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Stela of Amenemhat

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(1) π“†³π“π“°π“Š—π“Ž†π“°π“¦π“π“°π“‚‹π“›π“ˆ–π“°π“‡“π“†€π“π“
rnpt-sp 13 αΈ«r αΈ₯m n nsw-bjtj
Year 13 under the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt

(2) π“Ήπ“Όπ“‡³π“‹žπ“°π“‚“π“‚“π“°π“‚“π“½π“Ίπ“™π“‹Ήπ“†“π“³π“·π“π“°π“‡Ώπ“Έπ“‚‹π“°π“ˆ–π“³²π“Ž›π“Ž›π“‡“π“π“°π“Š΅π“™π“Š¨π“Ήπ“°π“ŽŸ
Nbw-kꜣw-Rκœ₯ ḏj κœ₯nαΈ« ḏt r nαΈ₯αΈ₯
Nebukaura, given life forever until eternity.

αΈ₯tp-ḏj-nsw Wsjr nb
A royal offering of Osiris, lord of

(3) π“Š½π“…±π“Š–π“°π“π“°π“€π“ƒπ“ˆ–π“°π“π“±π“‹€π“…‚π“€­π“ŽŸπ“°π“‹π“±π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“°π“π“±π“€π“„‹π“°π“ˆπ“ͺπ“ƒπ“ˆ–π“°π“π“°π“­π“‹π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“π“°π“€
Ḏdw{t} ḫntj jmntjw nb ꜒bḏw{t} Wpj-wꜣwt ḫntj ꜒bḏw{t}
Busiris, foremost of those in the west, lord of Abydos, Upwawet, foremost of Abydos,

(4) π“Ž›π“ˆŽπ“°π“π“†π“Ž›π“ˆ–π“°π“‚π“ŽΈπ“…±π“ƒπ”ƒΌπ“ŽŸπ“°π“‹π“±π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“°π“π“±π“€π“™π“‹΄π“°π“ˆ–π“‰“π“ƒΎπ“°π“…Ώπ“‹²π“Ίπ“±π“π“±π“π“°π“π“°π“ŽŸπ“°π“π“„€π“‰π“°π“‚‹π“°π“π“±π“‚»π“…“
αΈ€qt αΈ₯nκœ₯ HΜ±nmw nαΉ―rw nb ꜒bḏw{t}
Heqet and Khnum, and all the gods of Abydos.

ḏj=sn prt-r-αΈ«rw t αΈ₯nqt kꜣ ꜣpd Ε‘s mnαΈ«t
May they give a mortuary offering of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, alabaster, clothing,

αΈ«t nbt nfr prt m-(5)bꜣαΈ₯
and all good things that come before

(5) π“‚Έπ“»π“€π“°π“ŠΉπ“±π“‰Όπ“…“π“Š„π“΅π“π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“†‘π“‚π“±π“€π“°π“…±π“±π“­π“Œ¨π“°π“Š΅π“°π“π“±π“Šͺπ“…“π“Ž³π“°π“₯π“Œπ“°π“€π“ŠΌπ“Ž›π“ˆ–π“°π“‚π“±π“Œžπ“ˆ™π“°π“‹΄π“±π“‚»π“€­π“₯π“°π“ˆ–π“Š¨π“Ήπ“°π“Άπ“‚π“°π“€π“†£π“…±π“Œ¨π“°π“‚‹π“„‚π“°π“π“±π“€π“‹΄π“…œπ“³π“π“Ώπ“°π“…±
nαΉ―r κœ₯ꜣ
the great god.

ms.tw n=f κœ₯wj αΊ–r αΈ₯tp m αΈ₯bw nw αΊ–rt-nαΉ―r
May arms be stretched out to him with offerings at the feasts of the necropolis,

αΈ₯nκœ₯ Ε‘msw n Wsjr tpj-κœ₯ αΈ«prw αΊ–r-αΈ₯ꜣt
together with the followers of Osiris, the ancestors who were before.

sꜣḫ ṯw
May you be glorified

(6) 𓅨𓐰𓂋𓀭π“ͺπ“Œπ“°π“€π“Š½π“…±π“Š–π“°π“π“±π“€π“²π“°π“ˆ–π“‡‹π“‡‹π“€­π“²π“π“ͺπ“‡‹π“Άπ“΅π“π“‹π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“°π“π“±π“€π“„‹π“°π“Šͺπ“΄π“°π“†‘π“―π“„Ώπ“ˆπ“Ίπ“π“°π“₯π“Œ»π“°π“‚‹π“‚‹π“°π“π“°π“†‘π“…“π“Š΅π“°π“π“±π“Šͺ𓐰𓏏
wrw nw Ḏdw{t} őnyt jmt ꜒bḏw{t}
by the great ones of Busiris and the courtiers in Abydos.

