Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
Religion
Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
Egyptian literature -- Translations into English
21 King Rameses, I grant that the fear of thee be in the minds of all and
thy command in their hearts. I grant that thy valor reach all countries,
and that the dread of thee be spread over all lands; the princes tremble
at thy remembrance, and thy
22 Majesty is fixed on their heads; they come to thee as supplicants to
implore thy mercy. Thou givest life to whom thou wishest, and thou puttest
to death whom thou pleasest; the throne of all nations is in thy
possession. I grant thou mayest show all thy
23 admirable qualities and accomplish all thy good designs; the land which
is under thy dominion is in joy, and Egypt rejoices continually.
King Rameses, I have exalted thee through such marvellous
24 endowments that heaven and earth leap for joy and those who are within
praise thy existence; the mountains, the water, and the stone walls which
are on the earth are shaken when they hear thy excellent name, since they
have seen what I have accomplished for thee;
25 which is that the land of Kheta should be subjected to thy palace; I
have put in the heart of the inhabitants to anticipate thee themselves by
their obeisance in bringing thee their presents. Their chiefs are
prisoners, all their property is the tribute in the
26 dependency of the living king. Their royal daughter is at the head of
them; she comes to soften the heart of King Rameses; her merits are
marvellous, but she does not know the goodness which is in thy heart;
27 thy name is blessed forever; the prosperous result of thy great
victories is a great wonder, which was hoped for, but never heard of since
the time of the gods; it was a hidden record in the house of books since
the time of Rā till the reign of thy
28 living(438) Majesty; it was not known how the land of Kheta could be of
one heart with Egypt; and behold, I have beaten it down under thy feet to
vivify thy name eternally, King Rameses.
29 Thus speaks the divine King, the Master of the Two Countries, who is
born like Khepra-Rā, in his limbs, who appears like Rā, begotten of
Ptah-Totunen, the King of Egypt; Rā-userma-sotep-en-Rā, the son of Rā,
Rameses, beloved of Amen, ever living, to his father who appears before
him, Totunen,
30 the father of the gods:
I am thy son, thou hast put me on thy throne, thou hast transmitted to me
thy royal power, thou hast made me after the resemblance of thy person,
thou hast transmitted to me what thou hast created; I shall answer by
doing all the good things which thou desirest.
31 As I am the only master like thou, I have provided the land of Egypt
with all necessaries; I shall renew Egypt for thee as it was of old,
making statues of gods after the substance, even the color of their
bodies. Egypt will be the possession of their hearts, and will build them
32 temples. I have enlarged thy abode in Memphis, it is decked with
eternal works, and well-made ornaments in stones set in gold, with true
gems; I have opened for thee a court on the north side with a double
staircase;
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