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First Philae Decree
Bibliography : Sethe, Kurt, Urkunden der griechisch-römischen Zeit, p. 198-214; von Recklinghausen, Daniel, Die Philensis-Dekrete, 2 vol., Ägyptologische Abhandlungen 73, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2018 (edition of text, transliteration, translation, notes and comments)
rnpt-sp 21 ... nty ỉr ȝbd n ỉmy.w tȝ-mrỉ (ȝbd 1 ȝḫt sw 22)
ḫr ḥm n ḥr ḥwn-ḫʿ(y)-m-nsw-ḥr-st-ỉt-f
nbty wr-pḥty smn-tȝwy
snfr-tȝ-mrỉ mnḫ-ỉb-ḫr-nṯrw
ḥr-nbw wȝḏ-ʿnḫ-n-ḥnmmt
nb-ḥb(w)-sd-mỉ-ptḥ ỉty-mỉ-rʿ
nswt-bỉt ỉwʿ-n-nṯrwy-mr(wy)-it stp-(n-)ptḥ wsr-kȝ-rʿ sḫm-ʿnḫ-(n-)ỉmn
sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ nṯrwy-pr(wy)
sȝ n p-t-w-l-m-y-s ḥnʿ ỉ-r-s-ỉ-n-ȝ-t nṯrwy-mr(wy)-ỉt
(ỉw) wʿb n ỉ-l-k-s-ỉ-n-d-r-s ḥnʿ nṯrwy-nḏwy ḥnʿ nṯrwy-snwy
ḥnʿ nṯrwy-mnḫwy ḥnʿ nṯrwy-mr(wy)-it ḥnʿ nṯrwy-pr(wy)
p-t-w-l-m-y-s (pȝ n) p-t-w-l-m-y-s ...
ỉw (t-r-w-p-y-ȝ-n) sȝt (n-m-f-y-n) fȝ(t) šp n ḳn m-bȝḥ b-r-n-y-g-ȝ-t tȝ-mnḫ(t)
ỉw (p-r-ḳ-s-ỉ-r-n-y-g-ȝ-t) sȝt (nt) p-y-l-y-n-s fȝ(yt) dn (nbw) m-bȝḥ ỉ-r-s-ỉ-n-ȝ-t tȝ-mr(t)-sn
ỉw h-y-r-n-ȝ-t sȝt (nt) p-t-w-l-m-y-s n wʿb nt ỉ-r-s-ỉ-n-ȝ-t (tȝ-mr(t)-ỉt-s)
hrw pn sḫȝwy ỉw mr gsw-prw ḥmw-nṯr
ḥryw-sštȝ ʿbw-nṯr ʿḳ r (bw-ḏsr) smʿr nṯrw m stt.sn
ḥnʿ ky.w wʿb.w ỉ m ỉtrty šmʿw mḥw r ỉnb-ḥḏ
ʿb.sn r sḥḏt nt mḫȝt-tȝwy ỉs (swt) kȝ.sn
m-ʿ-nty wn.n nswt-bỉt sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ nṯr-pr(y)
sȝ n nswt-bỉt p-t-w-l-m-y-s ḥnʿ ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy (ỉ-r-s-ỉ-n-ȝ-t) nṯrwy-mr(wy)-it
ḥr ỉr(t) ḫt nb(t) nfr(t) m ỉdb.w ḥr
ḥnʿ wn m-ḫnt ỉȝwt.f mnḫ.t r ȝw.sn
r rd.t ỉr.sn ḫt nb(t) twt n ỉr(t) mỉ ỉr.n ḏḥwty ʿȝ ʿȝ
(swt) ḥm.f m ỉb (n nṯr mnḫ) ḫr nṯrw
rd.n.f (ʿrḳ-wr) wȝḥy ḳnw m rw-prw
(ỉw) ḥnk.n(.f) ḥnbw (wr.w r ktḫ wn.n ỉmỉwtỉ.sn m-ḥȝw-r) wn (ỉm ḏr) rk (ỉt.w.f)
(ḥrywt-ʿ nt) ḥm.f wn(nt) ḫr.sn nfry-r rnpt-sp 19
m šd.w nw sʿnḫ.w ḥnʿ ỉȝwt ḥmw-nṯr wn (m) sp ḫr.sn
mỉtt-ỉrw m ḫt nb(t) tš(t) r wʿb.w
ḥnʿ ḫt nt ʿḏw-mr rd(t).n ḥm.f nfry-r rnpt-sp 19 m (ssny npr)
ḥnʿ kt-ḫt m tnw(.sn rd) st ḥm.f r tȝ
(wȝ.n.f) ỉsk r (pȝḳt ỉwt.t ỉr(t) m-m dr) pg ỉr(t) r pr-nsw
wḏ.n.f ỉsk r sb.tw (s nb srd ḥnbw) nw nṯrw
ḥnʿ (kww m ỉdb.w rd.t dnỉt wʿ.t ỉm.w (n)) nṯrw
