Kares, steward of Ahhotep, Stela of

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1 Kares, steward of Ahhotep, Stela of the Created on by Mark-Jan derhof. Transcription of the stela of Kares, steward of king's mother Ahhotep, following the transcription of the (97), number 4 (pp ). Bibliography K. the. Urkunden der 8. Dynastie, Volume I. Hinrichs, Leipzig, 97. derhof - English Created on by Mark-Jan derhof. Last modified Transliteration and translation of the stela of Kares, steward of king's mother Ahhotep, following the transcription of the (97), number 4 (pp ). For published translations, see Breasted (90), pp. -, 49-5; the (94), number 4 (pp. 4-). Bibliography J.H. Breasted. Ancient Records of Egypt -- Volume II. The University of Chicago Press, 90. K. the. Urkunden der 8. Dynastie -- übersetzt, Volume I. Hinrichs, Leipzig, 94. K. the. Urkunden der 8. Dynastie, Volume I. Hinrichs, Leipzig, 97. i

2 # %%% $ #%%%% $ rnpt-sp 0 Abd Smw sw xr Hm n Year 0, first month of the ason of Harvest, day, under the majesty of nsw-bjtj Dsr-kA-ra sa-ra n Xt=f jmn-htp the king of Upper and Lower Egypt: Djeserkare; Son of Re, of his body: Amenophis, mry wsjr Dj anx beloved of Osiris, given life. wdt mwt-nsw n jrj-pat HAtj-a Decree from the king's mother to the prince-regent, count, Read. xtmw-bjtj smr watj jmj-ra prwj-nbw royal seal-keeper, sole companion, overseer of the two gold houses, jmj-ra prwj-hd overseer of the two silver houses, jmj-ra pr wr [mwt-nsw] high steward [to the king's mother] #%%% $ jah-htp anx.tj whmw kars Ahhotep (may she live!), herald Kares. 4 jw wd.n mwt-nsw rdjt jr.tw n=k mahat 4 The king's mother ordered that to you be made a cenotaph

3 r rd n ntr aa nb AbDw smn jawt=k nbt at the stairway of the great god, lord of Abydos, and that recorded be all your offices Hswt nb jr n=k and all favours bestowed on you, 5 &/% twt 5 w=k mn(.w) m Hwt-nTr m Sms n ntr aa while your statues remained in the temple in the following of the great god. [smn n=sn wabwt] [Meat-offerings were established for them,] [sax smnx pat]=sn m ss and their bread-offerings [were glorified and confirmed] in writing. jr n=k Htp-Dj-sw m [...] xr In [...] m jr Hmt-nsw n mr.n=s A royal offering will be given to you, as a king's wife does for one she loves, n jrj-pat HAtj-a xtmw-bjtj jmj-ra pr whm kars for the prince-regent, count, royal seal-keeper, steward, herald Kares.

4 wa mh-jb 7 Xn 7 m m Haw sxmt Unique confidant, who joines with the body of khmet, Depicts lion-headed goddess. Sms Hnwt=f r nmtt=s aq=f jb xnt rxyt who follows his lady in her strides, while he enters the heart in front of people, jmj-jb n Hnwt=f maa Ddw n=f mdt 8 HApt 8 true favourite of his lady, to whom secret matters are told, nka m sxrw Hnwt=f sar mdwt r-xnw ah who reflects on the plans of his lady, who reports affairs inside the palace, 9 gm who finds 9 Ts sndm qsnt ahaw Hnwt=f Hr mdw=f 9 the right words, who eases pain, on whose words his lady relies, tkn maa rx xrt-jb Ax Dd xr Hnwt 0 =f 0 one who is truly close, who knows what is desired, with splendid speech before his lady, wr snd m pr mwt-nsw dns mhwt much feared in the house of the king's mother, well-considered in reason, Uncertain

5 mnx Dd HAp Xt Hr ssm a H with effective speech, who is discrete about business of the palace, xtm ra Hr sdmt=f sr wha Tsst whose lips are sealed about what he hears, an official who solves difficulties, jmj-ra pr wr kars xrp rs tp n mwt-nsw high steward Kares, the vigilant leader of the king's mother, tm Tn grh r hrw whmw kars Dd=f j HAtjw-a ssw who does not favour night over day, herald Kares. He says: 'O counts, scribes, Xrjw-Hb t Smsw anxw nw msa Hs=Tn mr=tn ntrw=tn njwtjw as you praise and as you love your city gods, lector priests, followers, common soldiers, 4 swd=tn jawt=tn n Xrdw 4 =Tn m-xt jawj wah mj Dd=Tn as you pass on your offices to your children after a good old age, so you say: [Htp]-Dj-nsw [...] nsw qa Swtj nb anx DD mrwt "A royal offering [...] king with high feathers, lord of life, who gives love, 4

6 5 5 nb qrst m-xt jawt Dj=f prt-r-xrw 5 lord of burial after old age. May he give a mortuary offering t Hnqt fqaw kaw Apdw jxt nbt nfr wabt of bread, beer, cakes, oxen and fowl, and every good and pure thing prrt Hr wdhw n that comes from the offering table of nb-r-dr n ka n xtmw-bjtj the Lord of All, for jmj-ra pr wr n mwt-nsw kars s n maat xnt tawj the royal seal-keeper, high steward to the king's mother, Kares." ' A man of truth before the Two Lands, 7 mtj maa S 7 w m grg Hrj-tp n wda-mdw{t} nx mar truly righteous free from lies, chief of judgement, protector of the wretched, One expects. 8 8 nhm jwtj sw DD pry s saviour of one who has none, who lets two men go out Htp(.w) m prw-n-ra=f aqa mjtj mxat satisfied with his judgement, correct like a balance, 5

7 9 9 snnw m nd Hr rn wah-jb r sdm mdwt mjtj ntr n wnwt=f 9 second to be addressed, inclined to examine matters, like a god in his hour, 0 jmj-jb 0 n Hnwt=f maa sxnt.n Hnwt tawj true favourite of his lady, whom the lady of the Two Lands advanced, Appearance differs. jmj-ra Swt abw whmw nsmwt jmj-ra pr wr kars jr.n ak leader of feather, horn, hoof and scale, high steward Kares, ms.n nbt-pr ts born of the lady of the house Tesh. born to Ak,