the stream, and the heart of his
Majesty was glad with the sight of their rowing. But one of them at the
steering struck her hair, and her jewel of new malachite fell into the
water. And she ceased her song, and rowed not; and her companions ceased,
and rowed not. And his Majesty said, 'Row you not further?' And they
replied, 'Our little steerer here stays and rows not.' His Majesty then
said to her, 'Wherefore rowest thou not?' She replied, 'It is for my jewel
of new malachite which is fallen in the water.' And he said to her, 'Row
on, for behold I will replace it.' And she answered, 'But I want my own
piece back in its setting.' And his Majesty said, 'Haste, bring me the
chief reciter Zazamankh,' and they brought him. And his Majesty said,
'Zazamankh, my brother, I have done as thou sayedst, and the heart of his
Majesty is refreshed with the sight of their rowing. But now a jewel of
new malachite of one of the little ones is fallen in the water, and she
ceases and rows not, and she has spoiled the rowing of her side. And I
said to her, "Wherefore rowest thou not?" and she answered to me, "It is
for my jewel of new malachite which is fallen in the water." I replied to
her, "Row on, for behold I will replace it;" and she answered to me, "But
I want my own piece again back in its setting." ' Then the chief reciter
Zazamankh spake his magic speech. And he placed one part of the waters of
the lake upon the other, and discovered the jewel lying upon a shard; and
he took it up and gave it unto its mistress. And the water, which was
twelve cubits deep in the middle, reached now to twenty-four cubits after
he turned it. And he spake, and used his magic speech; and he brought
again the water of the lake to its place. And his Majesty spent a joyful
day with the whole of the royal house. Then rewarded he the chief reciter
Zazamankh with all good things. Behold, this is a wonder that came to pass
in the days of thy father, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Seneferu, of
the deeds of the chief reciter, the scribe of the rolls, Zazamankh."

Then said the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, the
blessed, "Let there be presented an offering of 1,000 cakes, 100 draughts
of beer, an ox, and two jars of incense to the King of Upper and Lower
Egypt, Seneferu, the blessed; and let there be given a loaf, a jar of
beer, and a jar of incense to the chief reciter, the scribe of the rolls,
Zazamankh; for I have seen the token of