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General literature about the owner:
Schulman, A. R. “The Royal Butler Ramessessami‘on.” Chronique d'Égypte 61, 1986, 199.
Schulman, A. R. “The Royal Butler Ramessessami‘on. An Addendum.” Chronique d'Égypte
65, 1990, 13.
[39] Ramessesashahebused
Sety I — Ramesses II
[39.1] Stele, Serabit el-Khadim No. 247+248+262 (=247)?®
No. 247
Above the king
(I) nb B.wj Mn-m3°.t-R¢ (2) nb hT.w! Sth-mrj.n-Pth (3) dj nh w3s "mj RO
Lord of Both Lands, Menmare, Lord of Crowns, Sethos I Merenptah, given life and
dominion like Re.
Behind the king
(4) 83 nh nb h3=f'mj RO
May all protection and life attend him like Re.
Above the god
(1) htp-dj-nswt <n> Hr-3htj ntr 3 (2) nb p.t nb hh r d.t
An offering which the King gives, (to) Horakhti, the great god, Lord of heaven, Lord of
eternity to everlasting.
Below the scene
(1) 'rnp.t-sp 8) tpj "prt! sw 2 hr hm n Hr 'k3) nht h" m Wst (2) <s> nh B.wj Tnb.tj whm!
mswt 'shm! hps "dr! psd.t-pd.wt (3) Hr nbw whm hw 'wsr' pd.wt "m) B.w nb.w (4) "nswt!¬
bjtj nb 3.wj nb "jrt-jh.t’ Mn-m3t-R© 83 Ron h.t=f (5) nb h°w 'Sth'-mrj[.n]-Pth dj nh mj
TR¢d.t! nh ner nfr (6) ©! 83 Jmn pri<-> nb hps mrj "Mntw! (7) '8f£t wsr! <r> h3s.wt nb.wt
"mj jt=f Sth! (8) "k3 nht! [...] "hq3" psd.t-pd.wt nb 83.wj Mn-m3".t-R" dj "nh was!
(1) Year "81, ist month of Peret, Day 2, under the Majesty of: Horus-Falcon, Strong Bull,
Appearing in Thebes, (2) Bringing life to Both Lands; Nebty-Ruler, Renewing birth,
Powerful of arm, Subduing the nine bows; (3) Golden-Horus, Repeating epiphanies, Rich
9 Translation is after Kitchen, 1993b, 53-54, and Kitchen, 1996, 179.