The Famine Stela

Bibliography:

Barguet Paul, La stèle de la famine, à Séhel, Bibliothèque d'étude, IFAO, tome XXIV; M. Lichtheim. Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book of Readings. Vol. 3, pp. 94-100

ḥnk sḥtpy n ỉt.f ẖnmw nb tȝ-stï

ḥr nṯrï-ẖt ḥr-nbw ḏsr

sȝ ʿnḫ wȝs nb ḥȝ.f

ḏd-mdw (ỉ)n ẖnmw nb qbḥw nṯr-ʿȝ nb ȝbw ḫntï tȝ-stï

ỉn^.y.ỉ n.k ḥʿpï n nw.f m rnpt nb(t)

ḏd-mdw ỉn spdt ʿȝt nb(t) ȝbw nb(t) tȝ-stï

ḏd-mdw (ỉ)n ʿnqt nb(t) sṯt ... ḫntt tȝ-stï

rnpt-sp 18 ḥr nṯrï-ẖt nswt-bỉt nṯrï-ẖt nbtï nṯrï-ẖt ḥr-nbw ḏsr (r-ḫt) ḥȝtï-ʿ (rpʿt) ḥqȝ ḥwwt rsï^.wt mr nḥsï^.w m ȝbw ms-ỉr

ỉn.tw n.f wḏ-nswt pn r rd(t) rḫ.k wn.ỉ ẖr gmw r st-wrt ỉmï^.w ʿḥt wn m snm^.m ỉb.ỉ m ḏw r ʿȝ wr(t) ḫft tm ỉw ḥʿpï m rk

m ʿḥʿw rnpt 7 kt(.w) (npr) wšr.n šnï-tȝ ḥwʿ(.w) ḫt nb(t) wnm(t).sn ḫnr s nb m ḥtr(.f) ỉqḥ.sn r tm šm ḫy

m ỉȝkb ḥwn m sbn ỉȝw ỉb.sn mgy qrf mntï ḥfd r tȝ ʿ^.wï.w m-ẖnw.w šnwt m

gȝw gsw-prw ḏbȝ(.w) sḫm^.w ẖr ḫmw (wnnt) nb(t) m gmw ȝwï ỉb.ỉ ʿn r-ḥȝt nḏ.ỉ wn-ỉm ỉst hb

ẖrï-ḥbt ḥrï-tp ỉỉ-m-htp sȝ ptḥ-rsï-ỉnb-f sb(?) st ms(t).n ḥʿpï m nỉwt (ḥnsktï) (ỉm) ptr.tw nṯr wn m ḥtp.f ẖnm.f n.ỉ ʿḥʿ.n.f sšm.ỉ (m-ḫnt)

ḥwt-sḫt (sȝq-ỉb) r mn ỉb n s nb r ỉr(t).sn bs(.ỉ) r ḥwt-ʿnḫ pgȝ.ỉ bȝw-rʿ sšm.ỉ r.sn šȝs pw ỉr(w).n.f ʿn.f (sw) r.ỉ ḥr-ʿ srḫ.f

(wỉ) m ḥȝyt ḥʿpï ... ḫt nb(t) ḥn(t).n.sn ỉm kfȝ.f n.ỉ r bỉȝyt ỉmn(t) ỉw tpïw-ʿ ỉṯ(t) mṯn r.sn nn snnw.sn m nsw

ḏr ḏr-ʿ dm.f n.ỉ wn nỉwt m ḥr-ỉb nwy pẖr s(ï) ḥʿpï ȝbw pw rn.f ḥȝt ḥȝt pw spȝt ḥȝt pw r wȝwȝt ṯs nw tȝ qȝyt gbtï wṯs

pw nw rʿ m ḥsb.f r qmȝ ʿnḫ r-gs ḥr-nb nḏm ʿnḫ rn ỉwyt.f qrtï rn mw mntï pw ỉmḥ^.t ḫt nb(t) ḥwt-nmỉt pw m ḥʿpï

rnp.f m.s m (nw.f ) ... ḥnk.f mryt nk.f m sʿb mỉ ṯȝy nk r ḥmt wḥm.f r ṯȝy

ḥn ỉb.f ḥp.f mḥ 28 (sỉn.f) r smȝ-bḥdt r mḥ 7 wn ẖnmw ỉm m nṯr ... ṯbtï.f wȝḥ mḥï šsp s(w)

sbȝ m ʿ.f sš ʿȝ^.wï r mr.f sw nḥḥ ỉm m šw ḥrï-wḏb mr ȝḥwt kȝ.tw m rn.f ḥsb.n.f tȝ n šmʿw mḥw r rd(t)

psšt n nṯr nb ntf sšm.n.f ỉt ... ȝpd^.w rm^.w ḫt nb(t) ʿnḫ(t).sn ỉm wn nwḥ ḥr gstỉ wn ʿḥʿỉ

