93% BO~~BVR class Library of ~delberCt ollege V.3 of Western Rerane Unlvsrsity, Olsvoiand. 0. ANCIENT RECORDS OF EGYPT ANCIENT RECORDS UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER ANCIENT RECORDS OF ASSYRIA AND BABYLONIA EDITED BY ROBERT FRANCIS HARPER ANCIENT RECORDS OF EGYPT EDITED BY JAMES HENRY. BREARTED ANCIENT RECORDS OF PALESTINE, PH(EN1CIA AND SYRIA EDITED BY WILLIAM RAINEX HARPEB ANCIENT RECORDS OF EGYPT HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PERSIAN CONQUEST. COLLECTED EDITED AND TRANSLATED WITH COMMENTARY JAMES HENRY BREASTED, PH.D. PROFESSOR OF EGYPTOLOGY AND ORIENTAL HISTORY IN TIIE UNIVBEWTY OF CHICAGO VOLUME I11 WHE NINETEENTH DYNASTY CHICAGO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS 1906 LONDON: LUZAC & CO. LEIPZIGI : OTTO HABRASSOWITZ Published May 1906 Q L C .% , Composed and Printed By The University of Chicago Press Chicago. Illinois. U. S. A. TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME I . THED OCUMENTASROYU RCEOSF EGYPTIANH ISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . CHRONOLOGY . . . . . . . . CHRONOLOGICTAAL BLE THE.P ALERMSOT ONE:T HE.F IRS.TT O. THE. FIFT.H D.YNA.STI.ES I Predynastic Kings . . . . . . . . . . I1 First Dynasty . . . . . . . . . 111 Second Dynasty . . . . . . . . . . IV Third Dynasty . . . . . . . . . V Fourth Dynasty . . . . . . . . . . VI Fifth Dynasty . . . . . . . . THET HIRDD YNASTY . . . . . . . . Reign of Snefru s b ;- . . . . . . . . . Sinai Inscriptions . . . . . . . . Biography of Methen . . . . . . . . THE FOURTHD YNASTY . . . . . . . . . Reign of Khufu . . . . . . . . . Sinai Inscriptions . . . . . . . . . Inventory Stela . . Examples of Dedication Inscriptions by Sons . . . . . . . . . Reign of Khafre . . . . . . . . Stela of Mertitydtes . . . Will of Prince Nekure. Son of King Khafre Testamentary Enactment of an Unknown Official. Establishing the Endowment of His Tomb by the Pyramid of Khafre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reign of Menkure Debhen's Inscription. Recounting King Menkure's Erec- . . . . . . . tion of a Tomb for Him TEE RFTHD YNASTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reign of Userkaf v vi TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . Testamentary Enactment of Nekonekh . . . . . . I The Priesthood of Bathor . . . I1 The Mortuary Priesthood of Khenuka . . . . . . . . I11 Nekonekh's Will . . . . IV Nekonekh's Mortuary Priesthood . . . . . . V Nekonekh's Mortuary Statue Testamentary Enactment of Senuonekh, Regulating . . . . . . . His Mortuary Priesthood . . . . . . . . . Reign of Sahure . . . . . . . . . Sinai Inscriptions . . . . . . TombStelaofNenekhsekhmet . . . . . . Tomb Inscription of Persen Reign of Neferirkere . . . . . . . . Tomb Inscriptions of the Vizier. Chief Judge. and Chief . . . . . . . . Architect Weshptah . . . . . . . . . Reign of Nuserre . . . . . . . . . Sinai Inscription . . . . Tomb Inscriptions of Hotephiryakhet . . . . . . . Inscription of Ptahshepses . . . . . . . . . Reign of Menkuhor . . . . . . . . . Sinai Inscription . . . . . . . . Reign of Dedkere-Isesi . . . . . . . . . Sinai Inscriptions Tomb Inscriptions of Senezemib. Chief Judge. Vizier. . . . . . . . . and Chief Architect . . . . . Mortuary Inscription of Nezemib . . . Tomb Inscription of the Nomarch Henku . . . . . . . . . THES IXTH DYNASTY . . . . . . . . . . Reign of Teti . . . . Inscriptions of Sabu. Also Called Ibebi . . . . Inscription of Sabu. Also Called Thety . . . . . Inscription of an Unknown Builder . . . . . . . . . Inscription of Uni . . . . . . . I Career under Teti (1 I) I1 . Career under Pepi I (11 . 2-32) . . . . . . . . . 3.11. Career under Mernere (11 32-50) . . . . . . . . . . Reign of Pepi I . . . . . . . Hammamat Inscriptions TqBLE OF CONTENTS I . The King's Inscriptions . . . . I1 . The Expedition's Inscription . . . 