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Departure by the prince and count, the escort of the king on water and on land, the valiant despoiler?” of the lord of the Two Lands, fan bearer ................ of the king?” ........ ofthe body, Suemnut, justified. m3 h.t [nb.t nfr.t wb.t n shtp] (6) jb sbj 'smw! jr.w r pr-3 Nh wa3 snb Twndw®1 [... ... ] Inspection of all the good end pure things which please the heart, and sending vegetables which have been cultivated for Pharaoh, LPH ............ cattle ......... . Suemniut and his wife at a feast (I) "shmhm'[-jb (2) ssp] "3w.t" (3) [m3 bw] (4) 'nfr! Yin! jrj-p“t (5) h3tj-“ shntj \jqr! (6) st sbg=f (7) mn hsw.t m (8) stp-s3 (9) hrrw jtjj (10) Ihr! shr=f Ssmsw nswt |... ... ] Amusing (oneself), receiving gifts and beholding pleasant things by the prince and count, whose excellence has advanced in his position, who is firm in favour with the palace, he with whose designs the sovereign is content, the royal escort ............. The wife’s speech sn.t=f mr{.tl=f T3-wrt dd.s B=k "jt\(=)) swr thj jr hrw nfr p3 wb3 hsj His ‘sister’, his beloved, Tawert, she says: For your ka, father. Drink to intoxication and spend a holiday, O praiseworthy butler! The speech of a brewer $sp bw-nfr n k3 (n) Jmn-R° ssnb=k p3-hq3 qnj rdj.k n=f hb.w-sd rdj.k wn "wb?! nswt 'Sw-mnjw.t! m hs.t n.t ntr nfr Receiving good things for the ka of Amun. May you preserve the valiant ruler, and may you grant Sed-festivals to him. May you (also) let the royal butler (wb3 nsw1t), Suemnut, be in the favour of the good god. Suemniut is shown with statues, fans, vessels and sandals etc. piled up before him (1) ms jnw st (2) rnpwt h.t nb.t nfr-t n (3) phww m 'ssn.w! (4) hnj.w "nhb.wt! (5) "prt! nb.t 'gm3" [hr h] (6) jn jrj-p“t "h3tj-" [mh-jb mnh] (7) n ntr nfr wb3 nsw wh [\wj wdn®?] (8) n nir.w nb.w Sw[-m-njw.t m3°-hrw] 97 Because of the negative meaning of despoiler, suggestion for the translation: ‘valiant pillager’ or valiant warrior’, however, in the latter case the meaning of acquiring booty is not emphasized. 8 Suggested translation based on the reconstruction of the titles: ‘follower of the king, standard-bearer’. 9 Reconstruction of Helck, 1961, 103. ”° Cumming, 1984, 209, 1451,14. © ©
