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Transliteration and translation for &quot;Sinuhe&quot;, following the
transcription of Koch (1990), version R. Only fragments are given
where R is the main version, or where it deviates substantially from
the main version.

The transliteration throughout follows Hannig (1995). Transcription of
proper names, except names of kings given by Hannig (1995), follows
Parkinson (1997).

For published translations, see Gardiner (1916), pp. 168-176;
Lichtheim (1975), pp. 222-235; Parkinson (1997), pp. 21-53; Simpson
(1972), pp. 57-74. Also considered were the examples from Graefe
(1994) and Loprieno (1995).

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J.W.B. Barns. Some readings and interpretations in sundry Egyptian
texts. <i>The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology</i>, 58:159-166, 1972.

J.W.B. Barns. <i>The Ashmolean Ostracon of Sinuhe</i>. Oxford
University Press, London, 1952.

A.M. Blackman. <i>Middle-Egyptian Stories -- Part I</i>. Fondation
Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, Brussels, 1932.

W.V. Davies. Readings in the story of Sinuhe and other Egyptian texts.
<i>The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology</i>, 61:45-53, 1975.

R.O. Faulkner. <i>A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian</i>.
Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1962.

A.H. Gardiner. <i>Notes on the story of Sinuhe</i>. Librairie Honoré
Champion, Paris, 1916.

A. Gardiner. <i>Egyptian Grammar</i>. Griffith Institute, Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford, 1957.

E. Graefe. <i>Mittelägyptische Grammatik für Anfänger</i>.
Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1994.

R. Hannig. <i>Grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache
der Pharaonen (2800-950 v.Chr.)</i>. Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1995.

R. Koch. <i>Die Erzählung des Sinuhe</i>. Fondation Égyptologique
Reine Élisabeth, Brussels, 1990.

M. Lichtheim. <i>Ancient Egyptian Literature -- Volume I: The Old and
Middle Kingdoms</i>. University of California Press, 1975.

A. Loprieno. <i>Ancient Egyptian: a linguistic introduction</i>.
Cambridge University Press, 1995.

R.B. Parkinson. <i>The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems
1940-1640 BC</i>. Oxford University Press, 1997.

W.K. Simpson (editor). <i>The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An
Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry</i>. Yale University
Press, 1972.

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<1> jrj-pat HAtj-a
;
<1> Prince-regent and count<@0>,

<@1c> sAb aD-mr spAwt
;
<@1>magistrate and commissioner of the domains

jty m tAw stjw
;
of the sovereign in the lands of the bedouin,

<2><@2a> rx-nsw mAa mry=f Sms[w ^sA-n]ht Dd=f
;
<2> true and beloved acquaintance of the king, follower
Sinuhe<note>Meaning 'son of the sycamore'.</note> says:

<@2c> jnk Smsw <3> Sms nb=f
;
'I was a follower <3> who followed his lord,

<@2d> bAk n jpAt-nsw
;
a servant of the royal harem

<@2e> jrt-[pat] wrt Hswt
;
<@2>and of the regentess, greatly praised,

<4> Hmt-nsw ^s-n-^wsrt m ^Xnm-swt
;
<4> royal wife of Sesostris in Khnemsut,

sAt-nsw ^jmn-m-HAt
;
royal daughter of Amenemhet

<5> m ^qAj-nfr ^nfrw
;
<5> in Qanefru, Nefru,

<@4a> nbt jmAx
;
revered.

<@4b> HAt-sp 30 Abd 3 Axt sw 7
;
<@3>Year 30, month 3 of the Season of Inundation, day 7.

<6><@4c> ar nTr r Axt=f
;
<6> The god departed to his horizon,

<@4d> nsw-bjtj ^sHtp-jb-^ra
;
<@4>the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Sehotepibre

<7><@4e> sHr=f r pt Xnm m jtn
;
<7> ascended to heaven and united with the sun,

<@5a> Ha-nTr <8> Abx(.w) m jr-sw
;
<@5>the divine body <8> merging with him who created him.

<@5b> jw Xnw m sgr
;
The residence was in silence,

<9><@5c> jbw m gmw
;
<9><@6> hearts were in mourning,

rwtj-wrtj xtm.w
;
the great double gate was shut,

<10> [Sny]t m [tp] Hr mAst
;
<10> courtiers were grieving,

<@6c> pat <11> m jmw
;
patricians <11> were wailing.

