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- 1. How beautiful is this your house! See it is in my sight (lit.
face) like heaven !
- nfr.wy pr=k pn mk st m Hr=k mi pt
- Two non-verbal sentences. First sentence has a (stressed) adjectival
predicate. The suffix .wy on the adjective gives exclamatory force. The subject is nominal,
pr=k pn(this your house); the suffix pronoun taking precedence over the
demonstrative pronoun in being closest to the noun. The second
sentence begins with mk and has an adverbial predicate.
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- 2. The moon rejoices when the sun is in his horizon.
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- iw Htp ra m anx hrw nb
- Verbal sentence beginning with the particle iw. Subject is nominal, ra (sun). Verb is intransitive. The predicate includes two adverbial
phrases, m anx and hrw nb.
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- 3. See, you are with me as a maid-servant.
- mk Tn Hna=i m bAk.t
- Non-verbal sentence with adverbial predicate. Subject is pronominal,Tn (you).
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- 4. She is more beautiful than her daughter.
- nfr sy r zA.t=s
- Sentence with adjectival predicate. Subject is pronominal, sy (she). The adverbial phrase (Preposition+noun) modifies nfr, 'beautiful'.
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- 5. Evil is on every side (lit road).
- iw Dw.t Hr wA.t nb.t
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- 6. We stand up and speak to our good lord.
- iw wHa=n Dd=n n nb=n nfr
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- 7. Every man is in joy when he (lit. they) hear it.
- iw z nb m rSw.t sDm=n st
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- 8. You go down in peace to your city.
- iw hA=k m Htp n niw.t=k
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- 9. How excellent is this your counsel in (lit. upon) my heart, (O)
sovereign, my lord !
- iqr.wy sxr=k pn m ib=i pn itii nb=i
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