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  (41)

(One of 2 reading variants of this sentence: >> #1 <<, #2)

wn bj(ꜣ).t nfr.t n.t z(j) ⸢n⸣ =⸢f⸣ r ḏḏ ḫꜣ.PL m jri̯.t

With commentary

en The good character of a man is for him more than thousands of gifts indeed (?).

  (42)

(One of 4 reading variants of this sentence: >> #1 <<, #2, #3, #4)

jw ⸮sḏm-rʾ? n(.j) r(m)ṯ.PL 16 m ṯꜣz pf ḥr(.j) rʾ ⸮nḏs?.PL

With commentary

en The testimony of the people is in that utterance, which is in (lit.: on) the mouth of the commoners / great ones (?):

  (43)

mn.w pw n(.j) z(j) nfr.PL =f

en "The monument of a man is his goodness;

  (44)

smḫ pw bjn bj(ꜣ.t)

en he whose character is evil will be forgotten."

  (45)

Ende des Textes

jr wn ḫpr mj ḏ⸢d⸣(.w) ⸢w⸣nn rn =(j) nfr mn(.w) m nʾ.t =(j) n wꜣsi̯ mn.w =(j) n ḏ.t Ende des Textes

With commentary

en If it happens as one says, my name shall be good and lasting in (my) city, and my monument shall not perish forever.

 (41)
    wn
    verb
    de [aux.]
    SC.act.ngem.nom.subj
    V\tam.act
    bj(ꜣ).t
    substantive_fem
    de Charakter
    (unspecified)
    N.f:sg
    nfr.t
    adjective
    de gut
    Adj.sgf
    ADJ:f.sg
    n.t
    nisbe_adjective_preposition
    de von [Genitiv]
    Adj.sgf
    PREP-adjz:f.sg
    z(j)
    substantive_masc
    de Mann
    (unspecified)
    N.m:sg
    ⸢n⸣
    preposition
    de für (jmd.)
    Prep.stpr.3sgm
    PREP:stpr
    =⸢f⸣
    personal_pronoun
    de [Suffix Pron. sg.3.m.]
    (unspecified)
    -3sg.m
    r
    preposition
    de mehr als
    (unspecified)
    PREP
    ḏḏ
    verb_irr
    de geben
    SC.act.gem.nom.subj
    V~ipfv.act
    ḫꜣ.PL
    substantive_masc
    de tausend
    (unspecified)
    N.m:sg
    m
    preposition
    de von (partitiv)
    (unspecified)
    PREP
    jri̯.t
    verb_3-inf
    de machen
    Inf.t
    V\inf

en The good character of a man is for him more than thousands of gifts indeed (?).

 (42)
    jw
    particle
    de [zur Satzmarkierung und in komplexen Verbformen]
    (unspecified)
    PTCL
    ⸮sḏm-rʾ?
    substantive_masc
    de [Bestandteil eines Toponyms]
    (unspecified)
    N.m:sg
    n(.j)
    nisbe_adjective_preposition
    de von [Genitiv]
    Adj.sgm
    PREP-adjz:m.sg
    r(m)ṯ.PL
    substantive_masc
    de Mensch
    Noun.pl.stabs
    N.m:pl
    16
     
     
     
     
    m
    preposition
    de als (etwas sein)
    (unspecified)
    PREP
    ṯꜣz
    substantive_masc
    de Spruch
    (unspecified)
    N.m:sg
    pf
    demonstrative_pronoun
    de jener [Dem.Pron. sg.m]
    (unspecified)
    dem.dist.m.sg
    ḥr(.j)
    nisbe_adjective_preposition
    de befindlich auf
    Adj.sgm
    PREP-adjz:m.sg
    rʾ
    substantive_masc
    de Mund
    Noun.sg.stc
    N.m:sg:stc
    ⸮nḏs?.PL
    substantive_masc
    de Kleiner, Geringer
    Noun.pl.stabs
    N.m:pl

en The testimony of the people is in that utterance, which is in (lit.: on) the mouth of the commoners / great ones (?):