ḥnʿ sbȝ.f n ỉswt n ỉb.f m ḥrï ỉdb ḥr.s m rd(t) šw sȝ rʿ m ḥrï-wḏb wn ḥwt-nṯr.f wn(.w) r rsï ỉȝbtt ʿḥʿ rʿ m ʿqȝ.f rʿ nb mw.f

nšn r gs.f rsï m ỉtrw ỉnb ỉmïtw knstïw (m) ẖrt-hrw wn ẖt ḏw^.w m grg.f ḥr ỉȝbtt ẖr ʿȝt nb(t) rwḏ^.t štȝw nb

ḫt nb(t) ḥḥ(t).sn (r) ḫws(t) ḥwt-nṯr nb(t) nt šmʿw mḥw sȝt-pr nt ʿwt nṯr(t) ḥr ʿʿt nt nswt ḥnʿ ẖntï^.w nb(w) ʿḥʿ.sn ḫnt (ḥwt-nṯr) ḥnʿ šṯyt rd(.w) ẖrt.sn ỉʿb r-ḫft-ḥr-n ẖnmw n pẖr.f mỉ rnpwt ʿȝ(t) ḥrrt nb(t) wn ḥȝt-m ȝbw pḥwï-m

snmt wn m-ḥr ỉȝbtt wn (m-ḥr) ỉmntt wn m ḥr-ỉb ỉtrw ḥbs(w) mw r rnp.f n rnpt st nḏm n s nb ỉr kȝt nt nn

(ỉnr^.w) ḥr spt^.ï.s(n) wn m ỉtrw m stï n nỉwt tn ȝbw ḏs(.s) wn ḫy ḥrï-ỉb qsntï m ḏt.f grf ȝbw ḫr.tw r.f rḫ rn^.w

nṯrw ḫnt ḥwt-nṯr nt ẖnmw spdt ʿnqt ḥʿpï šw gb nwt wsỉr ḥr ȝst nbt-ḥwt rḫ rn^.w ỉnr^.w wn m wȝḥ(w) ḥr-ỉb tȝš wn (ḥr) ỉȝbtt ỉmntt wn ḥr spt^.ï mr ȝbw wn m ȝbw wn (ḫnt) ỉȝbtt ỉmntt wn m ḥr-ỉb ỉtrw bḫn mṯȝy mḫtbtb rʿgs wtšy ḫnt ỉȝbtt prḏn ḥr ỉmntt tšy

ḥr ỉmntt wn m ỉtrw (rḫ) rn^.w ʿȝwt štȝw ntï m gs ḥrï nn wn m-m.sn (ʿr.sn) m ỉtrw 4 nbw ḥḏ ḥmt bỉȝ ḫsbḏ

mfkȝt ṯḥnt ḫnmt (qʿ) mnw brqt tm-ỉqr ỉw n nn nšmt tȝ-mḥy ḥmȝgt ỉbht bqs-ʿnḫ

wȝḏ msdmt (ḥrst shrt) mỉmỉ ȝḥt stï ḫnt nỉwt tf smt.ỉ nn m.s mḏd(.ỉ) ỉb.ỉ ḏr sḏm.ỉ (nt) sš(.ỉ) mḏȝt

wnḫ(t) ỉr(.ỉ) wʿb ỉr.ỉ sšm štȝw ỉr.ỉ ʿȝbt mḥ^.t m t ḥnqt ȝpd^.w ỉḥ^.w ḫt nb(t) nfr(t) n nṯrw nṯrwt ỉmï^.w ȝbw dm(w).tw rn.sn

nmʿ.n.ỉ m ʿnḫ wȝs gm.ỉ nṯr ʿḥʿ (m stï n.ỉ) sḥtp.n(.ỉ) s(w) m dwȝ (sw) snmḥ sw m-bȝḥ.f wbȝ.f s(w) r.ỉ ḥr.f ḥḏ(.w) ḫr.f ỉnk ẖnmw nb.k

ʿ^.wï.ỉ ḥȝ.k r sȝq(?) ḏt.k r snb ḥʿw.k wḏ.n.ỉ n.k ʿȝt ẖr ʿȝt ... ḏr-bȝḥ nn ỉr kȝt m.sn (r) qd ḥwwt-nṯr r smȝwï

wȝs r ȝb ỉrt^.ï n nb.f ḏr-ntï ỉnk nb nb ỉnk nb.f s(w) ḏs.f nwn ʿȝ wr ḫpr ẖr-ḥȝt ḥʿpï ḥp r mr.f ỉr m kȝt ḥrw

sšm s nb r wnwt.sn (tȝ-tnn) ỉt nṯrw šw wr ḥrï-wḏb wn spt^.ï m ḏbȝt ẖr(t).ỉ ẖnmt(?) ỉr.n.ỉ (sï) sfḫ(t) rḫ.ỉ

ḥʿpï ḥpt.f r sḫwt dmḏ ʿnḫ r šrt nb(t) mỉ ḥpt^.t r sḫt (ỉw) nḫḫ.s ḫr.ỉ bs.ỉ n.k ḥʿp(ï) nn rnpt ʿb nn

r tȝ nb šȝ ȝḫ ks.tw ẖr nḏ rnnwtt ḫnt ḫt nb(t) sṯȝ ḫt nb(t) m ḥḥ^.w rd.ỉ mḥ^.w hȝw.k ȝm(m).sn

