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Transliteration and translation for &quot;Expedition to Hammamat, the
second wonder&quot;, following De Buck (1948), pp. 77-78, and plate 36
of Couyat and Montet (1912).

The transliteration throughout follows Hannig (1995).

For published translations, see Breasted (1906), §§ 449-451 (pp.
215-216).

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J.W.B. Barns. Some readings and interpretations in sundry Egyptian
texts. <i>The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology</i>, 58:159-166, 1972.

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.

A.B. Lloyd. Once more Hammamat inscription 191. <i>The Journal of
Egyptian Archaeology</i>, 61:54-66, 1975.

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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!),

ms.n mwt-nsw ^jmj
;
born of the king's mother Imi,

Abd 2 Axt sw 23
;
second month of the Season of Inundation, day 23.

wdt a m kAt <2> m Dw pn
;
Start of work <2> at this mountain,

m jnr wAH nb-anx
;
on the sarcophagus of durable stone.

wHm bjAt
;
Again a wonder happened:

jrt Hw
;
A command was issued<note>Following Lloyd (1975), pp. 54-59, contra
note 1 of Barns (1972).</note>

mAA xprw nw nTr pn
;
and the manifestation of this god was seen.

<3> Djt bAw=f n rxyt
;
<3> His authority was evoked with the people.

jrt xAst m nwy
;
The hill was turned into water,

bst mw Hr nHA n jnr
;
water issued from the roughness<note>Following Lloyd (1975), pp.
59-66, contra note 1 of Barns (1972).</note> of the stone;

gmt Xnmt m Hrj-jb jnt
;
a well was found in the middle of the valley,

<4> mH 10 r mH 10 Hr rA=s nb
;
<4> 10 cubits by 10 cubits on its every side,

mH.tj m mw r nprt=s
;
filled with water to its edge,

swab.tj stwr.tj r gHsw
;
purified and cleansed from gazelles,

sS<5>tA.tj r jwntjw xAstjw
;
hidden from the Troglodytes and foreigners,

pr.tj hAA.tj Hr gs=sj
;
and passed in ascending and descending

jn mSa n tp-awj
;
by soldiers of old,

nsww xprw <6> Xr-HAt
;
and kings who had been <6> before.

n mA.n sj jrt nb
;
No eye had seen it,

n xr Hr n rmT Hr=s
;
the glance of man had not fallen upon it,

wbA sj n Hm=f Ds=f
;
but to His Majesty himself it was revealed.

jsT grt sdx.n=f sj
;
He had concealed it

<7> rx.n=f mtt hrw pn
;
<7> knowing the exact moment of this day.

xmt.n=f Hntj sp pn
;
He had planned the timing of this event

n-mrwt mAA bAw=f
;
so that his authority might be seen

rx.tw <8> mnx Hm=f
;
and one might know <8> the excellence of His Majesty.

jr=f mAwt Hr xAswt=f
;
He did something new in his mountainous land

n sA=f ^nb-tAwj-^ra
;
for his son Nebtawire

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

sDm st ntjw m ^tA-mrj
;
Those who were in Egypt heard it,

<9> rxyt ntt Hr ^kmt
;
<9> the people who were in Egypt,

^Smaw Hna ^tA-mHw
;
both Upper and Lower Egypt,

wAH=sn tpw=sn m tA
;
while they bowed their heads to the ground

dwA<10>=sn nfrw Hm=f
;
and praised the goodness of His Majesty,

nHH Hna Dt
;
forever and ever.
