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 vocabulary displayed is partly built on the book of Raymond O. FAULKNER, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford, 1962. Specials thanks are given to the Griffith Institute for the permission to use it.

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 nbty smnḫ-tȝwy ḥr-nbw ỉr(y)-mr(wt)-nṯrw ḫpr-kȝ-rʿ sȝ-rʿ nḫt-nb-f ʿnḫ ḏt mr 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 ḥḳȝ tȝwy 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 ḫfty^.w.f nb(w) nsw nḫt mk bȝḳt ỉnb n ḥmt

3) ḏrỉ kmt wr pḥt ỉr m ʿ^.wy.f nb ḫpš ʿḳ m ʿšȝ mḥ-ỉb mȝ.n.f (šnṯw^.w).f ḥsḳ ỉb škw-ỉb ỉr ỉḫ(t) n nty 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 ḳd 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 ḳbḥ 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) nty.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(yw) 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