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XIITH AND XXTH DYNASTY INSCRIPTIONS
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reading the same as in shrine over Ptah. Above
and behind the king is the winged disc of the Sun
with human arms, holding chains of the symbols for
life and power.
The continuation of the lintel below is nearly
the counterpart of the foregoing. Set replaces
Horus, and above him is "He of Nubt (Ombos) the
great god, presiding over the shrine of the South." In
front of Ptah and under the king's cartouches, " I
have delivered up to thy sword those who traverse
the mountains, as lord of all lands." Behind the king
is his nebti (vulture and uraeus) title, " He who acts
with his two arms, the good god, the lord of the
two lands."
55. PI. XXIII. In the upper horizontal line are
the cartouches of Amenemhat II. Below, on the
left, the cartouches of Ramessu III: "Beloved of
the living Apis. The lord of the two lands, User-
maatra beloved of Amen. The lord of diadems,
Rameses, prince of Heliopolis." Below the car-
touches is another occurrence of the formula usually
written suten di hetep, in which suten has been
omitted as in Pis. XIX. and XXV. It is probable
that here the cartouches are taken to represent
sutett. Only the first few signs remain at the top
of these six columns. The two right-hand columns
read from left to right: " (May the king) give an
offering-table . . . wideness of heart, and health. . . ."
The four left-hand columns read from right to left:
"(1) Opening the two eyes ... (2) his beauties to
... (3) in peace ... (4) his ka, making prosperous
the house. . . ." The left-hand column below con-
tains the nebti title " the protector of Egypt, the
conqueror of foreign countries." Below this is a
broken fragment containing the cartouche of
Ramessu III, and probably the names of the three
gods Apis, Turn, and Horus. Lower down on the
right is a column containing the ka name of Aahmes-
si-neit, " The establisher of truth (beloved of)
Ptah, the son of his body." The fragment of four
broken lines evidently gives some biographical de-
tails. It reads from right to left: "(1) All the festi-
vals (?) which were celebrated in it, together with
everything which was done in the temples (of the
whole [?]) land. (2) The great one of the body-
guard of the palace, belonging to each private apart-
ment in the palace, in consequence of my nobility
before the king. (3) . . . each wanderer by the
living prisoners from Ethiopia (?)... (4) . . . like
every king's son. Never was the like granted to
any servant. . . ."
On the right, the long column begins with broken
cartouches of Siamen, then comes Ptah in his shrine,
with the inscription " Ptah, the lord who establishes
truth." Behind him stands " Hathor, the mistress
of the sycomore tree of the South, the mistress of
heaven." The remainder of the column reads : " His
beloved (priest ?), his beloved divine father (it ntr
mrf), set over the mysteries of Ptah. The prince
of Memphis, the superintendent of the cattle of the
southern pastures (?) of the temple of Ptah, the
superintendent of . . . the school (?) [At sd~\ of Nefer-
Tum." Of the two remaining vertical columns, the
left-hand one reads from right to left: " The lord of
the two lands Neter-Kheper-ra the chosen one of
Amen, with stability, life, and wealth. His beloved
priest, his beloved divine father, set over the mysteries
of Ptah, the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut of Amen (lord
of) true lapis-lazuli." On the right, reading from
right to left: " His beloved priest, his beloved divine
father, the opener of the doors of heaven in the
house of mysteries, the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut of
Amen. . . ."
56. PL XXIV. Top line. In the middle are the
two cartouches of Siamen, " Neter-Kheper-ra, the
chosen one of Amen," and " Siamen, beloved of
Amen." On the left stands the cow-headed Hathor
with papyrus sceptre, usually carried by goddesses,
in her hand, and the inscription " Hathor lady of
the sycomore of the South, lady of heaven, the
mistress of Memphis." In front of her is Ptah in
his shrine, " Ptah, beautiful of face." The king offers
to him a figure of the goddess Maat, " Offering
truth to his father Ptah, the lord of truth." Behind
the king stands the priest Neter-Kheper-ra in the
leopard-skin dress of a .swz-priest. Above and
behind him is the inscription " Adoration to Ptah,
and praise to his beauties, by the hereditary prince,
his beloved divine father set over the mysteries in
heaven and earth and the underworld, Master of
the order of processions in Resta, the .sw#-priest,
the great one the master of the workmen of Ptah
Neter-Kheper-ra beloved of Ptah, who was called
Pau-pau, deceased." On the right of the king's
cartouches stands the lioness-headed Sekhmet with
a lotus sceptre, of the same form as the lotus flower
worn on the head of Nefer-Tum. " Sekhmet lady
of the two lands, and Nefer-Tum the protector of
the two lands. Horus Hekennu." " Ptah lord of
truth" stands in his shrine whilst Siamen offers to
him two jars of wine. The inscription in front of
the king reads, " Making an offering of wine to his
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reading the same as in shrine over Ptah. Above
and behind the king is the winged disc of the Sun
with human arms, holding chains of the symbols for
life and power.
