Warning: In this section I decided to display the literal transliteration that is to say the word as it is written and NOT as it should be written. The transliteration of reference will be mentioned when known to me. The comparison of both will reveal in full to the reader the Ancient Egyptians' stenographical way of writing.

Book of the Heavenly Cow

Bibliography : Maystre, Charles, Le Livre de la Vache du Ciel dans les tombeaux de la Vallée des Rois, BIFAO XL, 1941, p. 53-115; Carrier, Claude, Grands livres funéraires de l’Egypte pharaonique, Paris, 2009, p. 423 et sq.

ḫpr ... rʿ nṯr ḫpr ḏs.f m-ḫt wn.f m nsyt rmṯ^.t nṯrw m ḫt

wʿ^.t wn.ỉn rmṯ ḥr kȝ^.t mdt r ḫftï^.w rʿ ỉswt rf ḥm.f ʿ.w.s

ỉȝw.w qs^.w.f m ḥḏ ḥʿw.f m nbw šnw.f m ḫsbd mȝʿ wn.ỉn ḥm.f ḥr sỉȝ

mdt nt kȝ^.t r.f ỉn rmṯ^.t ḏd.ỉn ḥm.f ʿ.w.s n ntï^.w ỉmïw-ḫt.f nỉs m

n.ỉ r ỉrt.ỉ šw tfnt gb nwt ḥnʿ ỉt^.w mwwt wn^.nyw

ḥnʿ.ỉ ỉst wỉ m nwn ḥnʿ nṯr.ỉ nwn ỉn.n.ỉ šnyt.f ḥnʿ.f ỉn n.k st m

ktkt ỉm mȝȝ rmṯ^.t ỉm wʿr.sn ỉ^.y.k ḥnʿ.sn r ḥwt-ʿȝt ḏd.sn sḫrw.sn

ḏr ỉw.ỉ m nwn r bw ḫpr(w).n.ỉ ỉm ỉn.ỉn.tw n.f nn nṯrw ... nn nṯrw

ỉpn ḥr gs.f ḥr dhn tȝ m-bȝḥ ḥm.f ḏd.f mdt.f m-bȝḥ ỉt smsw^.w ỉr rmṯ

nswt rḫyt ḏd.ỉn.sn ḫft ḥm.f mdw n.n r sḏm^.t.n st ḏd.ỉn rʿ

n nwn nṯr sms ḫpr(w).n.ỉ ỉm.f nṯrw tpw-ʿ mtn rmṯ^.t ḫpr^.w m ỉrt.ỉ

kȝ.n.sn mdt r.ỉ ḏd^.w n.ỉ ỉr^.t(ỉ).tn r.s mtn wỉ ḥḥï.ỉ n smȝ.n.ỉ

st r sḏm^.t.ỉ ḏd.tỉ.tn r.s ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nwn sȝ.ỉ rʿ nṯr ʿȝ r ỉr(w) sw smsw r

qmȝ^.yw sw ḥms st.k wr snḏ.k ỉw ỉrt.k r wȝ^.yw ỉm.k ḏd.ỉn ḥm n

rʿ mtn st wʿr(.w) r ḫȝst ỉb.sn snd.w ḥr ḏd.ỉ n.sn ḏd.ỉn.sn ḫft ḥm^..f d šm

ỉrt.k ḥw.s n.k st wȝ^.w m ḏw^.w nn ỉrt ḫntï(t) ỉm.s(n) r ḥw^.t n.k sn

hȝ.s m ḥwt-ḥr ỉw.ỉn rf nṯrt tn smȝ.n.s rmṯ^.t ḥr ḫȝst ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn

ỉỉ.wï m ḥtp ḥwt-ḥr ỉr^.t n ỉr^.w ỉ.n.ỉ r.s ḏd.ỉn nṯrt tn ʿnḫ.k n.ỉ ỉw

sḫm.n.ỉ m rmṯ^.t ỉw nḏm(.w) ḥr ỉb.ỉ ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ ỉw.ỉ r sḫm ỉm.sn m nswt m sʿnd^.w.sn

