ness which is in thy heart;

27 thy name is blessed forever; the prosperous result of thy great
victories is a great wonder, which was hoped for, but never heard of since
the time of the gods; it was a hidden record in the house of books since
the time of Ra till the reign of thy

28 living(438) Majesty; it was not known how the land of Kheta could be of
one heart with Egypt; and behold, I have beaten it down under thy feet to
vivify thy name eternally, King Rameses.

29 Thus speaks the divine King, the Master of the Two Countries, who is
born like Khepra-Ra, in his limbs, who appears like Ra, begotten of
Ptah-Totunen, the King of Egypt; Ra-userma-sotep-en-Ra, the son of Ra,
Rameses, beloved of Amen, ever living, to his father who appears before
him, Totunen,

30 the father of the gods:

I am thy son, thou hast put me on thy throne, thou hast transmitted to me
thy royal power, thou hast made me after the resemblance of thy person,
thou hast transmitted to me what thou hast created; I shall answer by
doing all the good things which thou desirest.

31 As I am the only master like thou, I have provided the land of Egypt
with all necessaries; I shall renew Egypt for thee as it was of old,
making statues of gods after the substance, even the color of their
bodies. Egypt will be the possession of their hearts, and will build them

32 temples. I have enlarged thy abode in Memphis, it is decked with
eternal works, and well-made ornaments in stones set in gold, with true
gems; I have opened for thee a court on the north side with a double
staircase;

33 thy porch is magnificent; its doors are like the horizon of the sky, in
order that the multitude may worship thee.

Thy magnificent dwelling has been built inside its walls; thy divine image
is in its

34 mysterious shrine, resting on its high foundation; I have provided it
abundantly with priests, prophets, and cultivators, with land and with
cattle; I have reckoned its offerings by hundreds of thousands of good
things; thy festival of thirty years is celebrated there

35 as thou hast prescribed it to me thyself; all things flock to thee in
the great offering day which thou desirest; the bulls and calves are
innumerable; all the pieces of their flesh are by millions; the smoke of
their fat reaches heaven and is received within the sky.

36 I give that all lands may see the beauty of the buildings which I have
created to thee; I have marked with thy name all inhabit