Cleopatra's needle : $b with brief notes on Egypt and Egyptian obelisksWilson, Erasmus, Sir
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Cleopatra's needle : $b with brief notes on Egypt and Egyptian obelisks
Wilson, Erasmus, Sir
Cleopatra's Needle (London, England); Obelisks
_Second Side._—“The kingly Horus, strong bull, ruling in truth, the
king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Ra-men-kheper. For him the lord of gods
has multiplied the panegyrics (intervals of thirty years) in Habennou
(the Temple of the Sun, in Heliopolis), knowing that he is his son, the
elder, the divine flesh, issuing (from himself). The son of the sun,
Thothmes, lord of Heliopolis, beloved of Horemakhou.”
_Third Side._—“The kingly Horus, strong bull, beloved of Ra (the sun),
the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Ra-men-kheper. His father Tum has
established him, making for him a grandeur of name in expanded royalty
... in Heliopolis, (and) giving him the throne of Seb (and) the office
of khepra; the son of the sun, Thothmes, the best of existences,
beloved of the Bennou (sacred bird) of Heliopolis.”
In the lateral columns, Rameses speaks as follows:—
_First Side_, 1.—“The kingly Horus, strong bull, son of Tum, the king
of Upper and Lower Egypt, Ra-ousor-ma-Sotep-en-Ra, lord of diadems,
who protects Egypt and chastises nations; son of the sun, Ramessou
Meriamen, who throws down southern peoples as far as the Indian Ocean,
and the northern peoples as far as the prop of the sky; the lord of the
two lands, Ra-ousor-ma-Sotep-en-Ra; son of the sun, Ramessou Meriamen,
vivifier like the sun.”
2.—“The kingly Horus, strong bull, beloved of Ma (truth), the king of
Upper and Lower Egypt, Ra-ousor-ma-Sotep-en-Ra, lord of panegyrics like
his father, Ptah Totnen; son of the sun, Ramessou Meriamen, strong
bull, like the son of Nou (Set); none could stand (against him) in his
time, the lord of the two lands (_prenomen_); son of the sun (_name_).”
_Second Side_, 1.—“The kingly Horus, strong bull, son of Khepra, the
king of Upper and Lower Egypt (_prenomen_). Golden hawk, of abundant
years, very victorious; son of the sun (_name_). (He) enabled men to
behold (what) he has done; never was uttered denial (against it). The
lord of the two lands (_prenomen_); son of the sun (_name_); splendor
of the sun”....
2.—“The kingly Horus, strong bull, beloved of Truth, the king of Upper
and Lower Egypt (_prenomen_); son of the sun, offspring of the gods,
possessor of the two lands; son of the sun (_name_), who made his
frontiers to the place he chose, and got peace through his victory; the
lord of the two lands (_prenomen_); son of the sun (_name_), splendour
of the sun.”
_Third Side_, 1.—“The kingly Horus, strong bull, beloved of Ra, the
king of Upper and Lower Egypt (_prenomen_); lord of panegyries, like
his father, Ptah; son of the sun (_name_); son of Tum, from his loins,
who loves him; Hathor generated him; he who opened the two lands; lord
of the two lands (_prenomen_); son of the sun (_name_), vivifier like
the sun.”
2.—“The kingly Horus, strong bull, son of ...... the king of Upper and
Lower Egypt (_prenomen_); lord of diadems, who cares for Egypt and
chastises nations; son of the sun (_name_).”
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