wpj=f wꜣwt mrrt=f m αΈ₯tpt
May he tread the ways he wishes, with offerings

(7) π“Ž›π“ˆ–π“°π“‚π“†“π“°π“†‘π“π“°π“Šπ“‹΄π“€ π“‡“π“…±π“‡‹π“Άπ“…±π“‹…π“€†π“ͺπ“Œπ“°π“€π“ŠΉπ“‚‹π“°π“‰Όπ“±π“™π“΄π“π“ˆ–π“°π“†‘π“°π“‚π“°π“‚π“…“π“ˆ–π“°π“ˆ™π“°π“π”€­π“°π“€π“·π“°π“―π“°π“π“„Ώπ“π“°π“ˆπ“°π“₯π“‹€π“π“°π“ˆ‰π“†“π“³π“·π“‚‹π“°π“‚π“Έπ“†‘π“°π”‚•π“°π“₯π“…“
αΈ₯nκœ₯ ḏfꜣ
and food.

sqꜣ sw jmw Tꜣ-wr wκœ₯bw nw nαΉ―r κœ₯ꜣ
May he be distinguished by those in Tawer and the priests of the great god.

rḏj.tw n=f κœ₯wj m nΕ‘mt αΈ₯r wꜣ{t}wt jmnt
May hands be given to him in the Neshmet barque on the western ways.

ḏsr=f αΈ₯pwt m
May he row

(8) π“Žπ“Ž‘π“°π“π“±π“π“°π”€«π“‹΄π“ͺπ“‚§π“°π“Š›π“°π“†‘π“…“π“ŽšοΈ€π“…±π“π“°π”€­π“΅”π“°π“‚§π“π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“†‘π“‡π“‡‹π“…±π“…“π“Š΅π“°π“π“±π“Šͺπ“‡‹π“ˆ–π“°π“…¨π“€€π“ͺπ“Œπ“°π“€π“‹π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“‹΄π“’π“„Ώπ“†‘π“°π“Ž›π“±π“·π“ˆ–π“°π“‚π“Έπ“ŠΉπ“‰Όπ“…“
(m)sktt
the night barque.

sqd=f m mκœ₯nḏwt
May he sail the day barque.

ḏd.tw n=f jjw m αΈ₯tp jn wrw nw ꜒bḏw
May "welcome in peace" be said to him by the great ones of Abydos.

sḏꜣ=f αΈ₯nκœ₯ nαΉ―r κœ₯ꜣ m
May he travel with the great god when

(9) π“’π“„Ώπ“π“°π“Š›π“ŠΉπ“‚‹π“°π“‚‹π“°π“€π“Šͺπ“°π“ˆŽπ“‚‹π“°π“†±π“ˆ–π“°π“ˆ™π“…“π“π“°π”€­π“…¨π“π“°π“‚‹π“Œ°π“…“π“΄π“π“π“°π“‚»π“ͺπ“‹΄π“…“π“Ž³π“₯π“°π“Œπ“±π“€π“ŠΌπ“‹΄π“…œπ“³π“π“‡“
ḏꜣt nαΉ―r r Rꜣ-pqr nΕ‘mt wrt r nmtt=s m αΈ₯bw nw αΊ–rt-nαΉ―r
the god fares to Ra-peqer, the great Neshmet barque being steady, at the feasts of the necropolis.

sꜣḫ s(10)w
May he be glorified

(10) π“…±π“‚“π“±π“€π“°π“‚Έπ“‹€π“π“°π“ˆ‰π“Ž›π“Ž‘π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“†‘π“Ž›π“ˆ–π“°π“‚π“°π“†‘π“…“π”‚•π“΅π“€π“±π“·π“€π“°π“€π“Έπ“°π“†‘π“‹΄π“‚§π“°π“„”π“…“π“†‘π“°π“‰”π“±π“Œπ“€Šπ“…“π“‚‹π“±π“€π“°π“ˆ–π“‹…π“‰”π“„Ώπ“Ž‘π“°π“‚‹π“°π“†±π“ŽΌπ“°π“‚‹π“Ž›π“„›π“ˆ–π“°π“Šƒπ“°π“‡₯
kꜣ jmnt αΈ₯kn=f αΈ₯nκœ₯=f m αΈ₯pwt=f
by the bull of the west, when he rejoices with him at his oars.

