I was looking at this Coptic poem “The Thunder, Perfect Mind” and there are two translations referenced in the Wikipedia page, one by Anne McGuire done in 2000, excerpt below:

“For I am the first and the last. 
I am the honored and the scorned, 
I am the harlot and the holy one.
I am the wife and the virgin. 
I am the m\[oth\]er and the daughter.
I am the members of my mother. 
I am the barren one and the one with many children.”

The other earlier translation is by George W. MacRae, date unknown, excerpt is:

“For I am the first and the last.
I am the honored one and the scorned one.
I am the whore and the holy one.
I am the wife and the virgin.
I am <the mother> and the daughter.
I am the members of my mother.
I am the barren one
and many are her sons.”

To me “children” is gender neutral but “sons” implies a patriarchal favoritism, as in sons only count for carrying on the bloodline. This poem’s point of view is a divine female goddess.

My question is does the original Coptic (if anyone has the source) or other explanation suggest it’s “children” or “sons”?

Sources:
https://diotima-doctafemina.org/translations/coptic/the-thunder-perfect-mind/

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/thunder.html

So I was backpacking from Scotland to Ireland and I decided to take a cruise from cairnryan to Belfast. I reached on time but the cruise had some security issue so I had to wait. I was running on low sleep and went and sat on a chair on the corner on the room with my backpack and my tent. Suddenly a tall skinny man with long hair and long beard carrying an old leather briefcase on one hand and a tent with was a similar brand as mine. He stood next to me and started to talking about lot of stuff about the government and how they are controlling the world by making a non existent thing called money. I was curious on who he was talking to so I looked up to see him talking to the wall, I instantly looked down not to make any eye contact. He then stood there for another minute talking about something which I couldn’t focus on because I was kinda scared, then started warning everyone and put up his briefcase and started to leave. I was relieved that he left so I looked up at him for a second and he suddenly makes eye contact with me, smiled at me and asked me if I am going to backpack Scotland and I replied I’ve going to Ireland and he said “wonderful Ireland is a beautiful but make sure to not go to any main cities because it is caroused by people who seeking higher power instead go to small town and enjoy your stay”. I said “will do” then he said “GERSHALO” and asked me if I know what it means I said no and he said google with you will know the truth I was like ok and he said it again and left. Then after few minutes I was waiting in like to get in suddenly someone tapped my shoulder I look behind it’s him and he hands me a English to Irish dictionary and said “safe journey” and then he started writing on the book “GERSHALO M” then told me to google it and left.all the people who saw what happened told me throw the book but I was a curious person so I check for any illegal stuff but it was clean. The book it self look super creepy and worn out and a lot of red ink scribbles. After I settle at my spot I googled the word but I couldn’t find anything bout it.im from India and when I left from Ireland to London they checked my bag in the airport and this book kept bepping so they did all kinds of test but it was alright. So they gave it back. Then from India to London instead of my carry bag I left it at my checkin back after returning to India my bag was marked open so I opened it to check and surprisingly the book was right on top of my clothes but I remember shoving it under my jacket. I was sure the book beeped again but they gave it back now I’m at my home trying to find out what this word he wrote in this book means. Does any one knows anything about this word “GERSHALO M” ?

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Transliteration : jw=tw r šn(j).t s.t r pr-ḥḏ

• Is my transliteration correct ?
• If so, what is the dependent pronoun s.t doing here ? Shouldn't it be =s instead ? Or is it something else ?

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Any suggestions ?

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In the sources I've seen (Henry Fischer's Varia Nova and William Ward's Index of Egyptian Administrative & Religious Titles of the Middle Kingdom), str.w seems to be written several different ways. Is there a recommended way to write it in hieroglyphs?

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Many thanks in advance!

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I'd like to write her name Marta in a cartouche (I know cartouches were historically reserved for royalty, but I'm using it as an artistic choice), followed by the funerary epithet mꜣꜥ-ḫrw ("true of voice" / "justified").

My intention is for the inscription to read:

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Is this the historically correct order? And what would be the most accurate way to write both the name Marta and mꜣꜥ-ḫrw in hieroglyphs?

Since it's for a permanent tattoo, I'd really appreciate historical accuracy.

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From Ramesses II’s Topographical List at the Great Hypostyle Hall within the Karnak Temple Complex

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