It so happened that the land of Kemet was in distress, for there was no Lord who was King of the (entire) region. There was King Seqenenre as ruler of the Southern City, but the distress was in the city of the Asiatics of King Apophis, Avaris. He had seized control over the entire country and its tributes, and likewise the North and all the good products of the Northern Land.

Now King Apophis had made Seth the Lord and no longer served any of the gods that were in the entire country, except for Seth. He (even) built him a temple as (mark of) good and eternal servitude, next to the palace of King Apophis and in the morning he would appear to give offerings ///.../// daily to Seth. The courtiers carried in /// exactly as was done in the temple of Re-Harakhte.

Now King Apophis wished to send an insulting letter to King Seqenenre, the prince of the Southern City.

Now then, after several days had passed after this, King Apophis summoned ///.../// of his ///.../// it, sent ///.../// message ///.../// river ///.../// knowledgeable scribes ///.../// the great magistrates ///.../// Sovereign, Our Lord ///.../// pond of hippopotamussi ///.../// for they do not allow that sleep comes to me day or night, with their noise being in the ears of our city ///...///

Now the prince of the Southern City ///... ... /// with him /// and he does not adore (?) any god in the entire country except for Amunrasonther.

Now then, after several days had passed after this, King Apophis sent the message of which he had spoken with his knowledgeable scribes to the prince of the Southern City. When the messenger of King Apophis had reached the prince of the Southern City, he was taken before the prince of the Southern City. Then one said to the messenger of King Apophis: "What has brought you to the Southern City. Why has this traveller reached me?"

And the messenger said to him: "It is King Apophis who sent me to you to say 'You shall put an end to the pond of hippopotami which is in the lake of the city, since they do not allow that sleep comes to me day or night, their noise being in the ears of the (entire) city'".

Now the prince of the Southern City was so amazed with (this) great insult that it so happened he knew not how to reply the messenger of King Apophis. Now the prince of the Southern City said to him: "Let your Lord hear the words ///.../// in the Lake of the Southern City".

Now the messenger ///.../// the words that he has sent to you".

Now the prince of the Southern City made provisions for the messenger of King Apophis of good products, meat, corn, ///...///

"As to anybody, you will say to him what I have done ///(for you?)///".

Now the messenger of King Apophis set about traveling to his Lord. The Prince of the Southern City summoned his great magistrates as well as every front and hindmost officer and he repeated to them the entire message that King Apophis had sent to him. They were all silent with this great insult, for they knew not how to give him an answer that was god in this vile matter.

Now King Apophis sent ///

At this point, the papyrus breaks of. The rest of the story has been lost.

- The Quarrel of Apophis and Seqenenre -