Brugsch, Heinrich: Egypt under the pharaohs: a history derived entirely from the monuments (London, 1891)

byn. xxi. AN INSCRIPTION AT ABYDOS 371

of the Osirian general of the Ma, the great generalissimo, E~a-ro-
math, brought up the river to Abydos. There were in attendance
0D it a large body of soldiers in many ships, no man knows their
number, together with the ambassadors of the general of the Ma.
And it was set clown in the splendid royal chamber of the holy of
holies of the right eye of the sun, to carry the offerings on the altar-
table of Nifur. According to the directions of the holy anointing,
the dedication was accomplished.

The incense was burnt in the room of the star-chamber for three
days. This was set up for the temple-ordinances in the form of a
wntten record, according to the contents of the ordinances for the
teasts of the gods. A memorial tablet was erected in the language
°i the land of Bab[el], containing the command [of the great lord]
ln his name. And it (the memorial tablet) was laid up in the holy
°t holies of the gods for ever and ever.

[This is the catalogue] of that which was appointed for the altar
°t the Osirian general, Na-ro-math, the son of Mehet-en-usekh, who
is buried at Abydos. There were allotted (to it) the people who
had been [bought ?] out of [the countries ?] of the general of the Ma,
namely: Airomapatut, of the people of the Phoenicians, and obedient
at call: Khu-Amen .... and. . . . a Phoenician (called) Bek-Ptah.
(Ihe price of) their purchase makes in silver money 15 lbs. His
-Majesty had given for them in silver money 20 lbs., making together
■J5 lbs. This is the number of that which they cost. The 50 arura?
°i land, which are situated in the region of the heights to the south
01 Abydos, which is called 'permanent duration of the kingdom
\Seh-suteni),' cost 5 lbs. of silver money. The (fields) which are
situated by the side (?) of the canal which is at Abydos, an estate of
™ arurse, for these there was paid 5 lbs. in silver money. This makes
together an estate [of 100 arurse] in these two places in the region of
the heights to the south of Abydos, and in the region of the heights
0 the north of Abydos. For this estate of 100 arurre there was also
Paid 10 lbs. in silver.

[Catalogue of the servants for the estate]: His servant Pa-uer, his
servant. . . . , his servant Ari-bek, his servant Bu-pa-Amen-kha, his
servant Nai-shennu, his servant Pesh-en-Hor. Making a total of
. servants, for whom there was paid, for each 3 lbs. and 1 ounce of
silver money, making in all 1[8] pounds 6 ounces of silver money.
LHisboy(?). . . . and his boy (?)] . . . . son of Hor-se-Ise, for these
was paid 4| ounces of silver money.

_ The garden, which is situated in the district of the northern
heights of Abydos, cost 2 lbs. of silver money ; the gardener, Hor-
des, the son of Pen-mer, a:-f-§ ounces of silver money, the water-
carrier . . . . , the son of . . . . for 6| ounces of silver money.