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Transliteration and translation for the &quot;lake&quot; scarab of
Amenophis III, series E, following E 2 (plate 30) of Blankenberg-Van
Delden (1969). Where the photograph is unclear, I rely on the
transcription of De Buck (1948), p. 67.

For published translations, see Blankenberg-Van Delden (1969), p. 18;
Breasted (1906), pp. 348-349, §§ 868-869; Davies (1992), number 579A
(p. 36); Helck (1961), number 579A (p. 234).

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C. Blankenberg-Van Delden. <i>The Large Commemorative Scarabs of
Amenhotep III</i>. E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1969.

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

B.G. Davies. <i>Egyptian Historical Records of the Later Eighteenth
Dynasty -- Fascicle IV</i>. Aris and Phillips, Warminster, 1992.

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

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

W. Helck. <i>Urkunden der 18. Dynastie -- Übersetzung zu den Heften
17-22</i>. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, 1961.

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<1> rnpt-sp 11 Abd 3 Axt sw 1
;
<1> Year 11, third month of the Season of Inundation, day 1,

xr (Hm n)
;
under (the majesty of)

<2> ^Hr ^kA-nxt ^xaj-m-mAat
;
<2> Horus: Mighty bull appearing in truth;

nbtj ^s<3>mn-hpw sgrH-tAwj
;
Two Ladies: Who establishes laws, who pacifies the Two Lands;

^Hr-nbw ^aA-xpS <4> Hwj-^sTtjw
;
Gold Horus: Great of strength, <4> who smites the Asiatics;

nsw-bjtj ^nb-mAat-^ra
;
The king of Upper and Lower Egypt: Nebmaatre;

sA-^ra <5> ^jmn-Htp HqA-^wAst
;
Son of Re: <5> Amenophis, ruler of Thebes,

Dj anx
;
given life,

Hmt-nsw wrt ^tjy anx<6>.tj
;
and the great king's wife Tiy (may she live!).

wD Hm=f jrt mr
;
His Majesty ordered the creation of a lake

n Hmt-nsw wrt <7> ^tjy
;
for the great wife of the king, <7> Tiy

anx.tj
;
(may she live!),

m dmj=s n ^Darw<8>xA
;
in her town of Djaru<8>kha,

Aw=f mH 3700 wsx=f mH <9> 600
;
its length being 3700 cubits and its width 600 cubits.

jr.n Hm=f Hb wbA Sw
;
His Majesty celebrated the feast of the opening of the lakes

<10> m Abd 3 Axt sw 16
;
<10> in the third month of the Season of Inundation, day 16,

Xn.tw Hm=f <11> m wjA ^jtn <12> THn m-Xnw=f
;
when His Majesty was rowed <11> on it in the barque 'Aton gleams'.
