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.
The Naucratis Stela of King Nectanebo I (Cairo JE
34002)
Bibliography: G. Maspéro in E. Grébaut, Le Musée égyptien,
vol I (Cairo 1890-1900) p. 40-44 and pl. 45 ; Lichtheim, Miriam, Ancient Egyptian Literature, vol.
III, p. 86
1) rnpt-sp 1 ȝbd 4 šmw sw 13 ḫr ḥm n ḥr ṯmȝ-ʿ nswt-bỉt
nbtï smnḫ-tȝwï ḥr-nbw
ỉr(ï)-mr(wt)-nṯrw ḫpr-kȝ-rʿ sȝ-rʿ nḫt-nb-f ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y) nt nb(t) sȝw nṯr nfr tỉ(t) rʿ ỉwʿ mnš n nt
2) sṯn.s ḥm.f ḫnt ḥḥ(w) rd.n.s sw m ḥqȝ tȝwï rd.n.s ḥrt-tp.s m tp.f ḫnr.s n.f ỉb.w pʿ(t)
ȝm(?).s n.f
ỉb n rḫyt sȝ.s ḫftï.w.f nb(w)
nsw nḫt mk bȝqt ỉnb n ḥmt
3) ḏrỉ kmt wr pḥt ỉr m ʿ.wï.f
nb ḫpš ʿq m ʿšȝ mḥ-ỉb mȝ.n.f (šnṯw.w).f
ḥsq ỉb škw-ỉb ỉr ỉḫ(t) n ntï ḥr mw nmʿ.sn r nšp ỉb.sn mḥ m bỉt.f ... nn tnm
4) ḥr (wȝt).sn swȝḏ tȝ.w nb(w)
ḫft wbn.f s(ȝ) s nb ẖr ḏf.f ḥr-nb gȝgȝw m mȝ.n.f mỉ
rʿ wbn.f m ȝḫt mrt.f ḥr ȝḫȝḫ m ẖt nb ʿnw.f ʿnš r ẖt.w rš n.f nṯrw
5) mȝ.n.sn sw rs ḥr ḥḥ(t) ȝḫw m sḫm.sn sṯȝ ḥmw-nṯr.sn ḥr nḏ-r.sn m (sšm) nb nw ḥwt-nṯr ỉr ỉšt ḫft ḏd.sn nn sḫ ḥr ḥr md(t).sn mȝʿ ỉb ḥr wȝt nṯr qd ḥwwt.sn ḫws
6) ỉnb.sn sḏf ʿb sʿšȝ ʿ(w) sḫp wȝḥyt m ḫt nb(t) nṯr wʿ ʿšȝ bỉȝwt bȝk(w) n.f stw(t) ỉṯn ḏd(w) n.f ḏw.w
ỉm.sn mȝʿ n.f wȝḏ-wr (rḏw).f ỉn n.f ḫȝswt
7) ḏfȝw.sn sḥtp.f ỉb.w.sn
m (ỉnt).sn ḫʿ ḥm.f m ʿḥt nrt ḥtp m ḥwt-nṯr nt nt nswt bs
8) m ḥwt nt ḫʿ m nt r-gs mwt.f šnp.n.f qbḥ n ỉt.f nb nḥḥ m ḥwt nt ḏd.ỉn ḥm.f ỉmỉ d.tw wʿ m 10 nbw m ḥḏ m ḫt
9) mḏḥt m ḫt nb(t) pr(t) m wȝḏ-wr ḥȝw-nbw m ỉšt nb(t) ntï.tw ḥsb.(t)w ỉr pr-nswt m nỉwt ḥnt rn.s ḥn wʿ m 10 nbw m ḥḏ
10) m ỉḫt nb(t) nt.t ḫpr
m pr-mrt ḏd.tw n.s kȝrṯ ḥr spt ʿnw ntt.tw ḥsb.w r pr-nswt r ḥtp-nṯr n mwt.ỉ nt r km ḏt
11) m-ḥȝw-r wn ỉm m-bȝḥ mtw.tw ỉr ỉḥ ḫȝ(?) wʿ r ḏdȝ wʿ ỉrp mnw 5 ỉm.sn m mny(t) m ẖrt-hrw nt rʿ nb
12) sỉp.y
ỉrw r pr-ḥḏ n mt.ỉ nt m-ʿ-ntt nb(t) wȝḏ-wr pw nts rd.t
ḏfȝ ỉrw wḏ.n ḥm.ỉ ḫwt(t) mkt(t) nt ḥṯp n mt.ỉ nt smn
13) ȝš nb(t) ỉr(t).n (dpw-ʿ) n-mr smn ỉr(t).n(.ỉ)
(ỉ)n nṯ(ïw)
r ḫp(r) m-ḫnt rnpw(t) ḏ(d).ỉn ḥm.f ỉmỉ sḫȝ.ṯ(w) nn ḥr ʿḥʿ pn rd.t(w) m nỉwt-kȝrṯ ḥr spt ʿnw
14) ỉḫ sḫȝ.tw nfrw.ỉ r km nḥḥ ḥr-tp ʿnḫ wḏȝ s n nswt-bỉt ḫpr-kȝ-rʿ sȝ-rʿ
nḫt-nb-f ʿnḫ ḏt
ỉr.f dỉ-ʿnḫ
nb ḏd wȝs nb snb nb ȝwt-ỉb nb.t
mỉ rʿ ḏt