Tetisheri, Stela of Ahmose honouring

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1 Tetisheri, Stela of Ahmose honouring the Created on by Mark-Jan derhof. Last modified Transcription of the stela of king Ahmose honouring Tetisheri, following the transcription of the (97), number 7 (pp. 6-9). 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 king Ahmose honouring Tetisheri, following the transcription of the (97), number 7 (pp. 6-9). For published translations, see Breasted (906), pp. 4-6, -7; the (94), number 7 (pp. 4-6). Bibliography J.H. Breasted. Ancient Records of Egypt -- Volume II. The University of Chicago Press, 906. 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 %%%%% & ( # %%% $ #%%% $ Hr ka-m-wast ntr nfr nb tawj nb-phtj-ra Horus: Bull in Thebes, good god, lord of the Two Lands, bpehtire; Appearance differs. #%% $ sa-ra n Xt=f jah-msjw Dj anx Dt sa anx HA=f nb Son of Re, of his body: Ahmose, given life forever. All protection and life with him. dbht-htp Hmt-nsw mwt-nsw ttj-srj anx.tj Dt A mortuary offering. King's wife and king's mother Tetisheri (may she live forever!). xpr swt sndm Hm=f m DAdw It happened that His Majesty sat in the audience-hall, #%%% $ # %%% $ nsw-bjtj nb-phtj-ra sa-ra jah-msjw Dj anx the king of Upper and Lower Egypt: bpehtire; Son of Re: Ahmose, given life, # %%%%%% $ jrt-pat wrt Hswt wrt jamt sat-nsw snt-nsw as the regentess, greatly praised and highly regarded, king's daughter, king's sister, Hmt-nTr Hmt-nsw wrt jah-msjw nfrt-jrj anx.tj god's wife and great king's wife, Ahmose Nofret-iry (may she live!) xft Hm=f wa Dd=f was before His Majesty. One spoke xft snnw=f to the other,

3 Hr HHj Axt n ntjw-jm stt mw considering what would be beneficial to the deceased: pouring water, 4 drp Hr xa 4 yt swad aba m tp-tr nb offering on the altar, refurbishing the offering-stone, at every seasonal festival, Depicts offering stone. m psdntjw m Abd prt sm at the new-moon festival, at the monthly festival, the procession of m-priests, jxt-xawj Abd.nwt 6.nwt hakr the evening offering, the fifth and sixth days of the month, the Haker festival, 6 wag DHwty tp- 6 tr nb n pt n ta Dd snt=f the Wag festival, the Thoth festival, and all festivals of heaven and earth. His sister said wsb=s xr=f sxa.tw nn Hr sj jsst in reply to him: 'Why is this mentioned? 7 7 sdd.tw mdt tn Hr jx ptr spr r HAtj=k 7 Why are these words said? What has come to your mind?'

4 8 8 nsw Ds=f Dd=f xr=s jnk pw sxa n=j The king himself said to her: 'It is I who reminded myself #%% $ mwt mwt=j mwt jt Hmt-nsw wrt of the mother of my mother, and the mother of (my) father, great king's wife 9 mwt-nsw ttj-srj maa-xrw 9 wnn jsj=s mahat=s m ma-at and king's mother Tetisheri, justified. Hr satw wast ta-wr Dd.n nn xr=t on the soil of Thebes and Tawer. (I) said this to you, 0 9 Her grave and her cenotaph are at this moment jw Ab.n Hm Djt jrt n=s mr Hwt m ta-dsr as (My) Majesty wanted to let a pyramid and a temple be built for her in the necropolis, m saht mnw nw Hm SAd S=f wd xtw=f near the monuments of (My) Majesty.' Dug out was its lake, planted were its trees, smn pawt=f grg m rmt confirmed was its sacrificial bread, it was staffed with people,

5 nhbw m AHwt sahw it was provided with fields, it was endowed m mnmnt with cattle, Hmw-kA Xrjw-Hbt Hr jrt=sn s nb rx(.w) tp-rd =f mortuary priests and lector priests are at their duty, every man knows his regulations. jst Dd.n Hm=f mdt tn jw nn xws(.w) m jrt That is, His Majesty spoke these words when the construction of this was being done. Uncertain. jr.n Hm=f His Majesty did 4 4 nn n-aat-n mrr=f sj r jxt nbt 4 this because he loved her more than anything. n sp jr nsyw tpjw-a mjtt jrj n mwwt=sn ver have former kings done anything similar for their mothers. jst Hm=f DA=f a=f qah=f Drt=f jr=f n=s His Majesty stretched out his arm, reached out his hand, and recited to her: 6 Htp-Dj-nsw 'A royal offering; 6 gbb psdt psdt-ndst [...] [jnpw] 6 Geb, the Ennead, the small Ennead, [...] [Anubis], 4

6 7 7 xntj-sh-ntr 000 m t Hnqt kaw Apdw jwa [...] 7 the one in god's booth, a thousand of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, cows, [...] 8 8 n [ka n] [...] 8 for [...]'