Heath, Dunbar I.; Corbaux, Fanny: The Exodus papyri (London, 1855)

THE EXODUS PAPYRI.

Again, in the former, the theme was "the ad-
ventures of a lieutenant," whom by the duplicate
we find to have been a great and probably royal
personage. So here the phrase is, " I wish to
tell you the honours of a poor man." I do not
guarantee the accuracy with which I can now trace
his history, but as far as I can make it out the
general sense seems to be that

He went as a cavalry soldier,

He was taken at his grandfather's house.

So when their captain gave him

A writing for recruiting,

He returned full of horses

To the stable before the palace.

He took the beautiful mares,

Rolieked in a gallop,

Went at that pace to his fortress,

Full of go,

A good one to go at command.

So when he counted his gains

He gave his gifts to his grandfather.

He* brought a chariot

Its (pole) was of three —,

The chariot of four.

He returned on it at a pace

Which made the shoes fly.

Curiosity is excited, but I cannot construe the last
two lines.

In funereal tablets, the Egyptians were loyally