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352 SYSTEMATIC TOMB BURGLARIES oh. xir-
of Amen, who dwells in the temple of Amen. I inserted the whole-
gate of [acacia wood]. The bolts in it are of bronze ; the engraved
pictures are of the finest gold and [silver]. I built a great forecourt
of stone, which opens on the southern temple-lake, [to serve for] the-
purification of the temple of Amen. I chased [the whole with . . . .]
of Seb. I set up its great blocks of carved stone in the connecting hall-
The valves of the doors are of acacia wood. I [caused to be erected
one ?] of great carved blocks of stone. The outlines of the carved
work were drawn in red chalk. . . . The whole was inscribed with
the full name of Pharaoh.—Also a new treasury was built on the
ground within the great hall which bears the name : . . . . The
columns are of stone, the doors of acacia wood, painted with.....
[Also I built a chamber for] the king. It lies behind the store-
chamber for the necessaries of the temple of Amen. [It is con-
structed] of stone, the doors and door-valves are of acacia wood . . . .
[I made and set up statues in] the great splendid forecourt for each-
chief priest of Amen-Ra [the king of the gods. I laid out gardens
behind] Asheru. They were planted with trees.
Towards the end, the architect declares that he had
done all this, ' to glorify my lord Amen-Ba, the king of
the gods, whose greatness, doctrine, and [power?]
I acknowledge.' To this is appended the usual prayer
for life, welfare, health, and a long enjoyment of exist-
ence for the king and—for himself.
Emphatically as Amenhotep speaks of ' his lord the-
Pharaoh,' the power of the latter was already broken.
For with Amenhotep the chief priests began to play that
double part which at last raised them to the royal-
throne.
To the time of this king belong the burglaries in the
tombs of the earlier kings, about which a whole series-
of judicial papyri affords information. There existed in
Thebes a regularly constituted thieves' society, for the
secret robbing of the royal tombs, in which even
sacerdotal persons took a part. It required extensive
enquiries to follow the track of the offenders, and among
the persons entrusted by the king with the conduct of
this official enquiry are some whose acquaintance we have
of Amen, who dwells in the temple of Amen. I inserted the whole-
gate of [acacia wood]. The bolts in it are of bronze ; the engraved
pictures are of the finest gold and [silver]. I built a great forecourt
of stone, which opens on the southern temple-lake, [to serve for] the-
purification of the temple of Amen. I chased [the whole with . . . .]
of Seb. I set up its great blocks of carved stone in the connecting hall-
The valves of the doors are of acacia wood. I [caused to be erected
one ?] of great carved blocks of stone. The outlines of the carved
work were drawn in red chalk. . . . The whole was inscribed with
the full name of Pharaoh.—Also a new treasury was built on the
ground within the great hall which bears the name : . . . . The
columns are of stone, the doors of acacia wood, painted with.....
[Also I built a chamber for] the king. It lies behind the store-
chamber for the necessaries of the temple of Amen. [It is con-
structed] of stone, the doors and door-valves are of acacia wood . . . .
[I made and set up statues in] the great splendid forecourt for each-
chief priest of Amen-Ra [the king of the gods. I laid out gardens
behind] Asheru. They were planted with trees.
Towards the end, the architect declares that he had
done all this, ' to glorify my lord Amen-Ba, the king of
the gods, whose greatness, doctrine, and [power?]
I acknowledge.' To this is appended the usual prayer
for life, welfare, health, and a long enjoyment of exist-
ence for the king and—for himself.
Emphatically as Amenhotep speaks of ' his lord the-
Pharaoh,' the power of the latter was already broken.
For with Amenhotep the chief priests began to play that
double part which at last raised them to the royal-
throne.
To the time of this king belong the burglaries in the
tombs of the earlier kings, about which a whole series-
of judicial papyri affords information. There existed in
Thebes a regularly constituted thieves' society, for the
secret robbing of the royal tombs, in which even
sacerdotal persons took a part. It required extensive
enquiries to follow the track of the offenders, and among
the persons entrusted by the king with the conduct of
this official enquiry are some whose acquaintance we have