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354 THE POSSESSED PRINCESS OF BAKHTAN ch. xiy.
Then the king of Bakhtan brought his tribute, and placed at the
head of it his eldest daughter, to honour Pharaoh and to beg for his
friendship. And the woman (6) was much more beautiful to please
Pharaoh than all other things. Then was the king's name written
upon her, as the king's wife, Neferu-Ra. When the Pharaoh had
come to Egypt, everything was done for her which a queen required
to use.
It happened in the year 15, in the month Payni, on the 22nd
day. Then Pharaoh was in Thebes, the strong, the queen of cities,
in order to thank (7) his father Amen-Ra, the lord of Thebes, at his
beautiful feast of Apet of the south, the seat of his desire from the
beginning. They came to announce to Pharaoh : A messenger of
the king of Bakhtan has arrived with rich gifts for the queen.
Then was he brought (8) before Pharaoh, together with his gifts.
He spoke in honour of Pharaoh : ' Greeting to thee, thou sun of the
nations, let us live before thee !' Thus he spake, while he fell down
before Pharaoh, and repeated the message to Pharaoh : ' I am come
to thee, the great lord, on account of Bint-resh, the youngest sister
of the queen Neferu-Ra. (9) She is suffering in her body. May thy
Majesty send a learned expert to see her.' Then spake Pharaoh :
' Let them bring to me the learned men from the places of the holy
sciences, and the knowers of the most intimate secrets.' (10) They
brought them to him forthwith. Then spake Pharaoh after a time :
' Ye have been assembled here to hear these words. Now, then,
bring to me a man of a clever mind, and a finger skilful in writing,
out of your company.' When the royal scribe, (11) Tehuti-em-heb,
had come before Pharaoh, Pharaoh bade him, that he should start
for Bakhtan with the envoy, who was present. When the expert
had reached the city of the land of Bakhtan, in which Bint-resh
dwelt after the manner of one possessed with a spirit, then he found
himself (12) unable to contend with him (the spirit).
And the king again sent to Pharaoh, speaking thus : ' Great
lord and ruler ! May thy Majesty order that the god may be sent
[Khonsu, the administrator, of Thebes, to the youngest sister of the
■queen.' (13) And the messenger remained with] Pharaoh till the
26th year. In the month Pakhons (of that year), at the time of the
feast of Amen, Pharaoh abode in Thebes, and Pharaoh stood again
before the god Khonsu of Thebes, the kind and friendly, while he
spake thus : ' 0 thou good lord ! I present myself again before
thee on account of the daughter of the king of Bakhtan.' (14)
Then went from thence the god Khonsu of Thebes, the kind and
friendly ; Khonsu, the administrator, the great god, the driver
away of evil. Then spake Pharaoh in presence of Khonsu of
Thebes, the kind and friendly, ' Thou good lord, shouldest thou not
Then the king of Bakhtan brought his tribute, and placed at the
head of it his eldest daughter, to honour Pharaoh and to beg for his
friendship. And the woman (6) was much more beautiful to please
Pharaoh than all other things. Then was the king's name written
upon her, as the king's wife, Neferu-Ra. When the Pharaoh had
come to Egypt, everything was done for her which a queen required
to use.
It happened in the year 15, in the month Payni, on the 22nd
day. Then Pharaoh was in Thebes, the strong, the queen of cities,
in order to thank (7) his father Amen-Ra, the lord of Thebes, at his
beautiful feast of Apet of the south, the seat of his desire from the
beginning. They came to announce to Pharaoh : A messenger of
the king of Bakhtan has arrived with rich gifts for the queen.
Then was he brought (8) before Pharaoh, together with his gifts.
He spoke in honour of Pharaoh : ' Greeting to thee, thou sun of the
nations, let us live before thee !' Thus he spake, while he fell down
before Pharaoh, and repeated the message to Pharaoh : ' I am come
to thee, the great lord, on account of Bint-resh, the youngest sister
of the queen Neferu-Ra. (9) She is suffering in her body. May thy
Majesty send a learned expert to see her.' Then spake Pharaoh :
' Let them bring to me the learned men from the places of the holy
sciences, and the knowers of the most intimate secrets.' (10) They
brought them to him forthwith. Then spake Pharaoh after a time :
' Ye have been assembled here to hear these words. Now, then,
bring to me a man of a clever mind, and a finger skilful in writing,
out of your company.' When the royal scribe, (11) Tehuti-em-heb,
had come before Pharaoh, Pharaoh bade him, that he should start
for Bakhtan with the envoy, who was present. When the expert
had reached the city of the land of Bakhtan, in which Bint-resh
dwelt after the manner of one possessed with a spirit, then he found
himself (12) unable to contend with him (the spirit).
And the king again sent to Pharaoh, speaking thus : ' Great
lord and ruler ! May thy Majesty order that the god may be sent
[Khonsu, the administrator, of Thebes, to the youngest sister of the
■queen.' (13) And the messenger remained with] Pharaoh till the
26th year. In the month Pakhons (of that year), at the time of the
feast of Amen, Pharaoh abode in Thebes, and Pharaoh stood again
before the god Khonsu of Thebes, the kind and friendly, while he
spake thus : ' 0 thou good lord ! I present myself again before
thee on account of the daughter of the king of Bakhtan.' (14)
Then went from thence the god Khonsu of Thebes, the kind and
friendly ; Khonsu, the administrator, the great god, the driver
away of evil. Then spake Pharaoh in presence of Khonsu of
Thebes, the kind and friendly, ' Thou good lord, shouldest thou not