sḏm=f hnw m rꜣ n Tꜣ-wr
May he hear jubilation from the mouth of Tawer,

Hꜣkr grαΈ₯ n sḏr(11)t
(at) the Haker feast and the night of wake,

(11) 𓂋𓐰𓏏𓁀𓅓𓋴π“‡₯π“°π“‚‹π“‡‹π“‡‹π“π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“π“…ƒπ“²π“°π“ˆ–π“Ž³π“‚§π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“‚§π“ˆ–π“°π“†‘π“°π“―π“„Ώπ“π“°π“ˆπ“°π“₯𓄀𓏏𓐰𓁷π“Šͺπ“°π“ŽΌπ“„Ώπ“…±π“ˆŒπ“°π“π“±π“€π“‹€π“π“°π“π“‹΄π“…œπ“³π“π“‡“π“…±
m sḏryt nt Ḁr őn
the vigil of Horus-the-conjurer.

dndn=f wꜣwt nfrt αΈ₯r pgꜣw ꜣḫt jmntt
May he wander on smooth paths to the entry of the western horizon.

sꜣḫ sw
May he be glorified

(12) π“ŽΈπ“…±π“ π“Ž›π“ˆŽπ“°π“π“†π“Άπ“±π“Šͺπ“°π“‚π“±π“€π“†£π“Œ¨π“°π“‚‹π“„‚π“°π“π“±π“€π“·π“°π“€π“„Ÿπ“π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“π“€­π“ˆ–π“°π“π“‹π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“‰π“°π“‚‹π“‚»π“…“π“‚‹π“±π“€π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“‡³π“±π“€π“€­π“†“π“³π“‹΄π“†‘π“°π“…“π“±π“‹΄π“†“π“³π“·π“‚‹π“°π“‚π“Έπ“‹
HΜ±nmw αΈ€qt
by Khnum and Heqet,

tpj-κœ₯ αΈ«pr αΊ–r-αΈ₯ꜣt αΈ₯r msαΈ«nt nt ꜒bḏw
the ancestors who were before, in the birthplace of Abydos,

pr m rꜣ n Rκœ₯ ḏs=f m ḏsr ꜒b(13)ḏw
who came from the mouth of Re himself when Abydos was sanctified.

(13) π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“‚žπ“°π“‹΄π“±π“·π“ˆ–π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“†‘π“Έπ“Š΅π“°π“·π“π“°π“π“Έπ“±π“Šͺπ“π“°π““π“€†π“ˆ—π“˜π“‡‹π“Ž›π“ˆ–π“°π“‚π“°π“ˆ™π“Œžπ“±π“‹΄π“‚»π“±π“¨π“°π“ˆ–π“Š¨π“Ήπ“€­π“‹΄π“€ π“‡“π“…±π“‡‹π“Άπ“±π“‹…π“‹΄π“ƒπ“ˆ–π“°π“π“Š¨π“Ήπ“€­
ḏj=sn n=f αΈ₯tpt wκœ₯btj αΈ₯nκœ₯ Ε‘msw n Wsjr
May they give him pure offerings together with the followers of Osiris.

sqꜣ sw jm Tꜣ-wr
May those in Tawer distinguish him.

sαΈ«nt Wsjr
May Osiris advance

(14) π“Š¨π“π“°π“‰π“†‘π“°π“‚‹π“…¨π“€­π“ͺπ“‡‹π“Άπ“…±π“‡Ύπ“°π“‚¦π“°π“ˆ‰π“ƒ€π“‚π“°π“Ž›π“±π“†‘π“…“π“Š΅π“°π“·π“π“°π“π“Έπ“±π“·π“Šͺπ“°π““π“Έπ“΅”π“°π“†‘π“°π“΅”π“†‘π“°π“΅”π“°π“†‘π“π“°π“Šπ“†žπ“„Ώπ“…“π“π“°π“π“±π“π“°π“›π“°π“₯π“‡‹π“…“π“ˆ–π“°π“Š¨π“Ήπ“…“π“―
st=f r wrw jmw tꜣ-ḏsr
his position before the great in the sacred land.

bκœ₯αΈ₯=f m αΈ₯tp ḏfꜣ αΊ–κœ£mt-jαΈ«t jm n Wsjr m wꜣ(15)g
May he abound in offerings and sustenance, with food supplies for Osiris at the Wag feast,

