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bxn. xxi. INSCRIPTION AT THEBES 367
soul. The families of Thebes received him with songs of joy.
Messengers had been sent before him. The Majesty of this noble
god, the lord of the gods, Amen-Ra, the lord of Thebes, was
brought out in procession. He (8) rewarded (?) him very much.
He placed him in the seat of his father as chief priest of Amen-Ra,
the king of the gods, and as general in chief of the army of Upper
and Lower Egypt. He dedicated to him numerous and splendid
"wonderful works, such as had never been seen before.
Now [had reached its end] (9) the month Mesori. On the 4th
intercalary day, the day of the birthday feast of Isis, at the same
time as the feast of Amen on the new year, the Majesty of this
glorious god, the lord of the gods, Amen-Ra, the king of the gods,
was brought out in procession. He came to the great hall of the
temple of Amen, and rested before the pylon of Amen. And (10)
the general in chief of the army, Men-kheper-Ra, went in to Amen-
Ra, the king of the gods. He worshipped him much with many
prayers, and set before him an offering of all sorts of good things.
-Ihen the high-priest of Amen-Ra, Men-kheper-Ra, added the words :
O thou, my good lord ! There is a talk and it is repeated [by the
People.]' (11) Then the god gave full assent to him. Then he
again went to the god, and spake thus : ' O thou, my good lord !
-Ihis talk of the people is a complaint, on account of thy anger
against those who are in the Oasis, in the land which thou hast
appointed for them.' Then the god gave full assent (12) to him.
Therefore this chief captain lifted up his hands praying, in order to
worship his lord. As the moon changes with the sun, thus he spake :
' Hail to thee ! thou creator of all [being, thou bringer forth] of all
being which exists, father of the gods, creator of the goddesses, as
they remain in the cities and in the villages, begetter (13) of men,
bearer of women, who dispenses life to all men, for he is a skilful
master of work.....the life .... of the great god Ptah,
(the fashioner).....[who creates provisions] in abundance, who
brings forth sustenance for gods and men, sunshine by day, moon-
light by night, who traverses the heaven in peace, (14) without
rest, as the greatest among the spirits, powerful as the goddess
kekhet, resembling the sun .... [be again friendly disposed to
tne banished ones, against whom thy command went out]. Do
thou recall it, to heal what is diseased.; look [graciously upon] this
People, who do not stand before thy countenance, for there are
(1°) a hundred thousand of them. Is any one able to appease
. thee, if thou at all turnest thyself away ? [Hail to thee] thou
shining beam ! [Listen to] my words on this very day. Mayest
thou [feel a pity for] the servants, whom thou hast banished
(16) to the Oasis, that they may be brought back to Egypt.' Then
soul. The families of Thebes received him with songs of joy.
Messengers had been sent before him. The Majesty of this noble
god, the lord of the gods, Amen-Ra, the lord of Thebes, was
brought out in procession. He (8) rewarded (?) him very much.
He placed him in the seat of his father as chief priest of Amen-Ra,
the king of the gods, and as general in chief of the army of Upper
and Lower Egypt. He dedicated to him numerous and splendid
"wonderful works, such as had never been seen before.
Now [had reached its end] (9) the month Mesori. On the 4th
intercalary day, the day of the birthday feast of Isis, at the same
time as the feast of Amen on the new year, the Majesty of this
glorious god, the lord of the gods, Amen-Ra, the king of the gods,
was brought out in procession. He came to the great hall of the
temple of Amen, and rested before the pylon of Amen. And (10)
the general in chief of the army, Men-kheper-Ra, went in to Amen-
Ra, the king of the gods. He worshipped him much with many
prayers, and set before him an offering of all sorts of good things.
-Ihen the high-priest of Amen-Ra, Men-kheper-Ra, added the words :
O thou, my good lord ! There is a talk and it is repeated [by the
People.]' (11) Then the god gave full assent to him. Then he
again went to the god, and spake thus : ' O thou, my good lord !
-Ihis talk of the people is a complaint, on account of thy anger
against those who are in the Oasis, in the land which thou hast
appointed for them.' Then the god gave full assent (12) to him.
Therefore this chief captain lifted up his hands praying, in order to
worship his lord. As the moon changes with the sun, thus he spake :
' Hail to thee ! thou creator of all [being, thou bringer forth] of all
being which exists, father of the gods, creator of the goddesses, as
they remain in the cities and in the villages, begetter (13) of men,
bearer of women, who dispenses life to all men, for he is a skilful
master of work.....the life .... of the great god Ptah,
(the fashioner).....[who creates provisions] in abundance, who
brings forth sustenance for gods and men, sunshine by day, moon-
light by night, who traverses the heaven in peace, (14) without
rest, as the greatest among the spirits, powerful as the goddess
kekhet, resembling the sun .... [be again friendly disposed to
tne banished ones, against whom thy command went out]. Do
thou recall it, to heal what is diseased.; look [graciously upon] this
People, who do not stand before thy countenance, for there are
(1°) a hundred thousand of them. Is any one able to appease
. thee, if thou at all turnest thyself away ? [Hail to thee] thou
shining beam ! [Listen to] my words on this very day. Mayest
thou [feel a pity for] the servants, whom thou hast banished
(16) to the Oasis, that they may be brought back to Egypt.' Then