The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of ObelisksMoldenke, Charles E.
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The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of Obelisks
Moldenke, Charles E.
Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.); Inscriptions, Egyptian
User-Mâ-Râ-sotep-en-Râ Râ meses nuteru ger
Lower Egypt · Ramses II. · the Sun · born of · the gods · possessing ·
taui sa Râ Amen-mer-Râ-meses-su hun shepes
the two worlds · the son of Râ · Ramses II. · a child · glorious ·
merîti ma Aten pesed· f em khu·t neb
beloved · like · Aten · shines · he · in · the horizon · lord · of the
taui User-Mâ-Râ-sotep-en-Râ sa Râ
two countries · Ramses II. · son of Râ ·
Amen-mer-Râ-meses-su khu en Râ du ânkh {63}
Ramses II. · the glory · of · Râ · giving · life.
_i. e._ Behold Pharaoh! He is _the heavenly Horus, the powerful bull,
beloved of Ra_. He is _Ramses II._[14], _the king of Upper and Lower Egypt,
the Sun_ himself, and _the child of the gods_. He is _master of the two
countries_ [Egypt], _the Sun's offspring, Ramses II._[15] He is _a youth
glorious_ and _beloved like Aten_[16], _when he shines in the horizon_. He
is _the lord of the two countries_ [Egypt], _Ramses II._[14], _the Sun's
offspring, Ramses II._[15], _the glorious_ image _of Ra, who gives life_.
{64}EAST FACE [SOUTHERN COLUMN].
Hor-pet qa nekht khepera sa suten-kaut?
The heavenly Horus· bull · powerful · Khepera's · son · king of Upper
User-Mâ-Râ-sotep-en-Râ Hor-nub user renpe·tu
and Lower Egypt · Ramses II. · the golden Horus · abounding in · years ·
â en nekhtu sa Râ Amen-mer-Râ-meses-su per en
great · in · victories · the son of Râ · Ramses II. · going out · by ·
ef em kha·t er shep khâu en Râ meses
him · from · womb · to · obtain · diadems · of · Râ · begetting ·
su er neb uâ neb taui
himself · as · lord · only · lord of · the two countries ·
User-Mâ-Râ-sotep-en-Râ sa Râ Amen-mer-Râ-meses-su khu en
Ramses II. · son of Râ · Ramses II. the glory · of ·
Râ ma Râ
Râ · to-day (_literally_: like Râ).
_i. e._ Behold Pharaoh! He is _the heavenly Horus, the powerful bull, the
son of Khepera_[17]. He is _Ramses II., the king of Upper and Lower Egypt,
the golden Horus, who abounds in years_ and _is great in victories_. He is
_the Sun's offspring, Ramses II., who issued from the_ Sun's _loins to
receive the diadems of Ra_. It is he _who brought forth himself[18] as sole
ruler_ and _lord of the two countries_ [Egypt], _Ramses II., the Sun's
offspring, Ramses II., the glorious_ image _of Ra, now_ and forever.
{65}SOUTH FACE [EASTERN COLUMN].
Hor-pet qa nekht Mâ mer suten-kaut?
The heavenly Horus · bull · powerful · Truth · beloved · king of Upper
and Lower Egypt ·
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