Griffith, Francis Ll. [Editor]: The Petrie Papyri: hieratic papyri from Kahun and Gurob ; principally of the Middle Kingdom (Band 1): Text (London, 1897)

LETTERS.

8:?

(21) List thereof

(22) Meru......... 1.

(23) Met shu suau . 1

(24) Meru shu 1

(25) Met kemamu 20

(26) 1

'A. Drawn out (?) by the
servant there and
sealed with the seal
of the servant there,
for the nurse, Ay.

(27)......\bed\ed-ka{?) 1 it was said as to it "for

my treasury " (?).

(28) It is a communication concerning it.

Tt is a communication to the Master, L.P.H.!

(29) whereas the copy of the story (P) belonging to

(30) the............of my master the scribe, Sen'bubu,

(31) to say ............... the story which is upon it

(32)............................................................

Verso. (35) ... 0 strong puller! behold. (36) By

reason of burying the mother......... (37) walking off

with it: behold (38-9) he would beat Mentu in grip
(40) more than anything. (41) It is a communication
therefor.

(42) This is the communication to the Master:
(43) be it good that the Master, L.P.H.! hear it.

Address.

(44) The Master, L.P.H.! (no name) (45) From
[Paentini].

I. 20. p (j □, without determinative ; cf.
PI. xviii., 1. 40, note.

A. Read |v ^(?)

I. 27. i.e. J^^^^(?).

/. 29. |"l ^ o ^ might perhaps be the word
for story-telling.

II. 35-40. These are obscure, but they seem
to refer to some feat of strength, perhaps
occurring in the story.

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