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Victories, Sovereign whom the gods fashiones, (2) who fosters the Two Lands; King of Southern and Northern Egypt, Ruler of the Nine Bows, Lord of Both Lands, Lord of the strong arm, Son of Re, Lord of Crowns, Ramesses IV, True one, Beloved of Amun, the beloved of Amun-Re, King of the Gods, (of) Re-Harakhti, of Ptah the great, South of his Wall, Lord of Ankh-Tawy, of Mut and Khons, of Min, and of Horus and Isis; and given life. (3) The Good god, alert in counsel, Sovereign of whose name one boasts to the height of heaven; he shines forth from the Palace suite like the Horizon-god, one who illumines the Two Lands by his beauty. His mother Isis abides on his head, all his protection (coming) from her. (4) Awe of him pervades the bodies of the common folk, everyone turns to (see) his appearences. Hearts are glad at (any) matter concerning him, (just) as (for) the Nileflood at the onset of its (flood)-period. The Lord-of-All begot him, (as) his progeny, whom he est[ablished] on his [throne], (5) to be a’Son-who-loves’, his heir upon earth. He made him appear on the carrying-chair of the Two Lands, (with) both of the urei settled on his forehead.” He inducted him into [his] seat in the Per-wer shrine, to exalt Truth for him throughout every day. Valiant Sovereign who destroys the foreign countries, (6) who plunders the Asiatics in the valleys, one valiant and victorious, powerful in this land. (Since) Nile-land come into his lifetime, a happy epoch has happened for Egypt, as (when) Re was in his reign (there). Nos, as for this goodly god, likeness (7) of Thoth in (administering) the laws of the Lord-of-All, he emerged from the womb, the Uraeus already on his head, his might having reached (up) to heaven; one who fashiones justice, and who destroys wrongdoing, who causes lies to be (thrust) outside, the Two Lands being at peace (8) in the era of his reign. All his plans are effective, his deeds are succesful; one who strides freely, as Lord of the strong arm, mighty in power; he causes Egypt to enjoy delight a million times over. His mind is vigilant, in seeking out benefactions for his father who created his body, he has opened up the (9) route to God’s Land, which those existed formerly did not know, a route far removed from other people’s mind(s), their mind(s) being ignorant of (how) to reach it. Now, His Majesty was alert in mind, like his father Horus son of Isis, and he led the way wher(ever) he whished. (10) He has scoured the august mountain, in order to make monuments, marvels of the Father of his fathers, all the god and goddesses of Nile-land. He set a stela on this mountain, engraved in the mighty name of: the King of Southern and Northern Egypt, Heqamare Setepenamun, Son of Re, Ramesses IV, True one, Beloved of Amun, and given life like Re. (11) Now, His Majesty gave orders to: the Scribe of the House of Life, Ramesses-Asha-hebsed, the Scribe of Temple (?estate)s, Hori, (and) the Prophet of the Temple of Min, Horus °° Missing part from the translation of Kitchen.
