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BENI HASAN.
Ancestry
of Chnem-
hotep
B.
BIOGRAPHY OF CHNEMHOTEP [II.].
I. Explaining how Chnemhotep II. obtained the Princedom by descent from his Maternal
Grandfather1 (Lines 13-24).
14.
iw rdl-n wl
hn n Hrw
hkn m mS't
R-fdd-f
His mouth, it says, it was that placed me, the majesty of (the King) Horus, praised (?) in
truth,
15. nb it! (?) nb <?•<(?) hkn m \ m>'t Hrw (J) nb ml1 hrw
possessor of the two realms, praised (?) in truth, (victorious) hawk of gold, justified,
16. sin blt'i (nb-khv-R*^ si R' \ (^Inm-m-hH^
King of Upper and Lower Egypt, " Gold of the Teas of Ra," son of Ra, Amenemhat II.,
17. dl dldi w,'s ml R< dt r \ r-pc
giver of life, stability [and] power, like Ra eternally, to [the position of] an erpa,
18. A< mr st Xblt \ wdb (?) Hrw Plhi
Aa-prince, administrator of the Eastern desert, wrfeo-priest of Horus and Pacht, [and]
19, 20.
r lut | Iff mt-i
m | MnH (IJvofw ^
s-mn-nf
to the inheritance of the father of my mother in the town of Menat-Chufu. He established
21, 22. nl wd rs
for me the southern landmark [and]
23, 24.
pis- | nfltr H
s-mnJ}- | nf nihil ml pt
fixed the northern one, [firm] like heaven,2
hr I'd- | /
[and] he divided the great river (-valley ?3) down its middle.
II. Installation of his Maternal Grandfather 4 (Lines 24-53).
(a) In the nome of the " Rock of Horus" (Lines 24-46).
25, 26. ml Iryt n It/ \ mt-l m dpt- \ r prt m r
Like as was done to the father of my mother, by the order which issued from the mouth
27. nhn n\ Hrw whin mswt nb it! (?) nb H* (?)
of the majesty of (the King) Horus, repeating births, possessor of the two realms (?),
28. whm mswt \ Hrw nb ms (sic)
repeating births, hawk of gold, birth (sic),
stn blti
King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
29. (s-htp-lb-R^ s,' R' ('Imn-m-h'Q dl'nl} dldl
" Pacifying the heart of Ra/' son of Ra, Amenemhat I., giver of life, stability,
' In the year 19 of Amenemhat II., see below, line 78.
5 I.e. firm like heaven upon its four supports—a constant simile. 3 See note on line 51.
4 This person, who is not named, must be identical with Chnemhotep I. of Tomb No. 14.
BENI HASAN.
Ancestry
of Chnem-
hotep
B.
BIOGRAPHY OF CHNEMHOTEP [II.].
I. Explaining how Chnemhotep II. obtained the Princedom by descent from his Maternal
Grandfather1 (Lines 13-24).
14.
iw rdl-n wl
hn n Hrw
hkn m mS't
R-fdd-f
His mouth, it says, it was that placed me, the majesty of (the King) Horus, praised (?) in
truth,
15. nb it! (?) nb <?•<(?) hkn m \ m>'t Hrw (J) nb ml1 hrw
possessor of the two realms, praised (?) in truth, (victorious) hawk of gold, justified,
16. sin blt'i (nb-khv-R*^ si R' \ (^Inm-m-hH^
King of Upper and Lower Egypt, " Gold of the Teas of Ra," son of Ra, Amenemhat II.,
17. dl dldi w,'s ml R< dt r \ r-pc
giver of life, stability [and] power, like Ra eternally, to [the position of] an erpa,
18. A< mr st Xblt \ wdb (?) Hrw Plhi
Aa-prince, administrator of the Eastern desert, wrfeo-priest of Horus and Pacht, [and]
19, 20.
r lut | Iff mt-i
m | MnH (IJvofw ^
s-mn-nf
to the inheritance of the father of my mother in the town of Menat-Chufu. He established
21, 22. nl wd rs
for me the southern landmark [and]
23, 24.
pis- | nfltr H
s-mnJ}- | nf nihil ml pt
fixed the northern one, [firm] like heaven,2
hr I'd- | /
[and] he divided the great river (-valley ?3) down its middle.
II. Installation of his Maternal Grandfather 4 (Lines 24-53).
(a) In the nome of the " Rock of Horus" (Lines 24-46).
25, 26. ml Iryt n It/ \ mt-l m dpt- \ r prt m r
Like as was done to the father of my mother, by the order which issued from the mouth
27. nhn n\ Hrw whin mswt nb it! (?) nb H* (?)
of the majesty of (the King) Horus, repeating births, possessor of the two realms (?),
28. whm mswt \ Hrw nb ms (sic)
repeating births, hawk of gold, birth (sic),
stn blti
King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
29. (s-htp-lb-R^ s,' R' ('Imn-m-h'Q dl'nl} dldl
" Pacifying the heart of Ra/' son of Ra, Amenemhat I., giver of life, stability,
' In the year 19 of Amenemhat II., see below, line 78.
5 I.e. firm like heaven upon its four supports—a constant simile. 3 See note on line 51.
4 This person, who is not named, must be identical with Chnemhotep I. of Tomb No. 14.