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Sentence ID ICIDFn988DkGIkYAmnO2IkS58rU

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ḏi̯ =f ptr.j (=j) kk.w.j m hrw

    ḏi̯
    verb_irr
    de veranlassen
    SC.act.ngem.3sgm
    V\tam.act:stpr
    =f
    personal_pronoun
    de [Suffix Pron. sg.3.m.]
    (unspecified)
    -3sg.m
    ptr.j
    verb_3-lit
    de erblicken
    SC.act.ngem.1sg
    V\tam.act:stpr
    (=j)
    personal_pronoun
    de [Suffix Pron. sg.1.c.]
    (unspecified)
    -1sg
    kk.w.j
    substantive_masc
    de Finsternis
    (unspecified)
    N.m:sg
    m
    preposition
    de am
    (unspecified)
    PREP
    hrw
    substantive_masc
    de Tag
    (unspecified)
    N.m:sg

en and he caused that I see darkness by day.

Dating (time frame): Ramses II. Usermaatre-Setepenre
Author(s): Elizabeth Frood; with contributions by: Peter Dils (Text file created: 11/12/2022, latest changes: 11/13/2022)
Comments

  • ptr kk.w m hrw: The motif of “seeing darkness by day” occurs in a number of hymns and prayers from Deir el-Medina (Borghouts 1982, 7 with n. 31; Galán 1999). It is possible that these relate actual cases of temporary blindness; Borghouts notes examples of individuals seeking medical treatment for blindness where the cause is connected with divine anger. However, it is likely that the majority of such references in hymns are metaphors, expressing the power of the god both to punish and show mercy.

    Commentary author: Elizabeth Frood; Data file created: 11/12/2022, latest revision: 11/12/2022

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