ḫpr sḫmt pw šbbt nt grḥ r rhn^.t ḥr snf.sn šȝʿ.ỉ m

nn-nsw ḏd.ỉn rʿ nỉs^.w m n.ỉ wpwtï^.w ḫȝḫ^.w sỉnw

sḫs.sn mỉ šwt nt ẖt ỉn.ỉn.tw nn wpwtï^.w ỉpn ḥr-ʿwï ḏd.ỉn ḥm n

nṯr šȝs.(t)n r ȝbw ỉn.(t)n n.ỉ (dỉdỉ) wr ỉn.ỉn.tw n.f nn (dỉdỉ) rd.ỉn

ḥm n nṯr pn ʿȝ ḥnsktt nt(t) m ỉwnw nḏ (dỉdỉ) ỉpn ỉswt gr ḥmwt ḥr tš ỉt r ḥnqt

rd.ỉn.tw (dỉdỉ) ỉpn ḥr šbbt tn wn.ỉn mỉ snf n rmṯ^.t ỉr.ỉn.tw ḥnqt hbnt 7000

ỉw.ỉn rf ḥm n nswt-bỉt rʿ ḥnʿ nṯrw ỉpn r mȝȝ nn ḥnqt ỉswt ḥḏ tȝ n smȝ rmṯ^.t

ỉn nṯrt m sw^.w.sn nw ḫntyt ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ nfr.wï st ỉw.ỉ r mk^.t

rmṯ^.t ḥr.s ḏd.ỉn rʿ fȝ^.y m st r bw ḏd(w).n.s smȝ.ỉ rmṯ^.t ỉm

nhp.ỉn ḥm n nswt-bỉt rʿ m nfrw grḥ r rd^.t st^.t.n.tw(?) nn sḏrt wn.ỉn ȝḥwt nt

spwt ḥr mḥ m mw m bȝw n ḥm n nṯr pn šm^.t.n nṯrt tn m dwȝw gm.n.s nn ḥr mḥ^.t

nfr.ỉn ḥr.s ỉm wn.ỉn.s ḥr swr nfr(.w) ḥr ỉb.s ỉ^.ỉ.n.s tḫ.tỉ nn sỉȝ.n.s rmṯ^.t

ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ n nṯrt tn ỉỉ.wï m ḥtp ỉmȝyt ḫpr nfrwt m ỉmȝw ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ n nṯrt

tn ỉr n.s sḏrt m tr^.w rnpt ỉp.n.s r ḥmwt.ỉ ḫpr ỉr^.t sḏrt pw m ỉpt

ḥmwt ḥb n ḥwt-ḥr ỉn rmṯ^.t nb(t) ḏr hrw tpï ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ n nṯrt tn ỉn-ỉw mr n hh n

mr ḫpr.ḫr tỉ(?) pw ỉn mr ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ ... ỉb.ỉ wrd.w

wr(.w) wn^.n ḥnʿ.sn smȝ.ỉ sn sp n ỉwtï nn wn ʿndt ʿ.ỉ ḏd^.t.n nṯrw

ntï^.w m-ḫt.f m bh m wrdw.k ỉw.k sḫm.tỉ m (mrwt).k ḏd.ỉn

ḥm n nṯr pn n ḥm n nwn ḥʿw.ỉ ȝhd(.w) m sp tpï nn ỉ^.ȝy.ỉ r pḥ^.t wỉ

ky ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nwn sȝ(.ỉ) šw ỉrt.k n ỉt(.k) m nḏ.f sȝt(.ỉ) nwt d.t sw ... ḏd.ỉn nwt

mỉ-m ỉrf ỉt.ỉ nwn ỉ.ỉn nwt m ... nwn ḫpr nwt ...

swt ḥm n rʿ ḥr psdw.s ... pw ỉr.n nn rmṯ^.t ... ʿḥʿ mȝȝ.n.sn (sw)

ḥr psdw n ỉḥt ... ḏd.n n.f nn rmṯ^.t ... n.n sḫr.n

ḫftï^.w.k wȝ^.w mdt r ỉr^.w st wḏȝ ḥm.f r ʿḥ

ỉdt tn ỉw(?).f ḥnʿ.sn ʿḥʿ.ỉn rf tȝ m kk ḥḏ rf tȝ dwȝw ỉw nn

rmṯ^.t pr(.w) ẖr pḏwt ḫt^.w ... n st^.t r ḫftï^.w.ỉ ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn

ḫww.tn ḥȝ^.w.tn šʿtï^.w ḥr šʿt ... r šʿt pw m rmṯ^.t

ḏd.ỉn nṯr pn n nwt d.n(.ỉ) n-wỉ ḥr sȝ.k r ʿḫ^.t wỉ pw-tr sï ḫrw.f(ï) st nwt

ḫpr^.t pw ỉm m pt^.ï ... ḥm n nṯr pn ḥr.tỉ r.sn ʿr(.ỉ) wỉ

mȝȝ(.ỉ) wỉ ḫpr ... ḥrt wn.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn (ḥr) mȝȝ m-ẖnw.s

ḏd.s ḥww grg.k n.ỉ m ʿšȝ ḫpr ...

