〈Stele des Shensetji (Los Angeles 50.33.31)〉 / Stele des Shensetji (Los Angeles 50.33.31)

Year [x] under [the Majesty of] the living Horus Ankhmesut, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Kheperkare, beloved of Osiris, who lives for ever. An offering which the King gives, and Osiris Khentamentiu, Lord of Abydos, Wepwawet, Lord of the sacred land, and Anubis, who is upon his mountain, may he give an invocation offering of a thousand of bread and beer, a thousand of bulls and fowl, a thousand of alabaster and linen, a thousand of every pure thing to the ka of the dignified overseer of sculptors Shensetji, justified. His place was advanced in this temple, the houses and the cities of eternity, the excellent desert plateau of gods, superior in offerings to any other place on which this god has rested, the great seat of the thrones of Geb, the hiding place of (oder: which conceals) the mysteries of Abydos, equal to the house of Anubis, toward which Re, (that is) his face, shines. May he be established as a living one in the West, his heart will be gladdened therein. I came in peace to this tomb-chapel, which I built in the western horizon of Abydos in the Thinite nome as a place of eternity and everlastingness at the terrace of the noble god. The praised overseer of sculptors Shensetji says: O living ones who are on earth, who love life and hate death, as you follow Wepwawet on his every course, your heart being satisfied with life upon earth, you are to give me an invocation offering on the monthly and the half-monthly festival, on the festival of the opening of the year, on the first and the great procession, on the Thoth festival when the god comes, on the Wag festival, on the burning festival, on the Sokar festival, on the New Year festival, on the Sadj-festival, on the festival of the procession of Min, on the Haker festival, on the resting festival of Peqer, on the numbering festival, on the festival of the five epagomenal days, on the beautiful festivals of the house of Osiris, (that is to) the dignified Shensetji. You are to say: "A thousand of bread and beer, a thousand of bulls and fowl, a thousand of alabaster and linen, a thousand of every pure thing that has come forth in the presence of the great god for the dignified overseer of sculptors, Shensetji, born of Iit." I acted as a sculptor in Amenemhat-itj-tawy, given life for ever, and I came 〈to〉 this temple because of the work under the Majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Kheperkare, beloved of Khentamentiu, lord of Abydos, given life for ever like Re, eternally. The dignified one, the sculptor Shensetji, born of Iit. His wife, Ptahemsas. His brother, Ptahi. The dignified one, his father Seni, justified. His wife Iit, justified. His son, Seni the Child. The diginified sculptor Shensetji, who perpetuates their name. His son, Senusret. The diginified Henu. His wife Satseni. His brother Shensetji. His wife Senetites. His son Kauptah. His wife Rerut. The dignified Khety. His wife Rerut. His brother Ptahnakht. His brother Kauptah. His uncle Nemty(em)saf. His wife Jii. Her son It. Her daughter Hut. Her son Ptahnakht. Her son Nemty(em)saf. Her son Ptahnakht. His brother Khety. His brother Khety. His brother Nemty(em)saf. His brother Shensetji. His brother Inpunakht. [His brother (?) Nemty(?)(em)]-saf. His brother Ptahnakht. His sister Ip[...]. His brother Shensetji.