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Transliteration and translation for &quot;Semneh stela marking the
southern boundary of the realm of Sesostris III&quot;, Berlin 14753,
following the transcription of De Buck (1948), p. 78.

For an older transcription, see Aegyptische Inschriften (1913), number
14753, pp. 255-256.

The transliteration throughout follows Hannig (1995).

For a published translation, see Breasted (1906), pp. 293-294, §§
651-652. A few lines are also translated by Gardiner (1961), p. 135.

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<i>Aegyptische Inschriften aus den Königlichen Museen zu Berlin --
Volume 1</i>. Leipzig, 1913.

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

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

A. Gardiner <i>Egypt of the Pharaohs -- An Introduction</i>. Oxford
University Press, 1961.

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

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<1> tAS rs jry m rnpt-sp 8 xr Hm n
;
<1> Southern boundary, made in year 8 under the majesty of

nsw-bjtj ^xaj-kAw-^ra
;
the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Khakaure,

Dj anx Dt <2> r nHH
;
given life forever <2> until eternity,

r tm rDj sn sw nHs nb
;
to prevent that any Nubian should cross it,

m xd <3> m Hrt
;
by sailing north <3> or by land,

m kAj mnmnt nbt nt <4> nHsw
;
with a ship, or any herds of <4> the Nubians,

wpw Hr nHs jw.tj=f r jrt swnt m ^jqn
;
apart from a Nubian who shall come to trade in Mirgissa,

<5> m jpwt rA-pw
;
<5> or with a message,

jrt.tw nbt nfr Hna=sn
;
or anything good that may be done with them,

nn swt rDjt <6> swA kAj n nHsw
;
but without letting <6> a ship of the Nubians pass

m xd Hr ^HH r nHH
;
that sails north past Abu Sir, forever.
