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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.12132#0268
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inscription of uni
I attacked the coasts of this country to the north of the
country of the Hirushâu; then this army being on the
march, I went and overthrew them ail, and I slew ail the
rebels among them.
» When I was at the great House with the right of carry-
ing the wand and the sandals, the Pharaoh Mirinirî made
me governor-general of the South, southward starting from
Elephantinê (and) northward as far as the Letopolitan
nome, because my wisdom pleased His Majesty, because my
zeal pleased His Majesty, because the heart of His Majesty
was satisfîed with me : when then I was invested with the
right of carrying the wand and the sandals, His Majesty
favoured me therefore (giving me part of) the cattle intended
for the palace ; when I was in my place I was above ail his
peers, and ail his mameluks and ail his servants, and this
dignity had never been conferred on any servant whatever
before. I fi lied to the satisfaction of the king my part of
superintendent of the South, so as to be allowed to stand at
his side second (in rank) to him, accomplishing ail the duties
of an engineer, judging ail causes that there were to judge
for the royal administration in this south of Egypt, as
second judge, at every hour appointed for judgment for the
royal administration in this south of Egypt as second judge;
regulating as governor ail there was to clo in this south of
Egypt, and never had anything like (this) taken place in
this south of Egypt before; and I did ail this to the satis-
faction of His Majesty accorclingly. His Majesty sent me
to Abhaït 1, to bring back the sarcophagus (called) the Coller
cation is correct, we can conclude that Tebui, associated as it is with
Amit and the north-east of Egypt, was a canton situated beyond Lake
Menzaleh ; the expédition of Uni would have been niade on the lake,
not on the sea. Possibly there may also be a référence to the arm of
the sea which extended to the Bitter Lakes.
1. A locality ia the vicinty of Assnân, where there were quarries of
gray granité.
inscription of uni
I attacked the coasts of this country to the north of the
country of the Hirushâu; then this army being on the
march, I went and overthrew them ail, and I slew ail the
rebels among them.
» When I was at the great House with the right of carry-
ing the wand and the sandals, the Pharaoh Mirinirî made
me governor-general of the South, southward starting from
Elephantinê (and) northward as far as the Letopolitan
nome, because my wisdom pleased His Majesty, because my
zeal pleased His Majesty, because the heart of His Majesty
was satisfîed with me : when then I was invested with the
right of carrying the wand and the sandals, His Majesty
favoured me therefore (giving me part of) the cattle intended
for the palace ; when I was in my place I was above ail his
peers, and ail his mameluks and ail his servants, and this
dignity had never been conferred on any servant whatever
before. I fi lied to the satisfaction of the king my part of
superintendent of the South, so as to be allowed to stand at
his side second (in rank) to him, accomplishing ail the duties
of an engineer, judging ail causes that there were to judge
for the royal administration in this south of Egypt, as
second judge, at every hour appointed for judgment for the
royal administration in this south of Egypt as second judge;
regulating as governor ail there was to clo in this south of
Egypt, and never had anything like (this) taken place in
this south of Egypt before; and I did ail this to the satis-
faction of His Majesty accorclingly. His Majesty sent me
to Abhaït 1, to bring back the sarcophagus (called) the Coller
cation is correct, we can conclude that Tebui, associated as it is with
Amit and the north-east of Egypt, was a canton situated beyond Lake
Menzaleh ; the expédition of Uni would have been niade on the lake,
not on the sea. Possibly there may also be a référence to the arm of
the sea which extended to the Bitter Lakes.
1. A locality ia the vicinty of Assnân, where there were quarries of
gray granité.