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BENI HASAN.
25
Biographi-
cal Inscrip-
tion (cont.)
Amenemhat's First Expedition, to Ethiopia (Lines 6-11).
ims-i nh-l }}fl }}nl-
I followed my lord when he sailed up the river
7. / r s-l}H hjt-f m stiw ifd (?) Jj,nt-nl m Si hK
to overthrow his enemies in the four (?) foreign lands. I sailed up as the son of a Aa-prince,
slhw hill mr m£( wr n
royal sahu, chief captain of the host of the
8. Mihd m idn1 s llf liww (sic)
Oryx nome, as a man replaces an aged father,
mrwt-f m sty-si sn-i Kis"
(and) his love in the palace. I passed through Ethiopia
fyft hstt (sic) m pr stn
le favours i
the King-
according to the favours in the house of
9.
m lintyt
hi-nl drw U
bi-ni Inw nh-l
in sailing southward, I removed the boundary of the earth,2 I brought the tribute of my lord,
hst-l ph-s pt th*-
my praise it reached (up) to heaven. Arose
10. n hn-f wdim hip s-l}r-nf Jjft-f m Kis l}st
his majesty (and) proceeded in peace. He overthrew his enemies in the vile land of Ethiopia.
i-nl hr sms-f m spd hr in
I returned following (his majesty) as (a man) sharp (?) of countenance. Not
11. bpr nhw m ms'-i
was there loss among my soldiers.
Amenemhat's Second Expedition (Lines 11-14).
Hnt-kl r hit bite n nhw n hn n stn hiti
I sailed up the river to bring treasures of gold to the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt
(Hpr-ki-Ra^\ lnl} dt r nhh
Usertsen I. living eternally for ever.
12. l}nt-n\ hn< r-p1 h' si stn wr n l}t-f
I sailed up with the erpa-^xmce, the 7ia-prince, the eldest son of the King, of his body,
'Imny 3 cnb wdi snh }}nt-ni m hsh cccc m stpio nh n
Ameni, life, wealth, health to him ! I sailed up in number 400 men consisting of every chosen man of
1 The word has the determinative of (~\ {^-e- "TV) <^w* instead of ^ , but Idn is probably the true reading.
2 I.e. went beyond the limits of the land hitherto known to the Egyptians, or else obliterated the boundary of
Egypt by annexing other lands.
3 Since associated in the kingdom as Amenemhat II., about a year before this inscription was written. (See
Proc. S.B.A., vol. xiv., p. 39-40. The identification is almost certain.)
25
Biographi-
cal Inscrip-
tion (cont.)
Amenemhat's First Expedition, to Ethiopia (Lines 6-11).
ims-i nh-l }}fl }}nl-
I followed my lord when he sailed up the river
7. / r s-l}H hjt-f m stiw ifd (?) Jj,nt-nl m Si hK
to overthrow his enemies in the four (?) foreign lands. I sailed up as the son of a Aa-prince,
slhw hill mr m£( wr n
royal sahu, chief captain of the host of the
8. Mihd m idn1 s llf liww (sic)
Oryx nome, as a man replaces an aged father,
mrwt-f m sty-si sn-i Kis"
(and) his love in the palace. I passed through Ethiopia
fyft hstt (sic) m pr stn
le favours i
the King-
according to the favours in the house of
9.
m lintyt
hi-nl drw U
bi-ni Inw nh-l
in sailing southward, I removed the boundary of the earth,2 I brought the tribute of my lord,
hst-l ph-s pt th*-
my praise it reached (up) to heaven. Arose
10. n hn-f wdim hip s-l}r-nf Jjft-f m Kis l}st
his majesty (and) proceeded in peace. He overthrew his enemies in the vile land of Ethiopia.
i-nl hr sms-f m spd hr in
I returned following (his majesty) as (a man) sharp (?) of countenance. Not
11. bpr nhw m ms'-i
was there loss among my soldiers.
Amenemhat's Second Expedition (Lines 11-14).
Hnt-kl r hit bite n nhw n hn n stn hiti
I sailed up the river to bring treasures of gold to the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt
(Hpr-ki-Ra^\ lnl} dt r nhh
Usertsen I. living eternally for ever.
12. l}nt-n\ hn< r-p1 h' si stn wr n l}t-f
I sailed up with the erpa-^xmce, the 7ia-prince, the eldest son of the King, of his body,
'Imny 3 cnb wdi snh }}nt-ni m hsh cccc m stpio nh n
Ameni, life, wealth, health to him ! I sailed up in number 400 men consisting of every chosen man of
1 The word has the determinative of (~\ {^-e- "TV) <^w* instead of ^ , but Idn is probably the true reading.
2 I.e. went beyond the limits of the land hitherto known to the Egyptians, or else obliterated the boundary of
Egypt by annexing other lands.
3 Since associated in the kingdom as Amenemhat II., about a year before this inscription was written. (See
Proc. S.B.A., vol. xiv., p. 39-40. The identification is almost certain.)