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
“... and ten times more than with _Amenophis III_ your father caused him
to tell me whatsoever wish ... and whatever message I spoke, faithfully in
the same day ... he himself did not turn away his heart from any message
... but faithfully in the same day he caused it to be done.
“... the father of _Amenophis III_ sent to _Sitatama_(388) my grandfather,
and ... a daughter. He sent to my grandfather five or six times, and he
was not given her, when ... he sent; and at length he was given her.
_Amenophis III_ your father sent (humbly?) to _Sut(tarna)_ my father ...
and so for my father’s daughter, my own sister, his heart was desirous;
and five (or six) times he ... her: when he had sent five or six times at
length he was given her. So _Amenophis III_ ... sent to me, and so desired
a daughter(389) and I ... I said in ... of his envoy ‘Thus I say I have
(sworn?) to give her: by our wish ... to take, and the ... which he has
known: and she is a sister so it is lawful;’ and I give ... _Amenophis
III_ thy (father’s) ... if these are not truths ... heaven and earth bear
witness ... to give her; and _Khai_(390) the envoy of my brother ... to
the (Queen?) and to _Amenophis III_ I sent with her ... in three months
with the greatest speed ... and the gold ... truly was not ... which I
sent.
“When you favored a daughter, and so (sent for) her, and as _Amenophis
III_ your father knew her ... I rejoiced being exceeding glad, and he said
‘My brother, is not it thy wish thus to give the handmaid’; and he made
public agreement with this his land, in presence of my envoy ... so men
... when they beheld; and I received from him; and _Amenophis III_
established us ... for the future; and so receiving ... I was made great;
and in the cities which for _Tadukhipa_ ... in all of them he made us
dwell as conquerors,(391) and among the envoys who went down ... none that
_Gilia_ ... the gold of one (_limzu_) was given by weight. Truly to
_Amenophis III_ for _Tadukhipa_ it was given; and _Tadukhipa_ ... was
given ... and ... my envoys _Amenophis III_ with ... I received; there was
no one ... _Amenophis III_ sent _Nizik_ his envoy ... myself; and he ...
(refusing?) to my face the ... of gold ... the gold which ... of _Gilia_
and ... he established us ... my envoys ... to be despatched ... he did
not cease to (deny?) ... and ... he took her... I was not able to refuse
to please him ... he sent this to me ... they sent was wonderful, and then
... _Amenophis III_ your father in every message ... the lord of the place
to protect her. Did not he order all these as I say ... do not I say that
_Teie_(392) ... has known ... and _Teie_ is your mother, ask her if, among
the messages that I spake, there is one message which is not vindicated by
her, as to these (messages) to _Amenophis III_ your father ... if to
_Amenophis III_ your father brotherhood was made by me: if it was said by
_Amenophis III_ your father ‘If at all (there is) gold that ... in the
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