The continuation of the lintel below is nearly
the counterpart of the foregoing. Set replaces
Horus, and above him is "He of Nubt (Ombos) the
great god, presiding over the shrine of the South." In
front of Ptah and under the king's cartouches, " I
have delivered up to thy sword those who traverse
the mountains, as lord of all lands." Behind the king
is his nebti (vulture and uraeus) title, " He who acts
with his two arms, the good god, the lord of the
two lands."
55. PI. XXIII. In the upper horizontal line are
the cartouches of Amenemhat II. Below, on the
left, the cartouches of Ramessu III: "Beloved of
the living Apis. The lord of the two lands, User-
maatra beloved of Amen. The lord of diadems,
Rameses, prince of Heliopolis." Below the car-
touches is another occurrence of the formula usually
written suten di hetep, in which suten has been
omitted as in Pis. XIX. and XXV. It is probable
that here the cartouches are taken to represent
sutett. Only the first few signs remain at the top
of these six columns. The two right-hand columns
read from left to right: " (May the king) give an
offering-table . . . wideness of heart, and health. . . ."
The four left-hand columns read from right to left:
"(1) Opening the two eyes ... (2) his beauties to
... (3) in peace ... (4) his ka, making prosperous
the house. . . ." The left-hand column below con-
tains the nebti title " the protector of Egypt, the
conqueror of foreign countries." Below this is a
broken fragment containing the cartouche of
Ramessu III, and probably the names of the three
gods Apis, Turn, and Horus. Lower down on the
right is a column containing the ka name of Aahmes-
si-neit, " The establisher of truth (beloved of)
Ptah, the son of his body." The fragment of four
broken lines evidently gives some biographical de-
tails. It reads from right to left: "(1) All the festi-
vals (?) which were celebrated in it, together with
everything which was done in the temples (of the
whole [?]) land. (2) The great one of the body-
guard of the palace, belonging to each private apart-
ment in the palace, in consequence of my nobility
before the king. (3) . . . each wanderer by the
living prisoners from Ethiopia (?)... (4) . . . like
every king's son. Never was the like granted to
any servant. . . ."
On the right, the long column begins with broken
cartouches of Siamen, then comes Ptah in his shrine,
with the inscription " Ptah, the lord who establishes
truth." Behind him stands " Hathor, the mistress
of the sycomore tree of the South, the mistress of
heaven." The remainder of the column reads : " His
beloved (priest ?), his beloved divine father (it ntr
mrf), set over the mysteries of Ptah. The prince
of Memphis, the superintendent of the cattle of the
southern pastures (?) of the temple of Ptah, the
superintendent of . . . the school (?) [At sd~\ of Nefer-
Tum." Of the two remaining vertical columns, the
left-hand one reads from right to left: " The lord of
the two lands Neter-Kheper-ra the chosen one of
Amen, with stability, life, and wealth. His beloved
priest, his beloved divine father, set over the mysteries
of Ptah, the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut of Amen (lord
of) true lapis-lazuli." On the right, reading from
right to left: " His beloved priest, his beloved divine
father, the opener of the doors of heaven in the
house of mysteries, the priest Ankh-ef-en-mut of
Amen. . . ."
56. PL XXIV. Top line. In the middle are the
two cartouches of Siamen, " Neter-Kheper-ra, the
chosen one of Amen," and " Siamen, beloved of
Amen." On the left stands the cow-headed Hathor
with papyrus sceptre, usually carried by goddesses,
in her hand, and the inscription " Hathor lady of
the sycomore of the South, lady of heaven, the
mistress of Memphis." In front of her is Ptah in
his shrine, " Ptah, beautiful of face." The king offers
to him a figure of the goddess Maat, " Offering
truth to his father Ptah, the lord of truth." Behind
the king stands the priest Neter-Kheper-ra in the
leopard-skin dress of a .swz-priest. Above and
behind him is the inscription " Adoration to Ptah,
and praise to his beauties, by the hereditary prince,
his beloved divine father set over the mysteries in
heaven and earth and the underworld, Master of
the order of processions in Resta, the .sw#-priest,
the great one the master of the workmen of Ptah
Neter-Kheper-ra beloved of Ptah, who was called
Pau-pau, deceased." On the right of the king's
cartouches stands the lioness-headed Sekhmet with
a lotus sceptre, of the same form as the lotus flower
worn on the head of Nefer-Tum. " Sekhmet lady
of the two lands, and Nefer-Tum the protector of
the two lands. Horus Hekennu." " Ptah lord of
truth" stands in his shrine whilst Siamen offers to
him two jars of wine. The inscription in front of
the king reads, " Making an offering of wine to his