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BBNI HASAN.
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Exterior
Inscription
(cont.)
Below these four vertical lines is incised a figure of Amenemhat (facing m—* ), seated on a chair and
holding in his right hand the ^ staff of command.
On the right-hand door-post are four vertical lines reading :—
1. Dl hip stn 'Inp dp dw-f\m wt
May the King give an offering and Anubis Upon his hill Within the city of embalmment,
nb T;dsr krst nfrt m st Imntt m Is-f n lj.r-ntr n hi n
Lord of the sacred land, a good burial in the western hill in his tomb of Chemeter to the ha of
Imih, 'Imn-m-h't
the worthy one, Amenemhat.
2. In the first half of the line are given the usual titles, then follows :—■
Ims (?) lb n r(m)t nb s-wcli snd \r Iw n bw nb
pleasing the heart of all people, making to prosper the timid man, making a coming to every person
sb lid b,nt
forwarding (travellers) up or down the river.
8. B-p< hl nvr hnto ntr rl} sfnn
The erpa-prince, fca-prince, superintendent of the priests, recognizing the means of
accomplishing things, (?)
ho sp-f iw m tst (?) bin In ton hnt m l$t-f
arriving at his appointed time, free of planning evil, nor was there greediness in his body,
dd-fm mdt m?t
he spake in words of truth.
4. R-p' h' m>« wr hb st lb stn
The erpa-Tpr'mce, /w-prince, unique as a mighty hunter, the place of the heart of the King,
Ip st dfiw Tin ntr n Sto Tfnt rl} stn m»" m km'
apportioning the places of feeding, priest of Shu and Tefnut, the true royal acquaintance in the South.
Below these four vertical lines is incised a figure of Amenemhat (facing <—«« ), seated on a chair and
holding in his left hand the ^ staff of command, corresponding to the figure on the left door-post.
Biographi-
cal Inscrip-
tion.
Biographical Inscription (see Key plan D, E, and PI. viii.). This inscription, incised on the jambs
of the doorway to the main chamber, consists of five horizontal and sixteen vertical lines, the five horizontal
and first eight vertical lines being on the south or right-hand jamb, the remaining lines being on the
left-hand jamb. The surfaces of the two jambs are carefully worked and, like the door-posts and lintels,
were originally coloured pink and then splashed with black and green in order to resemble rose granite;
the hieroglyphs, which are well cut, were painted green. The inscription was first copied by Champollion
23
Exterior
Inscription
(cont.)
Below these four vertical lines is incised a figure of Amenemhat (facing m—* ), seated on a chair and
holding in his right hand the ^ staff of command.
On the right-hand door-post are four vertical lines reading :—
1. Dl hip stn 'Inp dp dw-f\m wt
May the King give an offering and Anubis Upon his hill Within the city of embalmment,
nb T;dsr krst nfrt m st Imntt m Is-f n lj.r-ntr n hi n
Lord of the sacred land, a good burial in the western hill in his tomb of Chemeter to the ha of
Imih, 'Imn-m-h't
the worthy one, Amenemhat.
2. In the first half of the line are given the usual titles, then follows :—■
Ims (?) lb n r(m)t nb s-wcli snd \r Iw n bw nb
pleasing the heart of all people, making to prosper the timid man, making a coming to every person
sb lid b,nt
forwarding (travellers) up or down the river.
8. B-p< hl nvr hnto ntr rl} sfnn
The erpa-prince, fca-prince, superintendent of the priests, recognizing the means of
accomplishing things, (?)
ho sp-f iw m tst (?) bin In ton hnt m l$t-f
arriving at his appointed time, free of planning evil, nor was there greediness in his body,
dd-fm mdt m?t
he spake in words of truth.
4. R-p' h' m>« wr hb st lb stn
The erpa-Tpr'mce, /w-prince, unique as a mighty hunter, the place of the heart of the King,
Ip st dfiw Tin ntr n Sto Tfnt rl} stn m»" m km'
apportioning the places of feeding, priest of Shu and Tefnut, the true royal acquaintance in the South.
Below these four vertical lines is incised a figure of Amenemhat (facing <—«« ), seated on a chair and
holding in his left hand the ^ staff of command, corresponding to the figure on the left door-post.
Biographi-
cal Inscrip-
tion.
Biographical Inscription (see Key plan D, E, and PI. viii.). This inscription, incised on the jambs
of the doorway to the main chamber, consists of five horizontal and sixteen vertical lines, the five horizontal
and first eight vertical lines being on the south or right-hand jamb, the remaining lines being on the
left-hand jamb. The surfaces of the two jambs are carefully worked and, like the door-posts and lintels,
were originally coloured pink and then splashed with black and green in order to resemble rose granite;
the hieroglyphs, which are well cut, were painted green. The inscription was first copied by Champollion