The Shipwrecked Sailor - Transliteration

This transliteration of the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor is not necessarily completely accurate, since it was done quickly for a purpose other than providing this page.  It is not arranged to coincide with the lines of the hieratic papyrus, nor are these line numbers indicated.  It has been formatted to give some idea of the logical and grammatical structure of the text. I hope that some of you will find it helpful anyway. 
Dd.in Smsw iqr
wDA ib=k HAt-a
mk pH.n=n Xnw
        Ssp xrpw
        Hw mnit
        HAt.t rdi.t Hr tA
        rdi Hknw
        dwA(.w) nTr
        s nb Hr Hpt sn.nw=f
        iswt=(t)n ii.t(i) ad.t(i) nn nhw n mSa.w=n
        pH.n=n pH.wy wAwAt
        sn.n=n snmwt
mk rf n ii=(wy)n m Htp
        tA=n pH=(wy)n sw
sDm rk n=i HAt-a
        ink Sw HAw
        ia(i) tw
        imi mw Hr Dba.w=k
        ix wSb=k wSd.t=k
        mdw=k n nsw ib=k m-a=k
        wSb=k nn nitit
        iw r n s nHm=f sw
        iw mdw=f di=f TAm n=f Hr
        ir=k m xr.t ib=k
s.wrd pw Dd n=k
sDd=i rf n=k mitt iry xpr(.w) m-a=i Ds=i
        Sm=kwi r biA n ity
        hA(i)=kwi r wAD-wr m dpt nt mH 120 m Aw=s mH 40 m wsx=s
        sqd(.w) 120 im=s m stp n kmt
                mA=sn pt mA=sn tA makA-ib=sn r mA(i).w
                sr=sn Da n ii.t
                        nSny n xpr.t=f
        Da pr(=w) iw=n m wAD-wr tp-a sAH=n tA
        fA(i).t TAw ir(i)=f wHmyt
        nwyt im=f nt mH 8
        in xt HH n=i s
aHa.n dpt mt(=t)
        ntyw im=s n sp wa im
aHa.n=i rdi=kwi r iw in wAw n wAD-wr
        ir(i).n=i hrw 3
        wa=kwi ib=i m sn.nw=i
        sDr=kwi m Xnw n kAp n xt qni.n=i Swyt
aHa.n dwn.n=i rd.wy=i r rx di.t=i m r=i
        gm.n=i dAb.w iArrt im
                iAq.t nb.t Sps.t
                kAw im Hna nqwt Ssp.t mi ir.t=s
                rm.w im Hna Apd.w
                nn ntt nn st m Xnw=f
aHa.n ssA.n(=i) wi
        rdi.n=i r tA n wr Hr a.wy=i
        Sd(i)t=i DA s.xpr.n=i xt
        ir(i).n=i sb n sDt n nTr.w
aHa.n sDm.n=i xrw qri
        ib(i)=kwi wAw pw n wAD-wr
                xt.w Hr gmgm
                tA Hr mnmn
        kf.n=i Hr=i
gm.n=i HfAw pw iw=f m ii.t
        n sw mH 30
        xbsw=f wr=s r mH 2
        ha.w=f sxr.w m nbw
        in(H).wy.fy m xsbd mAa
        arq sw r xnt
iw wp.n=f r=f r=i iw=i Hr Xt=i m-bAH=f
Dd=f n=i
        nm in(i) tw (sp 2) nDs
        nm in(i) tw
        ir wdf=k m Dd n=i in(i) tw r iw pn rdi=i rx=k tw iw=k m ss xpr.t(i) m nty n mA.t=f
        iw mdw=k n=i nn wi Hr sDm st
        iw=i m-bAH=k xm.n(=i) wi
aHa.n rdi=f wi m r=f
        iT(i)=f wi r st=f nt snDm
        wAH=f wi nn dmi.t=i wDA=kwi nn iT.t im=i
iw wp.n=f r=f r=i iw=i Hr Xt=i m-bAH=f
aHa.n Dd.n=f n=i
        nm in(i) tw (sp 2) nDs
        nm in(i) tw r iw pn n wAD-wr nty gs(.wy)=fy m nwy
aHa.n wSb.n=i n=f st a.wy=i xAm m-bAH=f
Dd=i n=f
        ink pw hA(i)=kwi r biA m wpw.t ity m dpt nt mH 120 m Aw=s mH 40 m wsx=s
        sqd(.w) 120 im=s m stp n kmt
                mA=sn pt mA=sn tA makA-ib=sn r mA(i).w
                sr=sn Da n ii.t=f
                        nSny n xpr.t=f
                wa im nb makA-ib=f nxt=f r sn.nw=f
                nn wxA m Hr-ib=sn
        Da pr(=w) iw=n m wAD-wr tp-a sAH=n tA
        fA(i).t TAw ir(i)=f wHmyt nwyt im=f nt mH 8
        in xt H(w)H n=i s(y)