ḥnʿ.k sb qsn ḫpr ṯȝb m mẖr.sn ỉw tȝ-mrỉ r gst ṯḥn ỉdb^.w ỉqr nwyt ḥḏ ḥȝtï.sn r wn

ẖr-ḥȝt nhs pw ỉr(w)(.n).ỉ (ỉw) ḥn ỉb.ỉ wḏʿ wrḏw ỉr.ỉ wḏt tn r-gs ỉt.ỉ ẖnmw ḥtp-dỉ-nswt n ẖnmw-rʿ nb qbḥw ḫntï tȝ-st(ï)

m ỉsw nn ỉ.ỉr.k n.ỉ ḥnk.ỉ n.k ỉmn.k m mȝnw ỉȝb.k m bȝẖw m ȝbw nfryt-r km-st m ỉtrw 12 ḥr ỉȝbtt ỉmntt m šȝ^.w

m mrw^.w m ỉtrw m bw nb ḫnt ỉtrw ỉpw ỉmy s nb ḫbs.sn ȝḥt ḥnʿ sʿnḫ ẖtb^.ỉ

ỉʿỉ r ỉḫmwt ḥnʿ mȝwt nb(t) wn ḫnt ỉtrw ỉpw šd.tw šmw.sn (r) wḏȝ.k m-ḥȝw-r psšt.k wn ḫnt ỉbt wḥʿ-rmw

nb grg nb ḥȝmw sḫtï ȝpd^.w ḥnʿ bḥs(w) nb sḫtï mȝỉ nb ḥr ḫȝst šd.ỉ st m r 10 m sbw(?) m nn r ȝw.sn

bḥs nb ms(w) ḥmwt ḫnt ỉtrw ỉpw (r ȝw) ỉmỉ mḫtmw m (ȝšrwt) nb(t) (ỉmnyt) nt rʿ nb ḥnʿ rd(t) m nbw

ȝbw hbnï nḏm stï (ḥrst shrt) dỉw nfw ḫt ḫt nb ḫt nb(t) ỉn(t) ḫntïw ḫnt-ḥn-nfr (r) kmt ḥnʿ s nb

šm ḥrt-ʿ ỉmïtw.sn nn wn ṯt nb ḥr wḏ-mdw ḫnt nn swt ḥr šd(t) ḫt m-m.sn (ỉw) nḫ

ḫt (nb(t)) r-ʿ r-pr.k ḥnk(.ỉ) sḫt tf ẖr ỉnr^.w ȝḫt nfr^.t nn ḏt ỉm ... ḫt nb(t)

ỉm.f (ỉw) snḏm^.w sš^.w n.k-ỉmy ḥr rwḏw^.w nw rsï r ỉrï-ʿ sšr ḫt nb(t) rd(.tỉ) nȝ kỉryw

ḥr msprtïw ḥnʿ wr ḥmww ḥr ḥmww nbw ḥnʿ ... ḥr nḥsï^.w ḥnʿ ỉst ʿprw

ḥnʿ hȝ nb ỉr.sn r ʿrq nn n ỉnr^.w m nbw ḥḏ ḥmt (ḏḥtï) sḫt dwr ḫt ʿḫm

ḫt rd(t).n s nb ḥr kȝt ḥr.sn r-ḏbȝ.w m r 10 m nn ỉrï ḥnʿ rd(t) r 10 m ʿȝt štȝw ỉn(t) m gs ḥrï

ỉnr^.w ḥr ỉȝbtt ḥnʿ wn mr ḫȝ ṯnw nbw ḥḏ ḥmt ʿȝt n-mȝʿt ḫt ỉ.ȝb(t) qstï^.w r ḥwt-nbw

(r) ms(t) ʿḫm^.w r sʿḥʿ šsp^.w wn shȝ(.w) ḥnʿ dbḥw nb nn sw ỉm rd(.tw) ḫt nb(t) ḫnt wḏȝ r ms^.t.w m wḥm

(ỉw) rḫ ḫt nb(t) wn wȝs ḫnt ḥwt-nṯr.k r wn.s mỉ sḫr m sp tpï spẖr wḏt tn ḥr ʿḥʿy m bw ḏsr m sš ḥr-ntï

ḫpr mỉ ḏd ḥr ʿny wn(w) mḏȝt-nṯr m rw-prw sp 2 ḥr.f psg(w) m grg m sbȝyt ỉmïw-r n wʿb^.w ỉmï-r s nb n ḥwt-nṯr (ḥr) ỉr^.t mn rn.ỉ m ḥwt-nṯr nt ẖnmw-rʿ nb ȝbw sḏr nḥḥ

wsỉr: Osiris, [title given to a justified deceased](ws-ỉr, late) [F 68]