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

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378 MEMORIAL TABLET AT SILSILIS oh. XT-

wrought stones, in order to glorify the city (Thebes), to set up its
doors several cubits in height, to build a festival-hall for his father
Amen-Ra, the king of the gods, and to enclose the house of the god
with a thick wall.

And Hor-em-saf, the priest of Amen-Ra the king of the gods,
the privy councillor of the city of Horemkhu, the architect over the
house of King Shashanq I. at Thebes, had a prosperous journey
back to the city of Patoris (Thebes), to the place where his Majesty
resided ; and his love was great towards his master, the lord of
might, the lord of the land, for he spake thus :—

' All thy words shall be accomplished, O my good lord ! I
will not sleep by night, I will not slumber by day. The building
shall go on uninterruptedly, without rest or pause.'

And he was received graciously by the king, who gave him rich
presents in silver and gold.

The quarries of Silsilis have also furnished this-
architect with the fit opportunity of immortalising his
royal master's memory. On a memorial tablet the
king is seen with his son Auputh in the act of being'
presented by the goddess Mut to the three principal
divinities of Egypt—-Amen of Thebes, Horemkhu-
Tmu of Heliopolis, and Ptah of Memphis. The inscrip-
tion states—

This is the divine benefactor. The sun-god Ra has his form.
He is the image of Horemkhu. Amen has placed him on his throne
to make good what he had begun in taking possession of Egypt for
the second time. This is King Shashanq. He caused a new quarry to
be opened, in order to begin a building, the work of King Shashanq I.
Of such a nature is the service which he has done to his father,
the Theban Amen-Ra. May he grant him the thirty years' jubilee-
feasts of Ra, and the years of the god Tmu ! May the king live
for ever !

To this the king replies :—■

My gracious lord ! Grant that my words may live for hun-
dreds of thousands of years. It is a high privilege to work for
Amen. Grant me, in recompense for what I have done, a lasting
kingdom. I have caused a new quarry to be opened for him for
the beginning of a work. It has been carried out by Auputh—the
high-priest of Amen, the king of the gods, and the commander-in-
chief of the most excellent soldiery, the head of the whole body of


 
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