DAWN KRYSTAL WILLIAMS

COMPOSER AND MEZZO-CONTRALTO
ASET
ASET
Speaker and Prepared Piano
Speaker and Prepared Piano
TEXT
Ancient Egyptian
TEXT
Ancient Egyptian
TRANSLATION
English
TRANSLATION
English
Aset wert mut-netsher nebt Au-req
Isis the great, mother of God, lady of Philae,
Hemt-netsher duat-netsher jert-netsher
Wife of God, adorer of God, hand of God,
Mut-netsher hemt-nesu wert
Mother of God, great royal spouse,
Sekret nebt chekru ahet
Adornment and lady of the ornaments of the Temple,
Nebt abu akhekhet
Lady whom the green fields desire,
Amtyy meha ahet ma neferuas
Nurturer whose beauty fills the Temple,
Adet ahet henut reshut
Fragrance of the Temple, mistress of delight,
Atshyyt gest ma set-netshryyt
Who performs her processional in the Divine Place,
Agept urkh akht ma skhedas
Rain cloud that makes fields green by her descent,
Sheryet benert merut henut net shemau mehu
Maiden, sweet with love, lady of Upper and Lower Egypt,
Aret medu ma-chenu Pesjet
Who rules among the divine Ennead,
Seshematu her set-ras
On whose command one governs,
Aryyt-pat wert-hesut nebt aamet
Princess, greatly praised, lady of charm,
Khenmest khentas teftef ma antyyu waj
Whose hair and face are trickled with fresh myrrh.
– Transcription and translation by Dawn K. Williams