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THE INSCRIPTIONS.
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tributes (?) of all lands, many gifts are brought before
my father as tribute of all lands. He has given to
me the lords of the lands of the south, |15 the inhabi-
tants of the south, and those of the north. Each is
joined to his neighbour. Their silver, their gold,
their cattle, and all kinds of precious stones of their
lands are in millions, hundreds of thousands, tens of
thousands, and thousands. I have made it for my
begetter in loyalty of heart (?) even as |l6 he made
me the Sun of the peoples of the Nine Bows (bar-
barians), the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Neb-
maat-ra, the image of the Sun, the Son of the Sun,
Amenhotep the Prince of Thebes.
Temple of Karnak (lines 16-23).
I built another monument for my begetter Amon
Ra in Karnak, who is firm on his throne, making him
a great bark on the stream (with the name) " Amen
Ra is in the User-hat," [even a] bark of new \I?
cypress wood which his Majesty had felled {shad) in
the land of the god, and which has been drawn by
the princes of all lands from the mountains of
Retennu, very large and great. Never was anything
like (it) done. Its body (?) is inlaid with silver, and
adorned |l8 all over with gold. The holy of holies
(Naos) is of electron, and fills the whole earth. Its
bows .... they unite the great atf crowns. Its
snakes are on its sides. They are furnished with
talismans behind themselves |*9. The masts are made
firm opposite it (i.e., the holy of holies), adorned
with electron, two great obelisks stand between them.
It is altogether beautiful. The spirits of Pe exult
before it, the spirits of Nechen praise it. The gods
of the inundation of the north and south |2° embrace
its beauty. Nu causes its bow to shine as the sun's
disk shines in heaven, in order to make its beautiful
procession at his (i.e., Amen's) festival of Apet, at
its procession to the west of millions of millions of
years. The King Amenhotep III |21 who watches over
the glory of the King (lit. "to seek the brightness of
the King"), has built another monument of Amen,
making a very large pylon for him, before the face of
Amen Ra of Karnak, adorned all over with gold.
The shadow of the god is like a ram (?) set with real
lapislazuli, adorned with gold, and with many precious
stones. Never was the like made |22. Its floor is
inlaid with silver, the gates opposite it stand firm.
The steles are of lapislazuli, one on each side. Its
pylons reach up to the sky, and the four pillars of
the sky. Its flag-masts shine up to the sky |23 adorned
with electron. His majesty brought the gold for it
from the land of Karoi, during his first victorious
campaign, when he beat the wretched Ethiopian, the
King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Neb maat Ra, the
favourite of Ra, the Son of the Sun, Amcn-hotep, the
Prince of Thebes.
Temple of Soled (lines 23-25).
I built other monuments for Amen. Its |24 like has
not been made. I built thee thy house of millions of
years on the estate (?) of Amon Ra of Karnak, Kha-
em-maat, the sublime of electron, the place of repose
of my father at all of his festivals, which is excellently
made of beautiful light-coloured sandstone, orna-
mented all over with gold |2S. The ornaments of its
floor are of silver, all its gates of gold. Two great
obelisks are erected, one on each side, between which
my father rises. I am in his suite |26. I have sacri-
ficed to him thousands of oxen .... thighs.
Speech of Amen: (lines 26-31).
Speech of Amen-ra king of the gods: My Son out
of my body, my favourite Neb-maat-ra, my living
image, created by my limbs, born of Mut the Lady
of Ashru in Thebes, the Lady of the peoples of the
Nine Bows, who bred thee |27 as the only lord of men.
My heart is greatly rejoiced when I see thy beauties.
I do wonders for thy Majesty:
Thou becomest young again,
I have made thee the Sun of the Two Lands.
I turn my face towards the SOUTH,
(And) I do wonders |2S for thee :
(For) I make the lords of Ethiopia hasten to thee
With all their tributes on their backs.
I turn my face towards the NORTH,
(And) I do wonders for thee :
(For) I make the lands come from the ends of Asia
With all their tributes on their backs.
They dedicate themselves to thee |2s with their chil-
dren.
They come (lit. " one comes") that thou mayest
eive them in return the breath of life.