 (43)
    mn.w
    substantive_masc
    de Denkmal
    (unspecified)
    N.m:sg
    pw
    demonstrative_pronoun
    de [Kopula (dreigliedriger NS)]
    (unspecified)
    dem
    n(.j)
    nisbe_adjective_preposition
    de von [Genitiv]
    Adj.sgm
    PREP-adjz:m.sg
    z(j)
    substantive_masc
    de Mann
    (unspecified)
    N.m:sg
    nfr.PL
    substantive_masc
    de die Güte; gutes Wesen
    Noun.sg.stpr.3sgm
    N.m:sg:stpr
    =f
    personal_pronoun
    de [Suffix Pron. sg.3.m.]
    (unspecified)
    -3sg.m

en "The monument of a man is his goodness;

 (44)
    smḫ
    verb_caus_2-lit
    de vergessen
    Partcp.pass.ngem.sgm
    V\ptcp.pass.m.sg
    pw
    demonstrative_pronoun
    de [Kopula (dreigliedriger NS)]
    (unspecified)
    dem
    bjn
    verb_3-lit
    de schlecht sein
    Partcp.act.ngem.sgm
    V\ptcp.act.m.sg
    bj(ꜣ.t)
    substantive_fem
    de Charakter
    (unspecified)
    N.f:sg

en he whose character is evil will be forgotten."

 (45)
    jr
    preposition
    de wenn (konditional)
    (unspecified)
    PREP
    wn
    verb
    de [aux.]
    (unspecified)
    V(infl. unedited)
    ḫpr
    verb_3-lit
    de geschehen
    Inf
    V\inf
    mj
    preposition
    de wie
    (unspecified)
    PREP
    ḏ⸢d⸣(.w)
    verb_2-lit
    de sagen
    Partcp.pass.ngem.sgm
    V\ptcp.pass.m.sg
    ⸢w⸣nn
    verb_2-gem
    de existieren; sein
    SC.act.gem.nom.subj
    V\tam.act
    rn
    substantive_masc
    de Name
    Noun.sg.stpr.1sg
    N.m:sg:stpr
    =(j)
    personal_pronoun
    de [Suffix Pron. sg.1.c.]
    (unspecified)
    -1sg
    nfr
    adjective
    de gut; schön; vollkommen
    PsP.3sgm
    V\res-3sg.m
    mn(.w)
    verb_2-lit
    de fortdauern
    PsP.3sgm
    V\res-3sg.m
    m
    preposition
    de in
    (unspecified)
    PREP
    nʾ.t
    substantive_fem
    de Stadt
    Noun.sg.stpr.1sg
    N.f:sg:stpr
    =(j)
    personal_pronoun
    de [Suffix Pron. sg.1.c.]
    (unspecified)
    -1sg
    n
    particle
    de [Negationspartikel]
    (unspecified)
    PTCL
    wꜣsi̯
    verb_4-inf
    de verfallen sein (von Gebäuden); zu Grunde gehen
    SC.act.ngem.nom.subj_Neg.n
    V\tam.act
    mn.w
    substantive_masc
    de Denkmal
    Noun.sg.stpr.1sg
    N.m:sg:stpr
    =(j)
    personal_pronoun
    de [Suffix Pron. sg.1.c.]
    (unspecified)
    -1sg
    n
    preposition
    de [temporal]
    (unspecified)
    PREP
    ḏ.t
    substantive_fem
    de Ewigkeit
    (unspecified)
    N.f:sg
    Ende des Textes
    Ende des Textes
     
     
     
     

en If it happens as one says, my name shall be good and lasting in (my) city, and my monument shall not perish forever.

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Dating (time frame): Sesostris I. Cheperkare
Author(s): Renata Landgrafova & Peter Dils; with contributions by: Altägyptisches Wörterbuch, Peter Dils, Johannes Jüngling, Daniel A. Werning (Text file created: before June 2015 (1992–2015), latest changes: 10/14/2024)

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Renata Landgrafova & Peter Dils, with contributions by Altägyptisches Wörterbuch, Peter Dils, Johannes Jüngling, Daniel A. Werning, Sentences of text "Stele des Mentuhotep (London UC 14333)" (Text ID VTCRPIX3KFG4HKMEVBRXFYJPHM) , in: Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae, Corpus issue 18, Web app version 2.1.5, 7/26/2023, ed. by Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning on behalf of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils on behalf of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig (accessed: xx.xx.20xx)
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