overnor, he made the whole land to be one
holding before him. He collected his vassals, and mulcted them of their
possessions heavily. They treated the gods as if they were men, and they
offered up no propitiatory offerings in their temples. Now when the gods
turned themselves back to peace, and to the restoration of what was
right in the land, according to its accustomed and proper form, they
established their son who proceeded from their body to be Governor,
life, strength, health [be to him!], of every land, upon their great
throne, namely, Userkhara-setep-en-Amen-meri-Amen, life strength, health
[be to him!], the son of Ra, Set-nekht-merr-Ra-meri-Amen, life,
strength, health [be to him!]. He was like Khepra-Set when he is wroth.
He quieted the whole country which had been in rebellion. He slew the
evil-hearted ones who were in Ta-mera (Egypt). He purified the great
throne of Egypt. He was the Governor, life, strength, health [be to
him!], of the Two Lands, on the throne of Amen. He made to appear the
faces that had withdrawn themselves. Of those who had been behind walls
every man recognised his fellow. He endowed the temples with offerings
to offer as was right to the Nine Gods, according to use and wont. He
made me by a decree to be the Hereditary Chief in the seat of Keb. I
became the "Great High Mouth" of the lands of Egypt, I directed the
affairs of the whole land, which had been made one. He set on his double
horizon (_i.e._ he died) like the Nine Gods. There was performed for him
what was performed for Osiris; sailing in his royal boat on the river,
and resting [finally] in his house of eternity (_i.e._ the tomb) in
Western Thebes.
My father Amen, the lord of the gods, Ra, Tem, and Ptah of the Beautiful
Face made me to be crowned lord of the Two Lands in the place of my
begetter. I received the rank of my father with cries of joy. The land
had peace, being fed with offerings, and men rejoiced in seeing me,
Governor, life, strength, health [be to him!], of the Two Lands, like
Horus when he was made to be Governor of the Two Lands on the throne of
Osiris. I was crowned with the Atef crown with the serpents, I bound on
the crown with plumes, like Tatenn. I sat on the throne of Heru-Khuti
(Harmakhis). I was arrayed in the ornaments [of sovereignty] like Tem. I
made Ta-mera to possess many [different] kinds of men, the officers of
the palace, the great chiefs, large numbers of horse and chariot
soldiers, hundreds
|