Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
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Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
Egyptian literature -- Translations into English
69 B. M.—“To the King my Lord my God my Sun by letter thus (says)
_Suyardata_ thy servant, the dust of thy feet. At the feet of the King my
Lord my God my Sun seven times and seven times I bow. The message which is
sent by the King my Lord the Sun from heaven (has come?). His order shall
be done for the King my Lord the Sun from heaven.”
67 B. M.—Is a broken letter. It appears to begin as follows: “To the King
my Lord thus (says) this _Suyardata_ thy servant: at the feet of the King
my Lord seven times and seven times this soul and this body bow. An
announcement to the King my Lord that I am causing one to make to bring
all the soldiers of the King my Lord; and now this _Ra_(358) the overseer,
my prince, has caused the countries of the King my Lord to be stripped. I
am sending them to the King; to (inform myself?) of the King, I am sending
to the King my Lord. Let him know this. Who are we ... of the King my Lord
to the hands ... it is ruled. At the feet of the King my Lord seven times
and seven times I bow.”
100 B.—“... to the King my Lord ... my Sun ... letter thus (says)
_Suyardata_ thy servant, the dust of thy feet: at the feet of the King my
Lord my God my Sun seven times seven times I bow. O King (the message?) is
despatched by me, as to there having been made a war. With the city of
_Cielti_ (Keilah) I am warring.(359) My chief city has gathered and has
turned to me: against which has sent _Adonizedek_ who is greedy of
silver—against the chiefs of the city of _Keilah_. And they have marched
on me behind (or to the west of) me. And know O King my Lord lo! he is
marching—_Adonizedek_—to remove my city from my hands. Let the King ask if
he is marching—this chief; and if there is one ox or a beast before
him.(360) And _Labaya_ has deserted his faith. The weak (or the gate) he
is marching against we have succored. But now _Labaya_ is with
_Adonizedek_. I march to a city of my brethren.... Know O King as to his
servant. Order thou this my desire. And do they not gather? They have put
all to shame. The news (is true?): let there be an order of the King for
his servant.”
107 B.—Begins with the same salutation from _Suyardata_. It is much
injured, but the following words are clear: “Know O King my Lord lo! his
land has ... the city of _Keilah_ ... against me, chiefs ... the ... our
ruler ... and truly we ... against them; and truly we guide the friendly
chiefs from the land of the King my Lord.”
It seems from this that the previous letter brought assistance to the
writer.
68 B. M.—Perhaps earlier than the preceding; reads: “To the King my Lord
my God my Sun thus (says) _Suyardata_ thy servant: seven and seven times
this soul and this body bow. Let the King my Lord learn. I am one (put to
shame?). There shall be Egyptian soldiers (_pitati_) despatched of the
King my Lord. I am hard pressed; and consider thou me (come out to me?)
and I shall be established by the King my Lord.”
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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