Kares, steward of Ahhotep, Stela of
Sethe
Created on 2014-10-19 by Mark-Jan Nederhof.
Transcription of the stela of Kares, steward of king's mother Ahhotep, following the transcription of
Sethe (1927), number 14 (pp. 45-49).
Bibliography
K. Sethe. Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Volume I. Hinrichs, Leipzig, 1927.
Nederhof - English
Created on 2014-10-19 by Mark-Jan Nederhof. Last modified 2014-10-19.
Transliteration and translation of the stela of Kares, steward of king's mother Ahhotep, following the
transcription of Sethe (1927), number 14 (pp. 45-49).
For published translations, see Breasted (1906), pp. 21-23, 49-53; Sethe (1914), number 14
(pp. 24-26).
Bibliography
J.H. Breasted. Ancient Records of Egypt -- Volume II. The University of Chicago Press, 1906.
K. Sethe. Urkunden der 18. Dynastie -- bersetzt, Volume I. Hinrichs, Leipzig, 1914.
K. Sethe. Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Volume I. Hinrichs, Leipzig, 1927.
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Se
rnpt-sp 10 Abd 1 Smw sw 1
Ne
xr Hm n
Ne Year 10, first month of the Season of Harvest, day 1, under the majesty of
Se
Ne
nsw-bjtj Dsr-kA-ra
sA-ra n Xt=f jmn-Htp
Ne the king of Upper and Lower Egypt: Djeserkare; Son of Re, of his body: Amenophis,
2
Se
2
Ne
mry wsjr Dj anx
wDt mwt-nsw n jrj-pat
HAtj-a
Ne beloved of Osiris, given life. Decree from the king's mother to the prince-regent, count,
1 Read
Se
Ne
xtmw-bjtj
smr watj
jmj-rA prwj-nbw
Ne royal seal-keeper, sole companion, overseer of the two gold houses,
Ne
jmj-rA prwj-HD
Ne overseer of the two silver houses,
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Se
3
Ne
jmj-rA pr wr [mwt-nsw]
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jaH-Htp anx.tj
wHmw kArs
Ne high steward [to the king's mother] Ahhotep (may she live!), herald Kares.
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Se
Ne
jw wD.n mwt-nsw rDjt jr.tw n=k
maHat
Ne The king's mother ordered that to you be made a cenotaph
Se
Ne
r rd n nTr aA nb AbDw
smn jAwt=k nbt
Ne at the stairway of the great god, lord of Abydos, and that recorded be all your offices
Se
Ne
Hswt nb jr n=k
Ne and all favours bestowed on you,
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Se
5
Ne
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twt w=k mn(.w) m Hwt-nTr m Sms n nTr aA
Ne while your statues remained in the temple in the following of the great god.
Se
Ne
[smn n=sn wabwt]
Ne [Meat-offerings were established for them,]
Se
Ne
[sAx smnx pAt]=sn m sS
m [...] xr
6
Ne and their bread-offerings [were glorified and confirmed] in writing. In [...]
Se
Ne
jr n=k Htp-Dj-sw
m jr Hmt-nsw n mr.n=s
Ne A royal offering will be given to you, as a king's wife does for one she loves,
Se
Ne
n jrj-pat
HAtj-a xtmw-bjtj
jmj-rA pr wHm kArs
Ne for the prince-regent, count, royal seal-keeper, steward, herald Kares.
