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Transliteration and translation for &quot;Canal inscription of
Tuthmosis III&quot;, following the transcription of De Buck (1948), p.
46.

For an older transcription, see Sethe (1907), number 222 (pp.
814-815).

The transliteration throughout follows Hannig (1995).

For published translations, see Breasted (1906), pp. 259-260, §§
649-650; Gardiner (1957), pp. 335-336.

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J.H. Breasted. <i>Ancient Records of Egypt -- Volume II</i>. The
University of Chicago Press, 1906.

A. De Buck. <i>Egyptian Readingbook</i>. Ares Publishers, Chicago,
Illinois, 1948.

A. Gardiner. <i>Egyptian Grammar</i>. Griffith Institute, Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford, 1957.

R. Hannig. <i>Grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache
der Pharaonen (2800-950 v.Chr.)</i>. Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1995.

K. Sethe. <i>Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Volume III</i>. Hinrichs,
Leipzig, 1907.

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<46:2> rnpt-sp 50 tpj Smw sw 22
;
<46:2> Year 50, first month of the Season of Harvest, day 22,

xr Hm n nsw-bjtj ^mn-xpr-^ra
;
under the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Menkheperre,

Dj anx
;
given life.

wD Hm=f SAd mr pn <3> m-xt gmt=f sw DbA.w m jnrw
;
His Majesty commanded the digging of this canal, <3> after his finding
it blocked up with stones;

n sqd.n dpt Hr=f
;
a ship could not sail on it.

xd<4>.n=f Hr=f jb=f Aw.w smA.n=f xftjw=f
;
He travelled north on it, his heart being glad, having slain his
enemies.

rn n mr pn
;
The name of this canal is:

wn tA <5> wAt m nfrt ^mn-xpr-^ra anx(.w) Dt
;
&quot;Menkheperre (may he live eternally!) is the one who opens the
way as something perfect&quot;.

jn nA n wHaw ^Abw SAd=sn <6> mr pn Tnw rnpt
;
It are the fishermen of Elephantine who will dig out <6> this canal
every year.
