_i. e._ Behold Pharaoh! He is _the heavenly Horus, the powerful bull, beloved of Ma_ [Truth]. He is _Ramses II., the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, the lord of the festivals like his father Ptah_. He is _the Sun's offspring, Ramses II._, whom _Ra has begotten in order to gladden Heliopolis_ and _fill_ her _sanctuaries_ with treasures. It is he _who brought forth himself_ as _lord of the two countries_ [Egypt], _Ramses II., the Sun's offspring, Ramses II., who gives all life now_ and forever. {70}NORTH FACE [WESTERN COLUMN]. Hor-pet qa nekht Râ sa suten-kaut? The heavenly Horus · bull · powerful · Râ's · son · king of Upper and User-Mâ-Râ-sotep-en-Râ neb mut _or_ sheta neb ârâ _or_ mehen·t Lower Egypt · Ramses II. · lord of the Vulture lord of the Uræus-snake diadem · diadem · mâk Qem·t uâf men·tu? sa Râ protector of · Egypt · smiter of · the countries · son of Râ · Amen-mer-Râ-meses-su suten qen ar em dedui· f Ramses II. · king · triumph · made · at · the two hands · his · khatf her ta neb dem neb taui in · the face of · the land · all · entire · lord of the two countries · User-Mâ-Râ-sotep-en-Râ sa Râ Amen-mer-Râ-meses-su du ânkh neb Ramses II. · son of Ra· Ramses II. · giving · life · all · ma Râ to-day (_literally_: like Râ). _i. e._ Behold Pharaoh! He is _the heavenly Horus, the powerful bull, the son of Ra_. He is _Ramses II., the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, the lord of the Vulture_ and _Uræus diadems, who protects Egypt_ and _smites the_ foreign _nations_. He is _the Sun's offspring, Ramses II., a king_ whose _hands have done warlike deeds in full view of the entire world_. He is _the lord of the two countries_ [Egypt], _Ramses II., the Sun's offspring, Ramses II., who gives all life now_ and forever. {71}THE BASE [EAST, SOUTH, WEST, NORTH]. At the bottom of each of the four faces of the obelisk are two horizontal lines of almost totally destroyed hieroglyphs. They bear the cartouches of Ramses II., and are so written as to read from the centre each way. The inscription is Râ-en-sotep-Râ-Mâ-User nefer nuter ânkh nuter nefer Amen-mer-Râ-meses-su Râ-en-sotep-Râ-Mâ-User nefer nuter ânkh nuter nefer Amen-mer-Râ-meses-su Ramses II. · gracious · god · life · god · gracious · Ramses II. Ramses II. · gracious · god · life · god · gracious · Ramses II. _i. e._ Long _life_ to _the gracious god, Ramses II._! Long _life_ to _the gracious god, Ramses II._! Long _life_ to _the gracious god, Ramses II._! Long _life_ to _the gracious god, Ramses II._! _III. Inscriptions of Osarkon I._