Se
7
Ne
wa mH-jb
Xn m m Haw sxmt
Ne Unique confidant, who joines with the body of Sekhmet,
1 Depicts lion-headed goddess.
Se
Ne
Sms Hnwt=f r nmtt=s
aq=f jb xnt rxyt
Ne who follows his lady in her strides, while he enters the heart in front of people,
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Se
8
Ne
jmj-jb n Hnwt=f mAa Ddw n=f mdt HApt
Ne true favourite of his lady, to whom secret matters are told,
Se
Ne
nkA m sxrw Hnwt=f
sar mdwt r-Xnw aH
Ne who reflects on the plans of his lady, who reports affairs inside the palace,
Se
9
Ne
gm
Ts
snDm qsnt
aHaw Hnwt=f Hr mdw=f
Ne who finds
the right words, who eases pain, on whose words his lady relies,
Se
10
Ne
tkn mAa
rx xrt-jb
10
Ax Dd xr Hnwt =f
Ne one who is truly close, who knows what is desired, with splendid speech before his lady,
Se
Ne
wr snD m pr mwt-nsw
dns mhwt
Ne much feared in the house of the king's mother, well-considered in reason1,
1 Uncertain
Se
Ne
mnx Dd
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11
HAp Xt Hr sSm a H
Ne with effective speech, who is discrete about business of the palace,
Se
Ne
xtm rA Hr sDmt=f
sr wHa Tsst
Ne whose lips are sealed about what he hears, an official who solves difficulties,
Se
Ne
jmj-rA pr wr kArs xrp rs tp n mwt-nsw
Ne high steward Kares, the vigilant leader of the king's mother,
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Se
12
Ne
tm Tn grH r hrw
wHmw kArs Dd=f
j HAtjw-a sSw
12
Ne who does not favour night over day, herald Kares. He says: 'O counts, scribes,
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Se
13
Ne
Xrjw-Hb t
Smsw
anxw nw mSa
Ne
lector priests, followers, common soldiers,
Se
Ne
Hs=Tn mr=Tn nTrw=Tn njwtjw
Ne as you praise and as you love your city gods,
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Se
14
Ne
swD=Tn jAwt=Tn n
Xrdw =Tn m-xt jAwj wAH
mj Dd=Tn
Ne as you pass on your offices to your children after a good old age, so you say:
Se
Ne
[Htp]-Dj-nsw [...] nsw qA Swtj
nb anx
DD mrwt
Ne "A royal offering [...] king with high feathers, lord of life, who gives love,
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Se
15
Ne
nb qrst m-xt jAwt
Dj=f prt-r-xrw
15
Ne lord of burial after old age. May he give a mortuary offering
Se
Ne
t Hnqt fqAw kAw Apdw
jxt nbt nfr wabt
Ne of bread, beer, cakes, oxen and fowl, and every good and pure thing
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Se
16
Ne
prrt Hr wdHw n
nb-r-Dr
n kA n xtmw-bjtj
16
Ne that comes from the offering table of the Lord of All, for
the royal seal-keeper,
Se
Ne
jmj-rA pr wr n mwt-nsw
kArs
s n mAat xnt tAwj
Ne high steward to the king's mother, Kares." ' A man of truth before the Two Lands,
1
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Se
17
Ne
mtj mAa
S w m grg Hrj-tp n wDa-mdw{t} nx mAr
Ne truly righteous free from lies, chief of judgement,
1 One expects
protector of the wretched,
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Se
18
Ne
nHm jwtj
sw DD pry s 2
Ne saviour of one who has none,
who lets two men go out
Se
Ne
Htp(.w) m prw-n-rA=f
aqA mjtj mxAt
Ne satisfied with his judgement, correct like a balance,
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Se
19
Ne
snnw m nD Hr rn
wAH-jb r sDm mdwt
mjtj nTr n wnwt=f
19
Ne second to be addressed, inclined to examine matters, like a god in his hour,
Se
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20
Ne
jmj-jb n Hnwt=f mAa sxnt.n Hnwt tAwj
Ne true favourite of his lady, whom the lady of the Two Lands advanced,
1 Appearance differs.
Se
Ne
jmj-rA Swt abw wHmw nSmwt
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21
jmj-rA pr wr kArs jr.n ak
21
Ne leader of feather, horn, hoof and scale, high steward Kares, born to Ak,
Se
Ne
ms n nbt-pr tS
Ne born of the lady of the house Tesh.
