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〈Stele des Kheperkare (Kairo CG 20531)〉 / Stele des Kheperkare (Kairo CG 20531)
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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 Abydos〉→Stele des Kheperkare (Kairo CG 20531)→〈Stele des Kheperkare (Kairo CG 20531)〉
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Egyptian
Transcription
nswt-bj,tj Nbw-kꜣ,pl-Rꜥ(w) ḏi̯(.w) ꜥnḫ ḏ,t 〈§〉 zꜣ-Rꜥ(w) Jmn-m-ḥꜣ,t ḏi̯(.w) ꜥnḫ ḏ,t 〈§〉 ḏi̯.t jꜣw n Ḫnt(,j)-jmn,tjw nb-ꜣbḏw jn jmꜣḫ(,w) (j)r(,j)-pꜥ(,t) ḥꜣ,tj-ꜥ (j)m(,j)-r(ʾ)-kꜣ,t,pl-nb(,t)-n,t-nswt mḥ-jb n(,j) nswt ḫnt(,j) Tꜣ.du mr(,y) =f m-m smr.pl ḫnt(,j)-s,t r zmꜣ,t Ḥr(,w) jm,j-rʾ-ꜥẖn,wt(j) Ḫpr-kꜣ-Rꜥ(w) mꜣꜥ-ḫrw 〈§〉 bꜣk =f mꜣꜥ n(,j)-s,t-jb =f jri̯ ḥzz.t =f nb.t m ẖr,t-hrw n.t rꜥw-nb jmꜣḫ(,w) (j)m(,j)-r(ʾ)-ꜥẖn,wt(j) Ḫpr-kꜣ〈-Rꜥ(w)〉 ḏd =f 〈§〉 jnk wꜥ m jb n(,j) nb =f stp.n =f ḫnt Tꜣ,du r ḫrp n =f ꜥ m Tꜣ-wr jmꜣḫ(,w) Ḫpr-kꜣ〈-Rꜥ(w)〉 〈§〉 jmꜣḫ(,w) ḫr Ptḥ-Skr (j)r(,j)-pꜥ(,t) ḥꜣ,tj-ꜥ wr m jꜣw,t =f ꜥꜣ m sꜥḥ =f sr m-ḥꜣ,t rḫ,yt mr,y nb =f mꜣꜥ (j)m(,j)-r(ʾ)-ꜥẖn,wt(j) Ḫpr-kꜣ-Rꜥ(w) nb-jmꜣḫ 〈§〉 jt =f mri̯.y =f Ṯꜣw 〈§〉 jmꜣḫ,(w)t ḫr nṯr-ꜥꜣ nb-p,t mw,t =f mri̯.yt =f jmꜣḫ,(w)t =f Jn Sḏm,yt nb,t-jmꜣḫ 〈§〉 dbḥ(,t)-ḥtp 〈§〉 tʾ ḫꜣ ḥnq,t ḫꜣ kꜣ ḫꜣ ꜣpd ḫꜣ 〈§〉 sn =f mri̯ =f Jni̯-(j)t≡f nb-jmꜣḫ 〈§〉 sn =f mri̯ =f Sr nb-jmꜣḫ 〈§〉 sn,t =f mri̯.t =f Zꜣ,t-Ḥw,t-Ḥr(,w) mꜣꜥ,t-ḫrw nb(,t)-jmꜣḫTranslations (1)
King of Upper and Lower Egypt 𓍹Nubkaure𓍺, given life forever, son of Re 𓍹Amenemhat𓍺, given life for ever. Giving praise to Khentamenty, Lord of Abydos, by the dignified hereditary noble and local prince, overseer of all works of the king, the trusted one of the king, who is at the fore of the Two Lands, his beloved among the courtiers, one foremost of place at the $zmꜣ$-throne of Horus, the chamberlain Kheperkare, justified. His true and trusted servant, who does everything that he praises in the course of every day, the dignified chamberlain Kheperka〈re〉, justified, says: I was a unique one in the heart of his lord, one whom he chose in front of the two lands in order to direct for him the canal-outlet (?) in the Thinite nome, the dignified Kheperkare. One dignified in front of Ptah-Sokar, hereditary noble and local prince, one great in his office, great in his rank, a magistrate at the fore of the people, one truly beloved of his lord, the chamberlain Kheperkare, lord of dignity. His beloved father Tjaw. One dignified in front of the great god, lord of the sky, his beloved mother, his dignified lady, In (also called) Sedjemyt, mistress of dignity. Required offerings. Bread, 1000 (pieces); beer, 1000; bulls, 1000; birds, 1000. His beloved brother Antef, lord of dignity. His beloved brother Ser, lord of dignity. His beloved sister Sathathor, justified, mistress of dignity.
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Abydos
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