ḏd.ỉn ḥm.f ʿ.w.s ḥtp sḫt ʿȝ ḫpr sḫt-ḥtp pw ỉȝrd.ỉ smw ỉm.s ḫpr sḫt-ỉȝrw

pw grg.ỉ sw m ḫt nb^.t ỉḫỉḫw pw sbȝ^.w wn.ỉn nwt sdȝdȝ n qȝt

ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ ḥw ȝ n.ỉ ḥḥ^.w ḥr twȝ.s ḫpr ḥḥ^.w pw ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ sȝ.ỉ šw ỉmỉ tw

ẖr sȝt(.ỉ) nwt sȝ n.ỉ ḥḥ^.w ḥḥ^.w ỉm ʿnḫ.sn m ỉḫḫw ỉmỉ sï ḥr tp.k mnʿ.k

st ḫpr rd^.t mnʿt pw n sȝ n sȝt ḫpr rd^.t sȝ pw ỉn ỉt.f ḥr ḏȝḏȝ.f ḏd.tw r pn ḥr

ỉdt ḥḥ^.w ntï^.w ḥr qȝbt.s ḥḥ^.w ntï^.w ḥr-sȝ.s mḥ.w spt 4.s m ryt sbȝ 9 ḥr ẖt.s (stš(?))

m pḥwï ỉrï ẖr-ḥȝt mntï.sï {ẖr-ḥȝt mntï.sï} šw ẖr ẖt.s ỉr.w m qnỉt(?)

gbȝ^.wï.fï ẖr nȝ n sbȝ^.w m rn.f r-ỉmïtw.sn m-ḏd šw ḏs.f wỉȝ ḥmy (2)

kȝrï ỉm.f ỉtn r-ḥr.f rʿ ỉm.f ẖr-ḥȝt šw r-gs ḏrt.f ky-ḏd ḥȝ.f r-gs ḏrt.f

ỉr.w mndwï.s m ḥr-ỉb (mntï.s ỉȝbtï) ỉr.w gs.sn m sš m ḥr-ỉb tȝ mnt m-ḏd

rwtï ỉw.ỉ ỉm.ỉ nn rd.ỉ ỉr.sn m shȝ^.t ntï(t) ẖr pȝ wỉȝ ntï.f ḫft-ḥr m-ḏd

n wrd.k sȝ.ỉ sn m shȝ^.t m-ḏd ḫrt.k mỉ ʿnḫ ḏd m-ḏd ỉm sȝ.k ỉm ʿ.w.s r fnd.k pwy

ntï ḥȝ šw r-gs gbȝ.f m-ḏd sȝw.sn ntï ḥȝ.f r ḏrww.f m shȝ^.t

m-ḏd (m-mȝʿt) ʿq.sn ỉw.ỉ ḥm rʿ nb ntï ẖr gbȝ n pȝ tw ntï ẖr

mnt ỉȝb(t) ḫtm(.w) ḫt nb(t) ntï ḥr ḏȝḏȝ.f ẖr pḥwï n tȝ ỉdt ntï m

mntï.sï m-ḏd ỉr(ï) prt.f ntï ḥȝ tw 2 ntï m mntï.sï ḥr ḏȝḏȝ.sn ỉȝ m

ỉgrt nȝ(?) ỉw d.tw ỉȝwt ẖrt ʿqt.f ntï ḥr ḏȝḏȝ n pȝ twt 2 ntï r-ỉmïtw ḫpš^.wï.sï

mt^.t sḏm wȝs ḥrw ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn n ḏḥwtï nỉs m n.ỉ r ḥm n gb r-ḏd mỉ

sỉn ḥr-ʿwï ỉw.ỉn rf ḥm n gb ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pw ʿḥȝ tw ḥr ḥfȝw^.w.k

