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Transliteration and translation for &quot;Expedition to Hammamat, the
first wonder&quot;, following De Buck (1948), pp. 76-77, and plate 29
of Couyat and Montet (1912).

The transliteration throughout follows Hannig (1995).

For published translations, see Breasted (1906), §§ 435-438 (pp.
211-212).

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

J. Couyat and P. Montet. <i>Les Inscription Hiéroglyphiques et
Hiératiques du Ouâdi Hammâmâmat</i>. Imprimerie de l'Institut Français
d'Archéologie Orientale, 1912.

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

R.O. Faulkner. <i>A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian</i>.
Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1962.

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> nsw-bjtj ^nb-tAwj-^ra
;
<1> The king of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebtawire,

anx(.w) Dt
;
may he live forever!

<2> bjAt tn xprt n Hm=f
;
<2> This wonder that happened to His Majesty:

hAt n=f jn qmAwt <3> xAswt
;
Creatures from the hills came down to him,

jwt jn gHst bkAt
;
a pregnant gazelle came,

Hr Smt Hr=s r rmT xft-Hr=s
;
going with her face towards the people before her,

<4> jw jrtj=s Hr mA Hr-sA sA
;
<4> while her eyes looked back,

nn an=s HA=s
;
but she did not turn back

r spr=s r Dw pn Sps
;
until she arrived at this august mountain,

<5> r jnr pn
;
<5> at this block,

jw=f m st=f
;
it being still in its place,

n aA pn n nb-anx pn
;
for this lid of this sarcophagus.

mst pw jr.n=s Hr=f
;
Then she gave birth upon it,

jw mSa pn n <6> nsw Hr mAA
;
while this expedition of <6> the king was watching.

aHa.n Saw nHbt=s
;
Then her neck was cut,

wdn.tj Hr=f m sbj-n-sDt
;
and she was sacrified on it as burnt offering.

<7> hAt pw jr.n=f m Htp
;
<7> It descended safely.

jsT grt jn Hm n nTr pn Sps
;
Now, it was the majesty of this august god,

<8> nb xAswt
;
<8> lord of the foreign lands,

rDj mAa n sA=f
;
who made the sacrifice to his son

^nb-tAwj-^ra
;
Nebtawire

anx(.w) Dt
;
(may he live forever!),

n-mrwt Aw jb=f
;
so that his heart might be joyful,

wnn=f <9> anx(.w)
;
that he might be <9> alive

Hr nswt=f<note>Read <hi>D52</hi> as <hi>F20</hi>.</note>
;
upon his throne

nHH Hna Dt
;
forever and ever,

jr=f HHw m Hbw-sd
;
that he might celebrate millions of Sed-festivals.

<10> jrj-pat HAtj-a jmj-rA njwt
;
<10> Prince regent, count, leader of the city,

TAtj jmj-rA srw nb n wDa-mdwt
;
vizier, leader of all the officials of the judicial office,

jmj-rA DD pt
;
leader of what heaven gives,

<11> qmAt tA jnnt Hap
;
<11> earth creates, and the Nile brings,

jmj-rA n jxt nb m tA pn r-Dr=f
;
leader of everything in this entire land,

TAtj ^jmn-m-HAt
;
vizier Amenemhet.
