Newberry, Percy E. : Beni Hasan (Band 1) (London, 1893)

BENT HASAN".

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Inscrip-
tions

(cont.)

rh, prw n mdw-f mn rd sw in ...(?)... si Ntnvhtp Hnmhtp

knowing the result of his speech, firm of foot, free of ..,(?)... son of Neteruhotep, Chnemhotep,

m," fyrw
justified.

On the right-hand door-post are two vertical lines. Line 1 gives the usual stn dl htp 'Trip formula

and-

iib L'mt

mrwt

kr dp lit ht ntr mr lit lj,ntt

possessor of favour, great of love, chief of the offices of the temple, superintendent of the leading

offices,

'« stn
royal scrihe.

Line 2.

il-f mry

n ht tb-f

hs-nf

s-\nt

Loving his lord truly, of the place of his heart, whom he favoured, putting forward

ht-f hv-f m fyrd
his seat when he was a mere child,

mr pr

In rht-f nst{l)-f
not knowing his tongue (?)

Hnmhtp

ml1 hrw

the superintendent of the house, Chnemhotep, justified.

tm sdr hr s-wdw nf

not lying still upon those things
that he inherited,
(i.e. he was ambitious)

Inscriptions on the Jambs op Doorway (see PI. xli., (Zand e). These inscriptions, consisting of
two vertical lines of incised hieroglyphs (one on either jamb of doorway) are an address to visitors. The
two inscriptions have been published by Champollion (Monuments, Notices, tome ii., p. 436) and by
Lepsius (Benlimdler, Abth. ii., PI. 142 h).

(1) On the left-hand jamb :—

mrw will dp ti
Those who love length of life upon the earth,

sit r hn [lhj\ 1 dd sn

being brought to the state of amach, let them say,

pr fyrw
percheru offerings

tl hid
of bread and beer,

ih w Ipdw
oxen and fowl,

n 'n stn
to the royal scribe,

Ntrwhtp si
Neteruhotep's son,

Hnmhtp
Chnemhotep,

mic h/no
justified.

(2) On the right-hand jamb

mrw sn
Those who love their life,

msddw mt
who hate death,

dd sn
let them say,

pr J}rw
the perclieru

ti hid
bread and beer,

ihw ipdw n mr pr n [sic] Hnmhtp tr n Sit-th(?) mic lyrw

oxen and fowl, to the steward ............ Chnemhotep, born of Sat-tech(P) justified.

1 The signs are injured.