ỉmï^.w.k mk snḏ.n.sn n.ỉ m wn.ỉ ỉm ỉw gr rḫ.n.k bȝw.sn ỉr r.k grt r

šȝs r bw ntï ỉt.ỉ nwn ỉm ḏd.k n.f sȝ ỉmt tȝ mw ḥfȝw^.w

ḥnʿ grt ỉr^.t sš^.w ntk r ỉȝt nb^.t n ḥfȝw^.w.k ntï(w) ỉm r-ḏd sȝw^.w

ṯn sȝw ḥbʿ ḫt nb^.t rḫ.sn ntt wỉ ʿȝ mk wỉ wbn.ỉ

n.sn mk grt ỉr grg.sn ntf wn^.n.tï.fï m tȝ pn sȝw tw grt r

nw n ḥkȝy^.w rḫ^.yw r^.w.sn mk ḥkȝ ỉm ḏs.f

mk ỉr ʿm(w) sw mk w(ỉ) nn ḫpr.n sȝwt.ỉ m-ʿ ʿȝt ḫpr.n.f

m-ḥȝt.ỉ wḏ.ỉ sn n sȝ.k wsỉr sȝ^.w šrr^.w.sn smh^.w

ỉb n wr^.w.sn ỉm ȝḫw.sn ntï^.w ỉr.sn m mr^.r.sn r tȝ r-ḏr.f

m ḥkȝw.sn ỉmï^.w ẖwt.sn ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn nỉs m n.ỉ ḏḥwtï

ỉn.ỉn.tw.f ḥr-ʿwï ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn mtn wỉ ʿȝ m pt m st.ỉ

ḏr-ntt wỉ r ỉr^.t sšp ȝḫw.ỉ m dwȝt ḥnʿ ỉw bȝbȝ sš.k ỉm.s sỉd.k nt(ïw)

ỉmï^.w.sn ỉr^.ryw sbỉt ỉn ỉr.k rw šmsw^.w n špt ỉb pn ỉw.k

m st.ỉ stï.ỉ ỉḫ ḏd.tw n.k ḏḥwtï stï rʿ ỉw(.ỉ) grt r rd^.t hȝb.k wr^.w

r.k ḫpr hȝbï pw n ḏḥwtï ỉw.ỉ gr r rd^.t dwn.k ḏrt.k r-ḫft-ḥr-n

pȝwtï^.w ʿȝ^.w r.k ỉw nfr ḫn ỉr.k ḫpr tḫn^.ï n ḏḥwtï pw ỉw.ỉ

gr r rd^.t ỉnḥ.k pt^.ï m nfrw.k m ḥḏwt.k ḫpr ỉʿḥ pw n ḏḥwtï ỉw.ỉ gr

r rd^.t ʿnʿn.k ḥȝw-nbwt ḫpr ʿnʿn pw n ḏḥwtï ḫpr rf pw m

ṯȝt.ỉ wn^.n.k gr m stï.ỉ ḥr mȝ^.yw tw nb^.w wbȝ.w ỉm.k ỉr.t(w) n nb ḥr

dwȝ n.k nṯr ḏd s mdw pn ḥr.f ḏs.f sỉn.w m bȝqt mrḥt

sḥtp.t(ỉ) ḥr ʿ^.wï.fï m snṯr ḥȝ msḏr^.wï.fï ḥsmn bd tp r.f wnḫw.f

ʿpr(.w) m-mȝwt wʿb.f sw m mw (mḥyt) tb.y m tỉwï ntï ḥḏ.tï sš mȝʿt ḥr

ns.f m ryt ḥḏ^.t nt sš ỉr wn^.n ỉb n ḏḥwtï r šd(t) st ḥr rʿ wʿb.ḫr.f m

wʿbt 9 hrw^.w ỉr ḥm^.w rmṯ m-mỉtt-ỉrï ỉr šd^.d st (ỉw) ỉr.f ỉrw pn

ntï r mḏȝt tn ỉw.f ỉr.f ʿḥʿw.f m-qȝb ... ḥȝw ỉw ỉrt^.ï.fï r.f ʿwt.f nb(t) r.f n sn šmwt.f ..w

ḏd.w r.f ỉn rmṯ^.t ỉw.f mỉ rʿ hrw mswt.f n šrỉ.n ḫt.f n sȝ^.t.n

ʿrryt.f sšrw mȝʿ ḥḥ n sp ... sḫn nwn ỉn smsw

ḏs.f ḏd.f n nṯrw pr^.yw m ỉȝbtt pt ỉmỉ ỉȝw n nṯr smsw ḫpr(w).n.ỉ

ỉm.f ỉnk ỉr pt smn ... r rd^.t bȝ^.w nṯrw ỉm.s ỉw.ỉ ḥnʿ.sn r nḥḥ

ms(w).n rnpwt

ḥkȝw pw bȝ.ỉ wr(.w) sw r.s bȝ pw n šw (ṯȝw) bȝ pw n nḥḥ ḥwt(?)

