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Meriamun, (L.P.H.); I brought away a (4:17) few things from there, and I took (posses¬
sion) of them.” Now, the Vizier and the Cupbearer (wdpw) had this coppersmith taken
before them to (5:1) the tombs, being blindfolded as a closely-guarded prisoner (“man”);
he was given his sight (“eye”) when he reached them. The notables (5:2) said to him, “Go
before us to the tomb (of) which you said, ‘I brought away the gods from it’. ... (5:5) The
notables had this coppersmith examined by a most severe examination in the Great
Valley, (but) it could not (5:6) be found that he knew (of) any place there except for the
2 places which he had pointed out.
(5:8) The notables examined the seals of the great tombs which are in the Place of (5:9)
Beauty (Valley of the Queens), in which repose the royal children, the royal wives, and
the royal mothers — the goodly ancestors, male and female, of Pharaoh, L.P.H.; (5:10)
they were found intact. The high officials caused the administrators, captains and work¬
men of the Tomb, the Chiefs of (5:11) Medjay-police, the Medjay-police, and all the staff
of the Tomb, to parade around the West of the City (Thebes) in a great celebration as
far as the City (Thebes) (proper).
(5:12) Year 16, 3rd Akhet 19: on this day, at time of evening, beside the Temple of Ptah,
Lord of Thebes, there came into the Royal Cupbearer (wdpw nswt), (5:13) Nesamun,
Scribe of Pharaoh, the Mayor of the City (Thebes), Paser. They encountered (“found”)
the Chief Workman Userkhopesh, the Scribe Amennakht, (5:14) and the tomb-workman
Amenhotep. This Mayor of the City (Thebes) spoke to the men of the Tomb in the
presence of the Cupbearer (wdpw) of Pharaoh, (5:15) saying: “As for this celebration that
you have made today, this that you made was no celebration at all, (5:16) (but merely)
your sneering jubilation!” — So said he to them. He made an Oath of the Lord before
this Cupbearer (wdpw) of Pharaoh, saying: “Harshire, son of Amennakht, Scribe of (5:17)
the Tomb of restricted access, and the Tomb-Scribe Paibes have told me (of) 5 very seri¬
ous capital charges against you; (5:18) and I am sending (word) about them to Pharaoh
(LPH) my lord (LPH), so that Pharaoh’s men may be sent out to deal with all of you”
— so said he.
(5:19) Year 16, 3rd Akhet 20: Copy of the letter which Pawero, Mayor ofthe West of the
City, and Chief of Medjay-police of the Tomb, placed before the Vizier, (5:20) concern¬
ing the words that Paser Mayor of the City (Thebes) spoke to the men of the Tomb in
the presence of the Cupbearer (wdpw) of Pharaoh (LPH), and Pinudjem, Scribe of the
Treasury-Chief. (5:21) Deposition by Pawero, Mayor of the West of the City (Thebes),
as follows: “I encountered the Royal Cupbearer (wdpw nswt) Nesamun, Scribe of Pharaoh