<@7a> jsT rf sb.n Hm=f
;
<@7>Now, His Majesty had sent

<@7b> mSa <12> r ^tA-TmH
;
an army <12> to the Libyan land,

<@7c> sA=f smsw <13> m Hrj jrj
;
<@8>with his eldest son <13> in command;

nTr nfr ^s-n-^wsrt
;
the good god Sesostris

tj sw hAb(.w) <14> r Hwt xAswt
;
had been sent <14> to smite the foreign lands,

r sqr jmjw ^THnw
;
to slay the inhabitants of Libya,

<15> tj sw Hm jy=f jn.n=f sqrw-anx <16> n ^THnw
;
<15> and was now returning, having carried off captives <16> from
Libya

mnmnt nbt nn Drw=s
;
and countless of all kinds of cattle.

<17> smrw nw stp-sA hAb=sn
;
<17> The companions of the palace sent a message

r gs <18> jmntj
;
to the western border,

r rDjt rx sA-nsw sSm xpr <19> m aXnwtj
;
to inform the king's son of the affair that had happened <19> in the
cabinet.

gm.n sw wpwtjw Hr wAt
;
The messengers found him on the road,

<20> pH.n=sn sw r tr n xAwj
;
<20> reaching him at nightfall.

n sp <21> sjn.n=f rsj
;
He never hesitated at all

bjk aX=f Hna <22> Smsw=f
;
and the falcon flew off with <22> his followers,

<@10e> nn rDjt rx st mSa=f
;
without informing his army of it.

<@10f> jsT hAb <23> r msw nsw
;
<@9>Now, a message had been sent <23> to the king's children

<@11a> wnw m-xt=f [m] mSa pn
;
who were following him [in] this army,

<24><@11b> njs.n.tw n wa jm
;
<24> and one of them was called<@10>. <@11c>

<@12e> r jw.tw <29> wAt Smw=s
;
until the road and its traveller were separated<@11>. <@12f>

<@17d> r ptpt nmjw-Saj
;
<@12>and trample the bedouin.

<@18a><44>
;
<44>

<@18c> wrSy <45> tp jnb jmj hrw=f
;
the guard <45> on the wall who was on duty<@13>.

<@20d> Tst=j jb=j Ha=j
;
I lifted my heart and my body

<@21a> sDm.n=j <49> nmj n mnmnt
;
when I heard <49> the bellowing of cattl<@14>e <@21b>

<@26b> pH.n=k] nn Hr sj jSst
;
&quot;Why [have you come] here?

<@26c><59>
;
<59>

<@26d> aHa.n Dd.n=j n=f
;
<@15>Then I said to him<@16>: <@27a>

<64><@28f> n psg.tw=j
;
<64> although I was not spat on,

<@29a> n wfA.tw r Hr=j
;
I was not talked about in my presence<@17>, <@29b>

<@29f> mj mAA sw jdHy <66> m ^Ab[w]
;
<@18>as if a marsh-dweller saw himself <66> in Elephantine,

s n XAt m ^tA-stj
;
a man from the Delta in Taseti.&quot;

<67> aHa.n Dd.n=f xft=j
;
<67> Then he said to me<@19>: <@30c>

<@31aa> [...] wrt<note>Cf. <al>wrt</al> in B 64.</note> rnpt jAdw
;
[...] the Great One in a year of pestilence?<@20>&quot; <@31b>

<@33a> smj=f n=f SAt=f xpr
;
and he reported to him what he ordered to be done.

<@33b><76>
;
<76>

<81><@34b> pD nmtt pw st=f bhAw
;
<81> He is far-striding when he shoots the fugitive<@21>.

<@35b> wd Hr pw hA=f <85> jAbtjw
;
He is eager when he attacks <85> the easterners<@22>. <@35c>

<@36d> bhA pDtjw Xr-HAt=f
;
The barbarians flee before him<@23>, <@36e>

<@38c> Hr=f r=s Dr ms.tw=f
;
his mind was set to it since he was born.

<@38d><94>
;
<94>

<@39d> hAb n=f
;
Send a message to him

<@39e><99>
;
<99>

<142><@47h> Hr mAA=f wj Hr jrt jp[wt]=k
;
<142> because he sees me carrying out your affairs<@24>. <@48a>

<@48b> ky jdr
;
another herd<@25>, <@48c>

<156><@50d> jwt pw jr.n=f n=j aHa.kw
;
<156><@26> Then he came at me, while I waited

Dj.n=j wj m hAw=f
;
having positioned myself near him.

<@50e><157>
;
<157>

<163><@51e> aHa.n jr.n=f [...]
;
<163><@27> Then he made [...]

xmt.n=f Hwt=f wj
;
He intended to smite me.

<@51g><164>
;
<164>

<@56i> wDb=f a <189> m Hw.n=j tA jm=f
;
and exchange the region <189> where I had roamed the earth

<@56j> r bw jn.n=f sw jm
;
for the place from which he had brought him away<@28>? <@57a>
