Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
Religion
Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
Egyptian literature -- Translations into English
33 B., much broken at the top, refers to the existing promise or treaty,
and continues: “I cause the land of my Lord to be guarded, and my
countenance is toward the men who are servants of the King my Lord in
peace. My Lord now I and _Khatib_ are made friends,(193) and let my Lord
know behold I have ... in haste. The King of the land of the _Hittites_
dwells ... and I have been afraid ... have armed ... of the land ... my
Lord I remain quietly ... in the West land ... King my Lord to defend his
land ... and now behold in the land of _Marhasse_ he dwells—two swift
marches from the city of _Tunip_; and I fear his wastings. Let the city of
_Tunip_ be defended: my Lord is a shield to men who serve him; mayst thou
hear what is said and my sons will ... forever.”
39 B., broken at the top. “I have strengthened this ... I have
strengthened this wall in front of the mouth of the great pass,(194) and
my Lord’s fortress. And let my Lord hear as to the servants of his
servant—thy servant _Aziru_: they will keep watch: strife surrounds us: I
trust there will be an expedition; and let us watch the lands of the King
our Lord. Moreover to _Dudu_ my Lord. Hear the message of the King of the
land of _Marhasse_ to me. They said: ‘Your father(195) what gold has this
King of Egypt given him, and what has his Lord promised him out of the
Land of Egypt; and all the lands, and all the soldier slaves they have
fought against?’ (thus) they said ... to _Aziru_ ... out of the Land of
Egypt, and behold the slaves come round from the Land of ... _Ni_(196):
they have rebelled; and I repeat that thirty chiefs push on against me ...
land of Egypt he remains ... my Lord to _Aziru_ ... soldiers ...
_Marhasse_.”
34 B.—“To the King my Lord my God my Sun thus (says) this _Aziru_ thy
servant: seven times and seven times at the feet of my Lord I bow. Now
what you wish is desirable. Sun God my Lord I am thy servant forever; and
my sons serve thee.... Now two men ... I have commanded as envoys ... what
he says ... and let him rule ... in the land of the Amorites.”
34a B.—The salutation of the usual type is here injured. The letter
continues: “My Lord my God my Sun, I am thy servant and my sons and my
brethren, to serve the King my Lord forever. Now all my Lord’s wishes, and
what he causes to be despatched, duly ... the King my Lord having
despatched. Now eight chiefs who are great, and many (decrees?) we ... all
of which ... from ... the King my Lord ... And the Kings of the Land of
_Marhasse_ will follow with ... and are these not promised (or leagued) to
the city _Simyra_ these thirty years? I turn me to the city _Simyra_. My
Lord I am thy servant forever, and a King of men who are friends; will not
my (agents?) ... my Lord (wilt not thou hear?). And the King is my Lord my
God and my Sun: let him send his messenger with my messenger, and let them
go up who serve the King ...”
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account