wsı͗r-wr
vso5	ı͗r ı͗r sꜣe r pꜣ nṯr tꜣy r tm
vso6	s:gby r.r=f m-sꜣ ḫpr n-ḏr.ṱ
vso7	ı͗r=y sꜣe r.r=f wn-nꜣ.w šw
vso8	ı͗r (sꜣe) r-ḥr=y pꜣy hb n=y ı͗.ı͗r=k ḏd
vso9	bw-ı͗r rmṯ ı͗r md(.t) ı͗w=w r mḥṱ n-ḏr.t.ṱ=f
vso10	n.ı͗m=s st (n) ḥꜣ.ṱ=(y) ḏd wn-nꜣ.w
vso11	hyn.w md(.t) ı͗w=w ḫr ḏd=w s(t)
vso12	ı͗.ı͗r-ḥr=ṯn ı͗w bw-rḫ=y st
vso13	m-sꜣ ḫpr nꜣ rmṯ.w nty msd.ṱ=(y)
vso14	nꜣ nty ḏd=w ꜥn bn-ı͗w ı͗.ı͗r=y ḫpr n
vso15	Yb n pꜣ hrw ı͗n bn-ı͗w rn=y
vso16	rn (n) Wsı͗r-wr sꜣ Ḏd-Ḥr ı͗n bn-ı͗w
vso17	nꜣ rmṯ.w nty kpy ı͗n nꜣ nty ḏd nꜣ šs.w
vso18	nꜣ nty wnḥ md.(wt) ı͗w šw ı͗r=w
vso19	n=y m-ḏr.t Wsı͗r-wr nꜣ.w ṯꜣy=y
vso20	pꜣy(=y) sw 2 ı͗rm pꜣ ı͗t 2 r pꜣy=f ꜥ.wy
vso21	ı͗.ı͗r=w šm r pꜣy=f he tꜣ šb(.t) ı͗r n=y
vso22	wꜥ.t md(.t) nfr.t ḏd ı͗w=f sẖ ẖn ḥ.t-nṯr
vso23	ı͗.ı͗r=f mḥ.ṱ n.ı͗m=y n.ı͗m=w hwš
vso24	ı͗w=f fy gry r pꜣ ꜥ.wy
vso25	(n) Ns-pꜣ-nty-ḥ.t-nṯr ı͗rm H̱nm-ı͗w
vso26	nꜣ md.w(t) nty ı͗w bn-pw=y ḏd=w r ḫsfy
vso27	rn=y ı͗w=f šb pꜣ nṯr r ḏı͗.t ṯꜣy=w pꜣy=f
vso28	nkt ꜥn bn-pw=y mtr r.r=f
vso29	sẖ nꜣ wꜥb.w tꜣ ḥꜣ.t ꜥn

Translation

1	Voice of Hartophnachthes, son of Snebonychos, before the carrier-of-Ra
2	Eschnompmetis. Oh may Pre cause his lifetime to be long!
3	Espmetis, the mḏre, has brought me three letters,
4	(among them) a letter for Pa-ir-dit, son of Bereh. He has brought two (letters) for me.
5	I have read them. I have heard all matters about which you have sent.
6	You have sent concerning those who are elected as wab priests, in order to write
7	in the temple ¹Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993): „… um (sie) im Tempel (ein)zuschreiben.“. That with which you are satisfied
8	together with the wab priests holding office:
9	I am satisfied with it (also). You have sent: “Look,
10	they have billed it(?). Send to the wab priests according to the
11	mentioned matters! ²Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993): „man hat abgerechnet.‘ Schreib (auch) an die Priester die nämlichen Worte!“ Stop(?) considering it as your matter ³According to Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993). Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae reads here „?“.
12	only ⁴Cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52., because it is a matter
13	of the four phyles!’ But Pa-hetnetjer,
14	son of Eschnompmetis, is a wise man.
15	He is a man able to conduct the investigation of a matter,
16	without causing irritation(?) among the wab priests and
17	the god himself. I have agreed with him. The god
18	has agreed with him, too. But I do not know, who
19	is selected in the heart of the wab priests. The men
20	who are here will be wary of doing something
21	which is not suitable. But if
22	you send concerning something to this effect, ⁵ Comment in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae: (eigentl. "geschrieben habt" = "geschrieben haben werdet").
23	one may order not to allow to raise a plea (against)
24	allowing him to investigate in the temple, in the town (and) in (every) place
25	on earth. And one may order to give him
26	the books whom he desires to carry out
27	the investigation of the failed matters.
28	Matters from which the god benefits
29	are they. When you have sent
vso1	to me ⁶According to Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993). concerning Osoroeris:
vso2	‘You have quarrelled with him’ by sending to {me} him :
vso3	‘You beware of nobody’,
vso4	I would rather have said (to) Osoroeris:
vso5	‘Be aware of the god!’ This (would be the case) not
vso6	to hurt him. But because I
vso7	was aware of him, it was appropriate
vso8	to be aware of me, too. Concerning that you have sent to me:
vso9	‘Nobody is doing something for which he can be seized.’
vso10	I am aware that
vso11	there was something which you are used
vso12	to saying and which I do not know.
vso13	But the people who hate (me)
vso14	are those who say them. I am not
vso15	in Elephantine today, neither in my name
vso16	nor in the name of Osoroeris ⁷According to Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae. Reading variant by Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52: „my name is not \| the name of Osoroeris“., son of Teos.
vso17	The people saying the slander(?) do not remain hidden (from me).
vso18	Those who reveal things which are worth doing
vso19	for me: They are with Osoroeris. I have taken
vso20	my 2 (artabas) wheat and the 2 (artabas) barley into his house.
vso21	They are at his expense. Provide me as a reward(?)
vso22	a favour, because he writes in the temple.
vso23	He attacks me and them with obloquy,
vso24	and he brings a disturbance(?) ⁸Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae gives here only „?“, Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993) translates “Unwetter(?)”. to the house
vso25	of Espneti-hetnetjer and of Chnemeus(?) . ⁹According to Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae. Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993): „Chnoum-em-hapi“.
vso26	The things which I have not said will disgrace my name.
vso27	He(?) will repay(?) (it), the god, to cause to take away
vso28	his assets, too. I did not agreewith him
vso29	in written form(?), [_] the wab priests formerly (not), too.

¹ Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993): „… um (sie) im Tempel (ein)zuschreiben.“
² Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993): „man hat abgerechnet.‘ Schreib (auch) an die Priester die nämlichen Worte!“
³ According to Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993). Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae reads here „?“.
⁴ Cf. Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52.
⁵ Comment in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae: (eigentl. "geschrieben habt" = "geschrieben haben werdet").
⁶ According to Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993).
⁷ According to Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae. Reading variant by Den Brinker / Muhs / Vleeming, DBL (2005), 52: „my name is not | the name of Osoroeris“.
⁸ Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae gives here only „?“, Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993) translates “Unwetter(?)”.
⁹ According to Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae. Reading variant Zauzich, P. Berl. Eleph. 2 (1993): „Chnoum-em-hapi“.


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