        aHa.n dpt mt=t
                ntyw im=s n sp wa im Hr-xw=i
        mk wi r gs=k
        aHa.n in(i)=kwi r iw pn n wAw n wAD-wr
Dd.in=f n=i
        m snD m (sp 2) nDs
        m Atw Hr=k
        pH.n=k wi
        mk nTr rdi.n=f anx=k
                in(i).n=f tw r iw pn n kA nn ntt nn st m Xnw=f
                        iw=f mH Xr nfr.(w)t nb.t
        mk tw r ir.t Abd Hr Abd r km.t=k
                Abd 4 m Xnw n iw pn
        iw dp.t r ii.t sqd.w im=s rx(.w) n=k
        Sm=k Hna=sn r Xnw
        mt=k m niwt=k
rS wy sDd dpt n=f sni xt mr
sDd=i rf n=k mitt iry xpr.w m iw pn
        wn=i im=f Hna sn.w=i Xrd.w m qAb=sn
                km.n=n HfAw 75 m msw=i Hna sn.w=i
                nn sHA=i nk sA.t ktt in.t n=i m sSA
        aHa.n sbA hA.w pr.n nA m xt m a=f
                xpr.n r=s nn wi Hna Am ny
                nn wi m Hr-ib=sn
        aHa.n=i mt=kwi n sn
        gm.n=i st m XAy.t wa.t
ir qn{n}=k dAr ib=k mH=k qni=k m Xrd.w=k
        sn=k Hm.t=k
        mA=k pr=k
        nfr st r xt nb.t
        pH=k Xnw
        wn=k im=f m qAb n sn.w=k
wn=k rf dmA=kwi Ht Xt=i
        dmi.n=i sAtw m-bAH=f
Dd=i rf n=k
        sDd=i bAw=k n ity
        di=i sSA=f m aA=k
        di=i in.t n=k ibi Hknw iwdnb
                XsAyt snTr n gs-pr.w sHtp.w nTr nb im=f
        sDd=i rf xpr.t Hr=i m mA=tn m bA.w=k
                dwA-nTr tw n=k m niwt xft Hr qnb.wt tA r Dr=f
                sft=i n=k iw.w m sb n sDt
                wSn.n=i n=k Apd.w
        di=i in.t n=k Haw Atp.w Xr Spss nb n km.t mi ir.t n nTr mrr=i
                rmT.w m tA wA n rx sw rmT.w
aHa.n sbt.n=f im=i m nn Dd.n=i m nf m ib=f
Dd=f n=i
        n wr.n=k antiw xpr.t nb snTr
        ink is HqA pwn.t
                antiw n=i im sw
                Hknw pf Dd.n=k in.t=f bw pw wr n iw pn
                xpr is iwd=k tw r st tn n sp mA=k iw pn xpr m nwy
aHa.n dpt tf ii.t(i) mi sr.t.n=f xnt
aHa.n Sm=kwi rdi.n wi Hr xt qA siA.n=i ntyw m Xnw=s
aHa.n Sm=kwi r smit st gm.n=i sw rx st
aHa.n Dd.n=f n=i
        snb=t(i) (sp 2) nDs r pr=k
        mA=k Xrd.w=k
        imi rn=i nfr m niwt=k
        mk Xr.wt=i pw im=k
aHa.n rdi.n(=i) wi Hr Xt=i a.wy=i HAm m-bAH=f
aHa.n rdi.n=f n=i sb.wt m
        antiw
        Hknw
        iwdnb
        XsAyt
        ti Sps
        SAas
        msdm.t
        sdw nw mama
        mrry.wt aA.t n.t snTr
        nDHyt n Ab.w
        Tsm.w
        gwf.w
        kyw.w
        Spss nb nfr
aHa.n Atp.n=i st r dpt tn
xpr.n rdi.t wi Hr Xt=i r dwA-nTr n=f
aHa.n Dd.n=f n=i
        mk tw r spr r Xnw n abd 2
        mH=k qni=k m Xrd.w=k
        rnpy=k m Xny
        qrst=k
aHa.n hA(i)=kwi r mryt m hA.w dpt tn
aHa.n=i Hr iAS n mSa.w nty m dpt tn
rdi.n=i Hknw Hr mryt n nb n iw pn
        ntyw im=s r mitt iry
na.t pw ir.n=n m xd r Xnw n ity
spr.n=n r Xnw Hr Abd 2 mi Dd.t.n=f nb.t
aHa.n aq=kwi Hr ity ms.n=i n=f in.w pn in.n=i m Xnw n iw pn
aHa.n dwA-nTr.n=f n=i xft Hr qnb.wt tA r Dr=f
aHa.n rdi=kwi r Smsw
        sAH=kwi m tp rmT.w 200
        mA wi r-sA sAH tA r-sA mA=i dpt.n=i
sDm rk n r=i
        mk nfr sDm n rmT.w
aHa.n Dd.n=f n=i
        m ir iqr Xnms
        in-m rdi.t mw n Apd HD-tA n sft=f dwA
iw=f pw HAt=f r pH(.wy)=fy mi gmyt m sS m mDAt
        sS iqr n Dba.w=f imny sA imny-aA
                anx(=w) (w)D(A=w) s(nb=w)
 
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