r rd.t ḥnk.ṯ(w) ḫt nb(t) twt n (rd.t.s n nṯrw) m.w
wȝḥ (ỉw-ms ỉṯ.tw) ḫt mỉ ỉr (nḏw-ḫt nw pr ḥm.f wn.n.sn ỉsk)
m-m (ḏȝy.w) pḥ.yw ỉṯ(.tw) ḫt m dnỉwt nw tȝ mr(t)-sn ḥnʿ nṯrwy-mr(wy)-it
ỉsk ȝ rd.n ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t
snt ḥmt nt sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ
ḥḏ nbw ʿȝt nb(t) (n-mȝʿt) mỉ ʿšȝ.sn
r ... (sḫm nṯr m nṯrw nw) bȝḳt ḥnʿ nṯrwt (wn.n.s)
ḥr ỉr(t) ʿȝbt (wȝḥ ʿḫ sḳr wdnw m gsw-prw ỉr.t ḥb.w) nw nṯrw (bȝḳt) ḥnʿ nṯrwt r ȝw.sn
(wr ḏsr ỉb.s mnḫ sḫr.w.sn ḥr ỉdb.w.sn r tr nb)
(ỉsw nn) rd.n nṯrw nṯrwt nw bȝḳt r ȝw.sn
(ḥbw-sd) ʿšȝ m ḳn nḫt ʿnḫ wḏȝ snb
n nswt-bỉt p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ
ḥnʿ snt.f ḥmt.f ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t nṯrwy-pr(wy)
ỉȝwt.sn wr.t ḏd.tw ẖr.sn ḥnʿ ms.w.sn ḏt
(ʿḳ.s) m ỉb n wʿb.w nw ỉtrty šmʿw mḥw mỉ-ḳd.sn
swr (ḫt ḏsr.t n) nswt-bỉt p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ
ḥnʿ snt.f ḥmt.f ḥḳȝt wr.t nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t nṯrwy-pr(wy)
mtw.tw sʿḥʿ rpyt (nt) ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t
snt ḥmt nt sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ nṯrwy-pr(wy)
m gsw-prw nw bȝḳt r ȝw.sn m (kȝt) ḳsty.w nw bȝḳt
r-gs ẖnty n nswt-bỉt sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ nṯr-pr(y)
ḥnʿ (snn) nw nṯr nỉwty rd.t(w) n.f ḫpš nsw n ḳn
ḫt ḥr pȝ sḫȝwy ỉr(w).n wʿb.w n gsw-prw
n rnpt-sp 9 ḫr ḥm n (sȝ-rʿ) p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ
mtw sʿḳ.w nw ḥwt-nṯr m r-prw nb ḥr rn.f šms ẖnty.w ỉpn m sp 3 (m ẖrt-hrw)
(ḥnʿ ỉr(t)) rd.t dbḥw (m-bȝḥ.sn ỉr.t n.sn) tp-rd nb twt n kȝ.sn
mỉ ỉr.t(w) n nṯrw spȝwt m ḥb.w tp-rnpt ḥnʿ hrw.w sḫʿ (ḥnʿ) ȝ hrw n rn.f
mtw.tw ms(t) sšm-ḫw n ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t nṯrt-pr(t)
snt ḥmt nt nswt-bỉt sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ nṯr-pr(y)
ḥnʿ (gȝyt) šps(t) m ḏʿm mḥ(t) m ʿȝt nb(t) m r-prw nb ḥr rn.f
mtw.tw ... sšm-ḫw n nswt-bỉt sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ
ḥnʿ sšm n nṯrt n rn.s (snt.f ḥmt.f) ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t nṯrt-pr(t)
(mtw.s)
ḥtp m (bw-ḏsr) ḥnʿ (gȝywt) nw nṯrw spȝt
(ỉr r.f) ḫp ḥb.w wr.w n prt nṯr ... r rwt pr.f m.sn
