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the son of AMEN-RA, of his loins, whom his mother MuT gave birth to in Asher, one flesh* * with him who created
him, the Son of the Sun, THOTHMES (III) the Uniter of Creation, beloved of AMEN-RA, Lord of the thrones of
the Upper and Lower country, giver of life like the Sun for ever.'*
SOUTH SIDE.
Ay7T?7733V3P73, .- " The King RA-MEN-KHEPERU (THOTHMES IV), giver of life, beloved of AMEN-RA,
Lord of the thrones of the two countries."
THOTHMES III adoring AMEN-RA.
" The Son of the Sun, THOTHMES (III), giver of life like the Sun for ever."
THOTHMES III kneeling, offering wine to AMEN-RA seated on a throne.
" The King RA-MEN-KHEPER, Son of the Sun, THOTHMES (III), giver of life like the Sun for ever."
The goddess UAT" gives a good life, AMEN-RA, Lord of the seats of the Upper and Lower country, gives life,
power, and stability.
THOTHMES IV seated on a throne adoring the hawk of HARMACHIS.
" The good god RA-MEN-KHEPERU, giver of life like the Sun."
AMEN-RA, King of the gods, (says) " Thou has received life in thy nostril."
fGvzAY?/ .' " The HAR-EM-AKHU, the living Sun, the strong Bull, crowned in Thebes, Lord of diadems,
augmenting his kingdom like the Sun in heaven, the Hawk of Gold, the Arranger of diadems, very valiant, the
King RA-MEN-KHEPER, approved of the Sun, Son of the Sun, THOTHMES (III), has made his memorial to his
father, AMEN-RA, Lord of the seats of the Upper and Lower countries, has erected an obelisk to him at the gate-
way of the temple before Thebes, setting up at first an obelisk in Thebes to be made a giver of life."
EAST SIDE.
^7W73z<A'<773.* THOTHMES III taken in hand by AMEN-RA.
" The good god, RA-MEN-KHEPER, giver of life like the Sun."
THOTHMES III kneeling and offering wine to AMEN-RA seated on a throne.
" The King RA-MEN-KHEPER, Son of the Sun, THOTHMES, giver of life like the Sun, gives water."
" Amen-Ra, King of the gods, gives life, stability, and power."
THOTHMES III standing, offering a pyramidal cake to the hawk of HAR-EM-AKHU."
" The good god, RA-MEN-KHEPER, giver of life, gives a pyramidal cake of white bread that he may become a
giver of life."
(k73/7T?/ /373^.' The HAR-EM-AKHU, the living Sun, beloved of the Sun, having the tall crown of the Upper
region, the Lord of diadems, celebrating the festivals in Truth, beloved on earth, the Golden Hawk prevailing by
strength, the King of the Upper and Lower country, RA-MEN-KHEPER, beloved of the Sun, giving memorials to
AMEN in Thebes, augmenting his memorials, making them as they were before so that each should be as at first;
never was the like done in former times for AMEN in the house of his fathers, he made it the Son of the Sun,
THOTHMES (HI), Ruler of AN/ giver of life.
/
WEST SIDE.
7^^7733^73 .* THOTHMES III received by AMEN-RA.
" AMEN, TUM."
" The good god, RA-MEN-KHEPER, giver of life like the Sun, immortal."
THOTHMES III kneeling to AMEN-RA seated on a throne.
" The King RA-MEN-KHEPER, Son of the Sun, THOTHMES (HI), like the Sun, immortal, gives wine."
"UAT" gives life, duration, and health."
" AMEN-Ra, Lord of the seats of the Upper and Lower countries, King of the gods, Ruler of AN."
THOTHMES IV offering flowers to the hawk of HAR-EM-AKHU.
" The good god, the Lord of doing things, RA-MEN-KHEPERU, giver of life like the Sun, gives incense that
he may be made giver of life."
(Gw/U-zV /373<7.- " The HAR-EM-AKHU, the living Sun, the strong Bull, crowned by Truth, RA-MEN-KHEPER, who
adores the splendor of AMEN in Thebes, AMEN welcomes him in . . . his heart dilates at the memorials of
his Son, increasing his kingdom as he wishes, he gives stability and cycles to his Lord, making millions of festivals
of thirty years, the Son of the Sun, THOTHMES (III), uniting existence (giver of life).
NORTH SIDE.
/373<?.- " The good god, the Image of diadems, establishing the kingdom like TUM, powerful in force,

*0r "substance." "Buto, goddess of Northern Egypt.
" Harmachis, or the sun in the horizon, a title translated by Hermapion, " Apollo."
* Heliopolis. ^ The goddess Buto.