bȝ pw n kkt grḥ bȝ pw n nwn ... bȝ pw n wsỉr bȝ-nb-ḏdt bȝ pw

n sbỉk^.w msḥ^.w ỉw bȝ n nṯr nb m ḥfȝw^.w ỉw bȝ n ʿȝpp m

bȝẖw ỉw bȝ n rʿ ḫt tȝ r-ḏr.f ḏd s ỉr.f mkt.f m

ḥkȝw ỉnk ḥkȝw pwy wʿb ỉmï r ẖt rʿ nṯrw

ḥr.tïwnï r.ỉ ỉnk rʿ ỉȝḫw ḏd.k swȝ.k m mšrw

m (ʿnḏw) ḥr ḥr.k ḫr.k ḫftï n rʿ ỉnk bȝ.f ḥkȝw ỉ nb nḥḥ

qmȝ ḏt sk^.k rnpwt nṯrw hȝ^.w rʿ ỉm.f rʿ nb (nb) nṯr.f ḥqȝ

ỉr(w) ỉr-sw mr^.r tw ỉt^.w nṯrw ḥkȝw wʿb ḥr ḏȝḏȝ.f ỉr rpyt

ʿḥʿ.tỉ ḥr tȝ.k rsï ỉr(t) nṯrt ḥr.s m ḥr-ỉb.s ḥfȝw ʿḥʿ ḥr sd.f ḏrt.s ḥr ẖt.f sd.f ḥr tȝ

d^.w n.f ḏḥwtï ỉȝw sʿḥ pt ḥr.f dd^.w n.f šw ʿ^.wï.f nḥm.k wỉ

m-ʿ nṯr^.wï ỉpwï wr^.wï ʿȝ^.wï ḥms^.yw ḥr ỉȝbtt nt pt sȝ^.ȝw tȝ

rd^.w štȝw ḏd.ḫr.sn ʿȝ.wï pr.f r mȝȝ nwn ḏd-mdw wʿb.w m ȝbd ... mỉtt

ỉrw pn tpï-ʿ wn^.n ḏd(w) r pn ʿnḫ(.w) m ẖrt-nṯr wr snḏ.f r tpï^.w tȝ(wï) ỉr ḏd.sn pw rn^.w kȝ nḥḥ ḥnʿ ḏt ḏd.ḫr.sn

nṯr(w) ... ḏd.ḫr.sn ỉw pḥ.n.f ʿȝ m tȝ wȝt ỉw(.ỉ) rḫ.kwỉ (rn) n nṯr

pwy wn^.n ḥr.f ḥrï-š-f ỉnk ṯs n.f ... m psḏt šnyt.f

m ḥkȝw ... bȝ

ḏd.ỉn mḥt-wrt mỉï ỉr.k sȝ.ï

n ẖt(.ỉ) mry(.ỉ) nb tȝwï nb-ḫprw-rʿ

wn^.n.k ḥnʿ ỉt.k rʿ m wʿ m nn nṯrw ntï

m šmsw.f r-gs

mḥt-wrt ỉw wsỉr nsw twt-ʿnḫ-ỉmn nsw ḥqȝ-ỉwnw

ʿnḫ nn mt.f m wḥm m ẖrt-nṯr

rn^.w nw nṯrw nb^.w

ntï^.w wn^.n(w) wsỉr nswt nb tȝwï

nb-ḫprw-rʿ ḥnʿ.sn r nḥḥ

ḏt sšm.sn (sw) r wȝt ʿnḫ

d.sn n.f ṯȝw mw

qbḥw ḥtp rʿ nb

dwȝ(w) mt ỉ.sḏm wȝs ḥrt sȝ(.ỉ) ḥnʿ.ỉ

n wrd ʿwt šw ḫr ʿwt.k mỉ ḏt

ỉw ʿ.w.s r fnd.k sȝ.k ỉm ỉw prt.f m-ḫt pr gn(w)

ỉm grt ʿq.f ỉ hȝ^.w ỉ ỉ.d^.y(?)