(15) π“„Ώπ“ŽΌπ“Ž³π“…“π“…žπ“π“±π“π“°π“Ž³π“…“π“‚‹π“°π“Ž‘π“Ž›π“Ž³π“…“π“Άπ“°π“€π“†³π“π“°π“€π“…“π“Ž³π“₯π“°π“ŽŸπ“…±π“Ήπ“°π“‚‹π“…±π“ˆ–π“°π“ŠΉπ“±π“‰Όπ“…“π“Š„π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“†‘π“…“π“Ž›π“‡¬π“±π“Œπ“°π“ˆ–
m ḏαΈ₯wtt m rkαΈ₯ m tpj-rnpt
the Thoth feast, the Fire feast, New Year's Day,

m αΈ₯bw nbw jrw n nαΉ―r κœ₯ꜣ
and all feasts celebrated for the great god.

ms n=f MαΈ₯-wn(16)w κœ₯=f
May Mehun stretch out his arm to him

(16) π“…±π“€­π“‚π“°π“€π“°π“†‘π“Œ¨π“°π“‚‹π“Š΅π“°π“π“±π“Šͺπ“π“°π““π“ˆ–π“°π“π“ŠΉπ“‰Όπ“ˆŸπ“°π“‹΄π“‘΄π“†‘π“°π“·π“±π“€π“²–π“ˆ–π“°π“Š¨π“±π“Ήπ“€­π“…“π“„‚π“°π“π“±π“€π“‹΄π“‚π“°π“Ž›π“ƒΆπ“™Œπ“ͺπ“‹΄π“Šͺπ“°π“‚‹π“‚»π“±π“‚‹π“°π“†‘π“ŠΉπ“‰Ό
αΊ–r αΈ₯tp nt nαΉ―r κœ₯ꜣ
with offerings of the great god.

αΈ₯ms=f αΈ₯r jmnt n Wsjr m-αΈ₯ꜣt sκœ₯αΈ₯w
May he sit to the right of Osiris before the nobles.

spr=f r nαΉ―r κœ₯ꜣ
May he reach the great god.

(17) π“ˆ™π“°π“Œžπ“±π“‹΄π“‚»π“°π“†‘π“‡“π“…±π“…“π“―π“„Ώπ“ˆπ“Ίπ“π“°π“₯π“°π“†‘π“ŽŸπ“°π“π“ƒ‚π“ˆ—π“°π“π“Šπ“±π“Šͺ𓐰𓆑𓐍𓐱𓏏𓐰𓏛𓐰π“₯𓁷𓐰𓏀
Ε‘ms=f sw m wꜣwt=f nbt wκœ₯bt
May he follow him on all his pure ways.

Ε‘sp=f αΈ«t αΈ₯r
May he receive things from

(18) π“Š΅π“°π“π“±π“€π“‰Όπ“…“π“Œ¨π“°π“π“‡³π“±π“€π“°π“ŽŸπ“„“π“»π“ˆ™π“°π“ˆ–π“‚π“°π“Ž©π“±π“©π“‡‹π“ π“°π“ˆ–π“…“π“„‚π“°π“π“±π“€π“€€π“ŽŸπ“°π“„ͺπ“»π“€π“΅”π“°π“‚§π“°π“†‘π“Ήπ“°π“ˆ–
αΈ₯tpt κœ₯ꜣ m αΊ–rt-hrw nb
the great offering table every day.

jmj-rꜣ Ε‘nκœ₯w Jmn-m-αΈ₯ꜣt nb jmꜣḫ
Overseer of the storehouse, Amenemhet, revered,

ḏd=f jr.n(19)=j
he says: I built

(19) π“€€π“ŽΌπ“°π“π“€€π“…“π“Š£π“π“°π“‰π“°π“π“ˆ–π“°π“·π“±π“€π“„ π“π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“π“€­π“ˆ–π“°π“π“‹π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“‡Ύπ“°π“ˆ‡π“±π“€π“°π“΅”π“‹΄
grt mκœ₯αΈ₯κœ₯t tn αΈ₯r msαΈ«nt nt ꜒bḏw Tꜣ-ḏs(20)r
this grave on the birthplace of Abydos, sacred land

