Giving adoration to Ptah, lord of Maat, king of the two lands, perfect-of-face on his great seat, sole god within the Ennead, the beloved one as king of the two lands:
"Lobpreis dir, der zuerst entstanden ist, Urzeitlicher der Beiden Länder, der das Existierende geschaffen hat, herrlicher Widder, der in seiner Kapelle verborgen ist, nach dessen Entstehen die Götter entstanden sind!
Author(s):
Silke Grallert;
with contributions by:
Simon D. Schweitzer,
AV Wortschatz der ägyptischen Sprache, SAW
(Text file created: 06/19/2023,
latest changes: 04/30/2025)
Vertical columns, facing rightKneeling tomb owner with adoration gesture in the rear part
[19,1] [Giving] ⸢praise⸣ to Osiris (and) paying homage to Wenennefer by the hereditary prince, [19,2] count, great companion to the Lord of Two Lands, confidant of the good god, royal scribe, first royal herald, overseer of the estate of the great royal wife, [19,3] Kheruef, [justified], who says:
“Hail to you, [...] of the sacred land, possessor of the ⸢two horns⸣, whose ⸢atef-crown⸣ is tall, great of terror, [19,4] one who has authority over eternity, lord of Maat, one who rejoices in her (i.e. Maat’s) majesty ⸢now⸣ while [he] is upon his great throne, the one [19,5] to whom the gods give ⸢praise⸣ in seeing [...] of his ⸢face⸣, while those of the Duat come to him in jubilation [19,6] [... ...] ⸢they⸣ [bowing upon] the land.
Zu mir kommen die Götter (und) die Menschen, ⸢das Gesicht in Lobpreis⸣ [… …] der Himmel in Frieden, die Schiffe beim [… …] ⸢Arbeit⸣ (oder: Kas), der/die das Sitzen (= Entspannen) gibt.
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