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world, the king, the lord of the two worlds, the sun, the lord of
truth, the son of the sun, loving him, Amenophth, ruler of the land
of power (of Egypt), living for ever. The commands of his sanctity
were to open the abodes of stone (the quarries ?), in order to procure good
and white stone for the repairs of the temples for a period of years;
before his majesty destroyed the existing abodes (of the gods of the
quarry) by lengthening the paths, the appointed adorations were made
on the rock, in the presence of his majesty (?).....that he t?iay be
made the giver of all life, of stability, of power, and of all strength,
like the sun, for ever." This inscription, which belongs to the reign
of Amenopli III. (or Mcmnon), has probably commenced with a date,
which, however, does not appear, nor, indeed, any place, where it could
have been inserted. All that remains is, "year......month of the
sanctity (or of the purity)." The intermediate parts between " years,"
and "fixed,"5 are so imperfect, that they cannot be made out; but as
the other tablets commemorate excavations, which were carried on under
the arm (the authority) of a great officer, it may be presumed, that this
was of the same nature.
No. 4. — In the upper compartment, Amenoph III. of the eighteenth
dynasty, (Memnon), is represented in the act of offering incense in an
amshoir, and of pouring out libations from a triple vase, before two
altars, to a train of deities; but they are almost erased, excepting part
of the last, which is a female with a lion's head. As the monarch's
titles are enumerated below, it is unnecessary to advert to them. An
inscription before the king states "he offers gifts and incense." In
the second division he appears in the pschent, and holds in each
hand a vessel full of fresh milk, the vapour of which appears to as-
cend. He is styled —" the gracious god, the smi, the lord of force,
Amenoph, the ruler of Egypt, the giver of life, like the sun for ever;
surrounded (?) with all life and power, like the sun." Two altars are
also before the king, and the following specification of his offering:—
" he gives milk." The first deity seems to be Moui (?), " the lord of the
east." The next is uncertain, as both the name, and the head in the form
of that of an animal, are partially erased; but from an undulating line,
signifying "n" in Anoup, apparently indicates Anubis. The third is
Oerihek, " the great avenger," a type of Pasht, and of the Egyptian
Nemesis, " mistress of the heaven, and regent of the gods." The last is
Athor, " mistress of the fields of the sun." The five horizontal lines of
hieroglyphics below the figures, contain an account of work carried on in
the quarries, in the second year of the reign of Amenophis III. It runs
thus :—"In the second year of the sanctity of the mighty Horns, ruling
in truth ; the lord of the upper and lower worlds, the cstablishcr of the
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5 See Page 90.
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world, the king, the lord of the two worlds, the sun, the lord of
truth, the son of the sun, loving him, Amenophth, ruler of the land
of power (of Egypt), living for ever. The commands of his sanctity
were to open the abodes of stone (the quarries ?), in order to procure good
and white stone for the repairs of the temples for a period of years;
before his majesty destroyed the existing abodes (of the gods of the
quarry) by lengthening the paths, the appointed adorations were made
on the rock, in the presence of his majesty (?).....that he t?iay be
made the giver of all life, of stability, of power, and of all strength,
like the sun, for ever." This inscription, which belongs to the reign
of Amenopli III. (or Mcmnon), has probably commenced with a date,
which, however, does not appear, nor, indeed, any place, where it could
have been inserted. All that remains is, "year......month of the
sanctity (or of the purity)." The intermediate parts between " years,"
and "fixed,"5 are so imperfect, that they cannot be made out; but as
the other tablets commemorate excavations, which were carried on under
the arm (the authority) of a great officer, it may be presumed, that this
was of the same nature.
No. 4. — In the upper compartment, Amenoph III. of the eighteenth
dynasty, (Memnon), is represented in the act of offering incense in an
amshoir, and of pouring out libations from a triple vase, before two
altars, to a train of deities; but they are almost erased, excepting part
of the last, which is a female with a lion's head. As the monarch's
titles are enumerated below, it is unnecessary to advert to them. An
inscription before the king states "he offers gifts and incense." In
the second division he appears in the pschent, and holds in each
hand a vessel full of fresh milk, the vapour of which appears to as-
cend. He is styled —" the gracious god, the smi, the lord of force,
Amenoph, the ruler of Egypt, the giver of life, like the sun for ever;
surrounded (?) with all life and power, like the sun." Two altars are
also before the king, and the following specification of his offering:—
" he gives milk." The first deity seems to be Moui (?), " the lord of the
east." The next is uncertain, as both the name, and the head in the form
of that of an animal, are partially erased; but from an undulating line,
signifying "n" in Anoup, apparently indicates Anubis. The third is
Oerihek, " the great avenger," a type of Pasht, and of the Egyptian
Nemesis, " mistress of the heaven, and regent of the gods." The last is
Athor, " mistress of the fields of the sun." The five horizontal lines of
hieroglyphics below the figures, contain an account of work carried on in
the quarries, in the second year of the reign of Amenophis III. It runs
thus :—"In the second year of the sanctity of the mighty Horns, ruling
in truth ; the lord of the upper and lower worlds, the cstablishcr of the
VOL. in.
5 See Page 90.