(20) π“‚‹π“°π“‚π“°π“ˆ‰π“ˆŒπ“°π“π“±π“€π“‹€π“π“°π“π“…±π“‚π“°π“‚‹π“°π“π“‚Ύπ“‰Όπ“π“°π“‰”π“…“π“΄π“‰”π“…“π“΄π“π“‹΄π“…œπ“³π“π“΄π“Ώπ“…±π“‘‚
ꜣḫt jmntt wκœ₯rt κœ₯ꜣt hmhmt
of the western horizon, district of great fame,

sꜣḫ.tw (21) ḫnt jsw=sn
where those in their tombs are glorified,

(21) π“ƒπ“ˆ–π“°π“π“‡‹π“‡©π“‘€π“‰π“°π“₯π“‹΄π“ˆ–π“°π“₯π“°π“ˆ–π“Œ»π“΄π“π“°π“‚‹π“…±π“„Šπ“‹΄π“…œπ“…“π“Œžπ“‹΄π“‚»π“±π“¨π“°π“ˆ–
n-mrwt wsr ꜣḫ m őmsw n
in order to be mighty and glorious in the following of

(22) π“ƒπ“ˆ–π“°π“‹€π“±π“…‚π“ŽŸπ“°π“‚§π“°π“‚§π“…±π“Š–π“°π“π“±π“€π“‹Ύπ“ˆŽπ“„Ώπ“‹π“ƒ€π“ˆ‹π“°π“Š–π“‚»π“…±π“ˆ–π“°π“†‘π“°π“ˆ–π“°π“π“±π“π“§‚π“°π“π“°π“
αΈ«ntj jmntjw nb Ḏdw{t} αΈ₯qꜣ ꜒bḏw
the foremost of those in the west, lord of Busiris, ruler of Abydos,

jw n=f ntt jwtt
to whom comes what is and what is not,

(23) π“…“π“…“π“Š„π“°π“‚π“…±π“΄π“­π“Œ¨π“°π“‚‹π“Š΅π“°π“π“±π“Šͺπ“π“°π““π“‰π“°π“‚‹π“π“°π“‚»π“…“π“‚Έπ“°π“€π“ŠΉπ“‰Όπ“…“π“Œ¨π“°π“π“‡³π“°π“€
m ms κœ₯wj αΊ–r αΈ₯tp prt m-bꜣαΈ₯ nαΉ―r κœ₯ꜣ m αΊ–rt-hrw (24) nt rκœ₯ nb
through stretching out arms with offerings that come before the great god every day.

(24) π“ˆ–π“°π“π“‡³π“±π“€π“°π“ŽŸπ“‡‹π“‘°π“‹Ήπ“…±π“€€π“ͺπ“Œ‘π“‡Ώπ“°π“ˆ‡π“±π“€π“Œ»π“‚‹π“°π“‚‹π“…±π“‹Ήπ“„ π“…±π“€€π“ͺπ“‹΄
j κœ₯nαΈ«w tpjw-tꜣ mrrw κœ₯nαΈ« msw=s(n)
O living who are on earth, who wish their children to live!

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(1) π“Œ’π“°π“ˆ–π“‚‰π“°π“‡Ώπ“°π“ˆ‡π“±π“€π“ˆ–π“ƒπ“ˆ–π“°π“π“²–π“€­π“…“π“‰π“°π“‚‹π“‚»π“²π“π“°π“‰»π“°π“
sn tꜣ n αΈ«ntj jmntjw m prt κœ₯ꜣt
Kissing the ground for the foremost of those in the west at the great procession,

(2) π“‚‹π“°π“‚π“‡‹π“±π“„Ώπ“΄π“π“€’π“ˆ–π“‰‘π“·π“°π“‚‹π“π“°π“Άπ“Šƒπ“°π“π“ˆ‰π“°π“₯π“ŽΊπ“±π“π“ŽŸπ“°π“π“‰
rḏjt jꜣw n αΈ€wt-αΈ€r αΈ₯rt-tp smyt αΈ₯nwt nbt pr(3)w-αΈ₯rjw
giving praise to Hathor, chief of the desert, mistress, lady of the Upper Houses,

(3) π“₯π“°π“·π“°π“‚‹π“…±π“‡‹π“±π“ˆ–οΈ‚π“„ͺπ“»π“π“„“π“°π“ˆ™π“°π“ˆ–π“‚π“°π“Ž©π“±π“©π“‡‹π“±π“·π“ π“°π“ˆ–π“Έπ“…“ (4) 𓄂𓐰𓏏𓐱𓏀
jn jmꜣḫ jmj-rꜣ Ε‘nκœ₯w Jmn-m-(4)αΈ₯ꜣt
by the revered overseer of the storehouse, Amenemhet.

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