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〈Stele des Deduantef (Bankes Ms. No. XII C4)〉 / Stele des Deduantef (Bankes Ms. No. XII C4)
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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈6. Historisch-biographische Literatur des Mittleren Reiches und der 2. Zwischenzeit〉→〈Biographien der 11. und 12. Dynastie〉→〈Biographien aus Buhen〉→Stele des Deduantef (Bankes Ms. No. XII C4)→〈Stele des Deduantef (Bankes Ms. No. XII C4)〉
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Transcription
[...] Ḥr ꜥnḫ-msw.t 〈§〉 [...] zꜣ ꜥnḫ ḥꜣ =f nb 〈§〉 ḏi̯ Wꜣḏ,t ꜥnḫ ḏd wꜣs nb r fnḏ =k nṯr-nfr nswt-bj,tj Ḫpr-kꜣ-Rꜥ mr,y Mnṯ,w nb Wꜣs,t Zꜣ-Rꜥ Z-n-Wsr,t 〈ꜥnḫ〉 mj Rꜥ ḏ,t 〈§〉 [...] (j)r(,j)-pꜥ(,t) ḥꜣ,tj-ꜥ ḫtm,tj-bj,tj smr-wꜥ,tj wr-n-nswt-ꜥꜣ-n-bj,tj ḥr(,j)-sštꜣ-n-sḏm,t-wꜥ wr-m-jꜣw,t≡f ꜥꜣ-m-sꜥḥ≡f sr-m-ḥꜣ,t-rḫ,yt jm,j-jb-Ḥr nb-ꜥḥ mḏd wꜣ,t n.t smnḫ sw sḥꜣi̯.n rʾ-ꜥ〈,wj〉 =f mnḫ =f rḏi̯.n nb-tꜣ,du fꜣ,w =f mḥ-jb n(,j) nswt m dꜣjr ḫn pr-ꜥ m mr(w),t nb =f smnḫ.n mr(w),t =f s,t =f jri̯ ḥss.t ḥs{n} sw wr-jd(,t) m pr-nswt (j)m(,j)-rʾ-mnf(ꜣ),t (j)m(,j)-rʾ-ḥwn,w-nfr,w (j)m(,j)-rʾ-mšꜥ-wr Rḏi̯-⸮Sbk? 〈zꜣ〉 Dd,w-[J]n[i̯-jt≡f]Translations (1)
Horus 𓉘Ankh-mesut𓊂. Aller Schutz und alles Leben sind um ihn herum. May Wadjet give every life, stability and power to your nose, o perfect god,
King of Upper and Lower Egypt 𓍹Kheperkare𓍺, beloved of Montu, Lord of Thebes,
son of Re 𓍹Sesostris𓍺, 〈who lives〉 like Re forever. Hereditary noble and local prince,
royal seal-bearer and sole friend (of the king),
great one of the king of Upper Egypt, magnate of the King of Lower Egypt,
chief of secrets of what (only) one may hear,
one great in his office, great in his dignity,
an official at the fore of the people,
a trusted one of Horus, Lord of the palace,
loyal to the one who promoted him,
one whose actions his efficiency revealed,
whose magnificence the Lord of the Two Lands caused,
a trusted one of the king in suppressing rebels,
a hero in the love of his lord,
one whose love advanced his position, who did what the one who praised him praised,
one great of incense in the royal palace,
overseer of infantry, overseer of recruits,
the high general Dedu-(antef), 〈son of〉 Redisebek (?).
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