The Divine Ennead, Year 13a 161. 4[The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Sahure; he made it as] his monument for: 6. There were brought from: 7. The Malachite-country, 8. Punt, 80,000 measures of myrrh, '6,000 of electrum, 2,600 [-] staves, — —1, Year after the 'seventh1b numbering. 163. Horus: Wśr-hw; King of Upper and Lower Egypt; Favorite of the Two Goddesses: Hw-m-shmw Year I 164. Second month, seventh day. Birth of the Gods. Union of the Two Lands. Circuit of the Wall. aThe "numbering" is uncertain, being either 6 or 7. The year may be anywhere from 11 to 15, according as the first numbering was in the year 1 or year 2, or the numbering be the sixth or seventh. Meyer's results make 13 the most probable here. bThe number is unfortunately not quite certain, but the margin of uncertainty is not great. The Turin Papyrus gives Sahure twelve years, and Manetho gives him thirteen, both of which numbers might be practically correct, as one might take account of the nine months of the last year, and count the thirteenth year as complete. c" Rich in Diadems." 165. The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Neferirkere (Njr-yrk'-R); he made (it) as [his] monument [for]: 1. The Divine Ennead in - of the Senut-house (Śnwt): [–] stat of land in the city (called): "Neferirkere-Beloved-of-the-Divine-Ennead," undera the House of Neferirkere in [-]; 2. The Spirits of Heliopolis and the Gods of Khereha (Hr-cḥ3): [— stat of land in the city (called): "Neferirkere-Beloved-of-the-Spiritsof-Heliopolis;" 251 (+x) stat of land in the eastern Khent nome (XIV) — under the two high-priests of Heliopolis, the prophets and 'officials of his house г. 3. Re: an altar; 4. Hathor: an altar; [— ---; 2101 divine offerings, 203 offerings of bread and beer; there was made — — peasant serfs —). 5. There was fashioned - of electrum, (for) Ihi (Yḥy), a statue, followed to the house of Hathor, [mistress] of the sycomore, in MeretSnefru; 6. Re of Tep-het (Tp-nt); tnere was done for him the like 3 cubits, 5. Year ob 166. [The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Neferirkere; he made it as his monument for]: 3. Re in the sun-temple: "Favorite-Seat-of-Re;" there was made for him a feast of the Circuit-[of-the-Wall] Year of the fifth occurrence [of the numbering]. Year 10 167. 1. Appearance of the King of Upper Egypt. Appearance of the King of Lower Egypt. aUnder charge of? bor possibly 10; Meyer's results make 9 more probable. cAn ancient king, also mentioned in the tomb of Methen; he was perhaps a king of Upper Egypt. 2. Erection of the wall of the sun-barque at the south side [of the sun-temple: "Favorite-Seat-of-Re"].a 3. The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Neferirkere; he made (it) as [his] monument [for]: 4. Re in the sun-temple: "Favorite-Seat-of-Re": 18 - loaves: for the evening sun-barque ; and for the morning sun-barque —. 5. The Souls of Heliopolis: of electrum; stat of electrum. aThis is a sun-barque like that found at Abusir beside the sun-temple of Nuserre by the excavations of the Berlin Museum. |