mtw.tw sḫʿ (gȝyt) šps(t) nt nṯrwy-pr(wy) ḥnʿ.sn
r rd.t sỉȝ.tw (gȝyt) ṯn (m hrw pn) r ḥnty rnpwt
mtw.tw d(t) sḥn (10 n ḥm.f ỉw wnwt tp-ʿ.sn m wʿ nb ỉm mỉ ỉr tp-nfr m sḥn nb ḥr-tp gȝyt tn m ỉsw n)
wrty wn ḥr-tp (gȝyt) ỉw sḫmty m ḥr-ỉb ỉrw
ḏr-nty ... nswt-bỉt p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ m.f r (ḥwt-kȝ-ptḥ)
(m-ḫt ỉr(.w) n.f) ỉrw nb n bs nsw r ḥwt-nṯr ḫft šsp.n.f ỉȝwt.f wr.t
mtw.tw sḫʿ sḥn n ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t nṯrt-pr(t)
r-gs.f
mtw.tw rd.t m gs ḥry pȝ ḳnb nty m (rwt ḥpwt) ỉpn
m ʿḳȝ n sḥn.wy ỉpn šmʿw ḥnʿ mḥw
nrt ḥr nbt šmʿw ẖr.s ḥr ḳʿḥ wnm n (gȝyt) ṯn
(ỉʿrt) mỉtt ḥr nbt mḥw ẖr.s ḥr ḳʿḥ.s ỉȝb
(mỉ nty ḫt) ḥr sḫȝw n rnpt-sp 9
ḏr-ntt wn.n ȝbd 4 šmw ʿrḳ (hrw) n ms nṯr nfr (ʿnḫ) ḏt
ḏd.tw m ḥb ḫʿ n ỉdb.w ḥr ẖr-ḥȝt
mỉtt-ỉrw n ȝbd 2 ȝḫt sw 17 ỉr.n.f ỉrw nb n ḫʿ nsw
ḥnʿ tpy ȝḫt sw 23 (hrw n ms(?) nt) ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t
(ỉsṯ r.f ḫntt(?)) (ḫt nb(t) ȝḫw) wr.w(t) wn(t) ẖr (tpyw-tȝ) n (mswt) nṯr nfr ʿnḫ ḏt
ḥr mswt nt ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t
ỉr hrw.w ỉpn ʿrḳy sw 23 sw 17 m ȝbd nb m ḥb m gsw-prw nw bȝḳt r ȝw.sn
mtw.tw wȝḥ ʿḫ sḳr wdnw ḥnʿ ỉr(t) ḫt nb(t) twt (n ỉr(t)) m ḥb.w ỉpn tp-ȝbd nb
ỉr.w m (ḥb.w) ỉpn sšm r s nb ỉr wnwt.sn m ḥwt-nṯr
mtw.tw ỉr(t) ḥb ḫʿ n gsw-prw nw bȝḳt r ȝw.sn
n nswt-bỉt sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ ḥnʿ snt.f ḥmt.f ḥḳȝt nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t
tp-rnpt šȝʿ-m tpy ȝḫt nfry-r sw 5
mḥ r tp.sn (ḥb) ḫȝwy sḳr wdn ḥnʿ ḫt nb(t) twt n ỉr(t)
wʿb.w nw gsw-prw m r-prw nb ḥr rn.f
kȝ.tw n.sn (ḥm(w)) nṯrwy-pr(wy) (m-ḥȝw-r) ỉȝwt wʿb n.sn-ỉmy
ỉȝwt wʿb nt nṯrwy-pr(wy) ḥr (ḫtm) ḏrt.s(n) ȝẖʿ (ḏbʿt.sn)
ỉsk rf wn.n.s m-ʿ wnnyw nty.sn ȝb sn
sʿḥʿ mỉtt (gȝyt) tn nt nṯrwy-pr(wy) r rd.t wn.n(.s) m pr.sn
mtw.sn ỉr(t) ḥb.w n ḫʿ ỉpn tp-ȝbd tp-rnpt
r rd.t sỉȝ.tw wn.n ỉmy.w tȝ-mrỉ ḥr ḏsr nṯrwy-pr(wy) mỉ nty r tp-nfr
ḫt.tw sḫȝwy pn ḥr ʿḥʿy nt ʿȝt rwḏ(t)
m sš n mdw-nṯr sš n šʿt sš n ḥȝw-nbw
rd.t ʿḥʿ.f m (gsw-prw m r-pr nb ḥr rn.f) m mḥ 1 mḥ 2 mḥ 3
r-gs ẖnty n nswt-bỉt nb tȝwy sȝ-rʿ nb ḫʿw p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ ḏt mr(y)-ptḥ
ḥnʿ rpyt ḥḳȝt wr.t nb(t) tȝwy ḳ-l-ỉ-w-p-ȝ-d-r-ȝ-t nṯrwy-pr(wy)