I turn my face towards the WEST,
(And) I do wonders for thee :
(For) I make thee seize the Tahenu (Libyans),
They remember not,
E
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tributes (?) of all lands, many gifts are brought before
my father as tribute of all lands. He has given to
me the lords of the lands of the south, |15 the inhabi-
tants of the south, and those of the north. Each is
joined to his neighbour. Their silver, their gold,
their cattle, and all kinds of precious stones of their
lands are in millions, hundreds of thousands, tens of
thousands, and thousands. I have made it for my
begetter in loyalty of heart (?) even as |l6 he made
me the Sun of the peoples of the Nine Bows (bar-
barians), the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Neb-
maat-ra, the image of the Sun, the Son of the Sun,
Amenhotep the Prince of Thebes.
Temple of Karnak (lines 16-23).
I built another monument for my begetter Amon
Ra in Karnak, who is firm on his throne, making him
a great bark on the stream (with the name) " Amen
Ra is in the User-hat," [even a] bark of new \I?
cypress wood which his Majesty had felled {shad) in
the land of the god, and which has been drawn by
the princes of all lands from the mountains of
Retennu, very large and great. Never was anything
like (it) done. Its body (?) is inlaid with silver, and
adorned |l8 all over with gold. The holy of holies
(Naos) is of electron, and fills the whole earth. Its
bows .... they unite the great atf crowns. Its
snakes are on its sides. They are furnished with
talismans behind themselves |*9. The masts are made
firm opposite it (i.e., the holy of holies), adorned
with electron, two great obelisks stand between them.
It is altogether beautiful. The spirits of Pe exult
before it, the spirits of Nechen praise it. The gods
of the inundation of the north and south |2° embrace
its beauty. Nu causes its bow to shine as the sun's
disk shines in heaven, in order to make its beautiful
procession at his (i.e., Amen's) festival of Apet, at
its procession to the west of millions of millions of
years. The King Amenhotep III |21 who watches over
the glory of the King (lit. "to seek the brightness of
the King"), has built another monument of Amen,
making a very large pylon for him, before the face of
Amen Ra of Karnak, adorned all over with gold.
The shadow of the god is like a ram (?) set with real
lapislazuli, adorned with gold, and with many precious
stones. Never was the like made |22. Its floor is
inlaid with silver, the gates opposite it stand firm.
The steles are of lapislazuli, one on each side. Its
pylons reach up to the sky, and the four pillars of
the sky. Its flag-masts shine up to the sky |23 adorned
with electron. His majesty brought the gold for it
from the land of Karoi, during his first victorious
campaign, when he beat the wretched Ethiopian, the
King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Neb maat Ra, the
favourite of Ra, the Son of the Sun, Amcn-hotep, the
Prince of Thebes.
Temple of Soled (lines 23-25).
I built other monuments for Amen. Its |24 like has
not been made. I built thee thy house of millions of
years on the estate (?) of Amon Ra of Karnak, Kha-
em-maat, the sublime of electron, the place of repose
of my father at all of his festivals, which is excellently
made of beautiful light-coloured sandstone, orna-
mented all over with gold |2S. The ornaments of its
floor are of silver, all its gates of gold. Two great
obelisks are erected, one on each side, between which
my father rises. I am in his suite |26. I have sacri-
ficed to him thousands of oxen .... thighs.
Speech of Amen: (lines 26-31).
Speech of Amen-ra king of the gods: My Son out
of my body, my favourite Neb-maat-ra, my living
image, created by my limbs, born of Mut the Lady
of Ashru in Thebes, the Lady of the peoples of the
Nine Bows, who bred thee |27 as the only lord of men.
My heart is greatly rejoiced when I see thy beauties.
I do wonders for thy Majesty:
Thou becomest young again,
I have made thee the Sun of the Two Lands.
I turn my face towards the SOUTH,
(And) I do wonders |2S for thee :
(For) I make the lords of Ethiopia hasten to thee
With all their tributes on their backs.
I turn my face towards the NORTH,
(And) I do wonders for thee :
(For) I make the lands come from the ends of Asia
With all their tributes on their backs.
They dedicate themselves to thee |2s with their chil-
dren.
They come (lit. " one comes") that thou mayest
eive them in return the breath of life.
I turn my face towards the WEST,
(And) I do wonders for thee :
(For) I make thee seize the Tahenu (Libyans),
They remember not,
E