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[8] Suemniut
Thutmose III— Amenhotep II
[8.1] Theban Tomb 92”
Suemniut supervises provisions”
(1) m3 bw-r3 n (2) p3 "swrj n hnw! (3) jrrw hr pr-3 nh wa3 snb "pr! (4) m ht nb.t nfr.t r
sd3jj-hr n nb t3.wj (5) shmh-jb n ntr nfr jn jrj-p"t h3tj-" w" (6) wb3 n-f jb jr hss.t jmj-"h (7)
m hr.t-hrw n.t r“ nb wb3 nswt w°b ©.wj Sw-m-njw.t m3°-hrw
Inspection of provisions” for the drink supply of the Residence which is carried out
on behalf of the Pharaoh, LPH, it being provisioned with all (kinds of) good things
to refresh the lord of the Two Lands and to delight the good god, by the prince and
count, the unique one in whom men confide, who does that which is praised within
the palace” in the course of every day, the butler of the king, with pure hands, Suem¬
nut, justified.
Suemniut oversees work in the kitchen and cellar
(1) m3 bw-nfr n pr nswt dsr.t j3t.t (2) jn jrj-p“t h3tj-° (3) htmtj-bjtj smr-w“.tj Smsw nswt r
nmtt=f'hr! (4) h3s.wt rsj.t mhj.t w° mnh (5) wb3 n=f jb 'mn! (6) hsw.t 3 mr.t wb3 nswt w°b
© wy 'wdn! (7) [n Jmn Sw-|m-"njw.t! m3-hrw
Inspecting the good things in the royal palace, milky ale, by the prince and count, seal
bearer of the king of Lower Egypt, sole companion, the king’s escort on all his expedi¬
tions in the southern and northern foreign lands, the unique and excellent one in whom
confide, firm of favour and well-beloved, the royal butler (wb3 nswt) with pure hands,
the offerer of Amun, Suemnut, justified.
Suemniut receives people who bear food
(1) wd3 (2) jn jrj-p“t (3) h3tj-" Smsw Inswt! hr mw hr t3 (4) kf'w "qnj! n nb B.wj [$msw] nswt
"Bj-"[srjj.t ...] swt? [...... | (5) h.t Sw-m-njw.t m3°-hrw
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3 Translation is after Cumming, 1984, 144-147.
4 Cumming, 1984, 147, N. 1449.2.
5 Cumming, 1984, 147, N. 1449.5.
Based on the original text, the following translation is suggested: ‘who does which is praised by the
dweller of the palace (i.e. the king) in the course of every day’.
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