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(b) And they shalla go forth following his mortuary priest, at his glorification, until they reach the northern corner of the temple, as they do, when they glorify their own noble ones,b 279on the day of kindling the fire.

What He Pays

546. He hath given to them for it a heket of grain from every field of the estate (pr-dt), from the first of the harvest of the count's estate; as every citizen of Siut does, from the first of his harvest. Now, behold, he begins 280with having his every peasant give it into this temple, from the first of his field.

Injunction to Future Nomarchs

547. Lo, he said: "Behold, ye know that, as for anything which any official (Sr) or any citizen gives into the temple, from the first of his harvest, it is not agreeable to him, that there should be lack 281therein. Therefore shall no future count diminish to future priests, that which is secured by contract of another count. This grain shall belong to the lay priests, each by himself; 282no priest, who shall give to me this white bread, shall divide (it) to his colleagues; because they give this white bread, each by himself."

Conclusion

548. Lo, they were satisfied with it.

III. THIRD CONTRACT

Title

549. 283 Contract which the count, the superior prophet, Hepzefi, triumphant, made, with the official body of the temple, to-wit:

What Hepzefi Receives

550. There shall be given to him bread and beer in the first month of the first season, on the eighteenth day, the day of the Wag-feast. List of that which shall be given:

aAn infinitive construction continued from the first clause (lit., "besides the going forth on their part").

b'The dead.

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551. He hath given to them for it, 22 temple-days, from his property of his paternal estate, but not from the property of the count's estate: 2854 days to the superior prophet, and 2 days to each one among them.

Definition of "Temple-Day"

552. Lo, he hath said to them: "Behold, as for a temple-day, it is 1/360 a286 of a year. When ye therefore divide everything that comes into this temple, consisting of bread, of beer, and of meat for each day, that which makes 2871/360 of the bread, of the beer, and of everything, which comes into this temple, is the unit in these temple-days which I have given to you. 288 Behold, it is my property of my paternal estate, but it is not the property of the count's estate; for I am a priest's (wb) son, like each one of you. Behold, 289these days shall belong to every future official staff of the temple, since they deliver to me this bread and beer, which they give to me."

Conclusion

553. Lo, they were satisfied with it.

IV. FOURTH CONTRACT

Title

554. 290Contract which the count, the superior prophet, Hepzefi, triumphant, made with the lay priests of Upwawet, lord of Siut, to wit:

aI do not understand the hnt inserted here.

bLit., “the per unum” (hr w‹), as we use per centum; ḥr is here the distributive preposition as in all the passages, indicating the individual priest.

What Hepzefi Receives

555. There shall be given to him:

(a) A white loaf per each individual among them, for his statue, which is in the temple, in the first month of the first season, on the eighteenth day, 291the day of the Wag-feast.

(b) And they shall go forth, following his mortuary priest, at his glorification, when the fire is kindled for him, as they do when they glorify their own noble ones, on the day of kindling the fire in the temple. Now, 292this white bread shall be under the charge of my mortuary priest.

What He Pays

556. He hath given to them for it:

(a) A khara (hr) of fuel for every bull, and an uheta (wḥt) of fuel for every goat, which they give into the storehouse of the count, when each bull and each goat is offered to the temple, 293as ancient (dues) which they give into the storehouse of the count. Lo, he hath remitted it to them, not collecting it from them.

(b) And hath given to them 22 jars (kby) of beer and 2,200 flat loaves which the official body of the temple give to him in the first month of the first season, on the eighteenth day, 294as compensation, for their giving white bread per each individual among them, from that which is due to them from the temple, and (as compensation for) his glorification.

Further Specification

557. Lo, he spake to them, saying: "If this fuel be reckoned against you by a future 295 count; behold, this bread and beer shall not be diminished, which the official body of the temple deliver to me, which I have given to you. Behold, I have secured it by contract from them."

a Measures of bulk. The meaning of this clause is obscure; but probably it means that each bull or goat due the prince (of those offered to the temple) is given him by the priests together with fuel. This latter he now remits as part payment for the white bread.

bOr: "as recompense for that which they give, etc."

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cLit., "reckoned from you," probably meaning: 'as due from you." The fuel, etc., could not be legally conveyed by the count, because they belonged to the count's and not to the paternal estate. If payment of the fuel, etc., should be ultimately exacted, the lay priests would still have the bread and beer which the prince has secured by contract from the "official body" of the Upwawet temple (see third contract).

Conclusion

558. Lo, they were satisfied with it.

V. FIFTH CONTRACT

Title

559. 296Contract, which the count, the superior prophet, Hepzefi, triumphant, made with the 'keeper of the wardrobe of the temple, concerning:

What Hepzefi Receives

560. Three wicks with which the fire is kindled for the god.

What He Pays

561. While he (the count) has given to him (the keeper) for it: 3 temple-days. Now, these 3 temple-days shall be due to every future 'keeper of the wardrobe, because 297these 3 wicks are due to him (the count).

Disposition of Wicks

562. 1. Lo, he spake to him, saying: "One of them shall be given to my mortuary priest, when he goes forth, kindling the fire with it for the god, on the fifth of the 5 intercalary days, New Year'sa night, by the 'keeper of the wardrobe. He shall deliver it 298to my mortuary priest after he does that which he does with it in the temple."

563. 2. "He shall give another on New Year's Day, in the morning, when the house makes gifts to its lord, when the lay priests of the temple give to me this white bread, which they give to me per individual priest (wb), on New Year's Day. It shall be due 299from my mortuary priest at my glorification."

564. 3. "He shall give another in the first month of the first season on the eighteenth day, the day of the Wag-feast, at the same time with the white bread, which they give to me per individual priest (wb). This wick shall be due from my mortuary priest when glorifying me, together with the lay priests."

Lo, he said to him:

a Really the evening before New Year's Day.

Definition of "Temple-Day"

565. 300" Behold, as for a temple-day, it is 1/360 of a year. When yeb therefore divide everything that comes into the temple, consisting of bread, beer, and everything for each day, that which makes 1/360 of the bread, of the beer, and of everything which comes into this temple, is the unit in these temple-days which I have given 301to thee. Behold, it is my property, of my paternal estate, but not of the count's estate."

Future Validity of Agreement

566. "Now, these 3 temple-days shall belong to every future 'keeper of the wardrobe,1 because these 3 [wicks are due to him, which thou hast given to me for these 3 temple-days, which I have given to thee." Conclusion

567. Lo, he was satisfied with it.

VI. SIXTH CONTRACT

Title

568. 302 Contract which the count, the superior prophet, Hepzefi, triumphant, made with the superior prophet of Upwawet, concerning:

What Hepzefi Receives

569. The roast of meat which is due upon the altar, which is placed upon the oblation-table, for every bull which is slaughtered in the temple.

And one (st-) jar for (every) (ds-) jar of beer every day 303 of a procession; which shall be due to every future superior prophet.

What He Pays

570. He (the count) hath given him (the superior prophet) for it, 2 temple-days from his property, of his paternal estate, but not from the property of the count's estate.

aSee the same computation in the second contract.

bAlthough speaking to the keeper of the wardrobe, as the conclusion (1. 301)

shows.

That is, with himself! In his capacity as count he makes a contract with himself in his capacity as superior prophet of Upwawet.

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