111. Chief Architect's Inscription . . . . . IV Inscription of the Treasurer of the God Ikhi Sinai Inscription . . . . . . . . . . . . Inscription in the Hatnub Quarry . . Inscription of Uni: I1 Career under Pepi I . . . . . . . . Reign of Mernere . . . . . Inscriptions at the First Cataract I. Northern Inscription . . . . . . . . . . . I1 Southern Inscription . Inscription of Uni: I11 Career under Mernere . . . . . . InscriptionsofHarkhuf Inscriptions of Harkhuf (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . Reign of Pepi I1 . Conveyance of Land by Idu, Called Also Seneni Sinai Inscription . . . . . . . . . Stela of the Two Queens. Enekhnes-Merire . 5 . Inscriptions of Harkhuf (continued from 336) Letter of Pepi I1 . . . . . . . . . . . . I Dates and Introduction . . I1 Acknowledgment of Harkhuf's Letter . . . . . . I11 Harkhuf's Rewards . . . . . . IV King's Instructions . . . . . Inscriptions of Pepi-Nakht . . . . . . . Inscriptions of Khui . . . . . . . Inscriptions of Sebni . . . . . . . . Inscriptions of Ibi . . . . . . . . Inscription of Zau . . . . . . . . . Reign of Ity . . . . . . HammamatInscription . . . . . . . . Reign of Imhotep . . . . THE NINTH AND TENTHDY NASTIES . . . . . . . . Inscriptions of Siut . . . . . . . I Inscription of Tefibi . . . . . . I1 Inscription of Kheti I . . . . . . I11 Inscription of Kheti I1 viii TABLE OF CONTENTS THEE LEVENTHD YNASTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Nomarch. Intef . . . . . . . . Mortuary Stela . . . . Reign of Horus-Wahenekh-Intef I Royal Tomb Stela . . . . . . . . . . Reign of Horus-Nakhtneb-Tepnefer-Intef I1 . . . . . . . . Stela of Thethi Reign of Nibhotep-Mentuhotep I . . . . . . . . . Temple Fragments from Gebelen . Reigns of Intef I11 and Nibkhrure-Mentuhotep I1 Relief near Assuan . . . . . . . . . . . Reign of Senekhkere-Mentuhotep I11 . . . . Hammamat Inscription of Henu . . . . Reign of Nibtowere-Mentuhotep IV . . . . . . HammamatInscriptions . . . . . . . I The First Wonder . . . . . . 11 The Official Tablet . . . . . I11 The Commander's Tablet . . . . . . IV The Second Wonder . . . . . V Completion of the Work . . . . . . . . . Stela of Eti THE TWELFTHD YNASTY. . . . . . . . Chronology of Twelfth Dynasty . . . . . . . . Reign of Amenemhet I . . . . . . Inscription of Khnumhotep I . . . . . . Hammamat Inscription of Intef . . . . . . . Inscription of Nessumontu . . . . . . . . Inscription of Korusko . . . . . . The Teaching of Amenemhet . . . . . . . . Dedication Inscription . . . . . . . . The Tale of Sinuhe . . . . . . . . . Reign of Sesostris I The Building Inscription of the Temple of Heliopolis . . . . . . . . . Inscription of Meri . . . . Wadi Halfa Inscription of Mentuhotep . . . . . Inscription of Amenemhet (Ameni) Stela of Ikudidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inscription of Intefyoker TABLE OF CONTENTS ix 93 . . . . . . InscriptionsofMentuhotep 53-534 . . . . . . The Contracts of Hepzefi 535-538 . . . . . . . . I First Contract 539-543 . . . . . I1 Second Contract 544-548 . . . . . . . I11 Third Contract 549-553 . . . . . . . IV Fourth Contract 554-558 . . . . . . . . . V Fifth Contract 559-567 . . . . . . . . . VI Sixth Contract 568-571 VII. Seventh Contract . . . . . . . 57 2-57 5 . . . . . . . . VIII Eighth Contract 576-581 . . . . . . . . IX Ninth Contract 582-588 . . . . . . . . X ~enthCo ntract 589-593 . . . . . . . . Reign of Amenemhet I1 594-613 . . . . . . . . Inscription of Simontu 594-598 . . . . . . . . Inscription of Sihathor 599-605 . . . . Sinai Inscription 606 . . . . . . . Stela of Khentemsemeti 607-613 . . . . . . . . . Reign of Sesostris 11 614-639 . . . . . . . . Inscription of Hapu 614-618 . . . . . . Inscription of Khnumhotep I1 619-639 . . . . . . . Reign of Sesostris I11 640-748 . . . . . . . The Conquest of Nubia 640-672 . . . . . . . I The Canal Inscriptions 642-649 . . . . . . . . I First Inscription 643-645 . . . . . . . I1 Second Inscription 646-648 . . . . . . I1 The Elephantine Inscription 649-650 . . . . . . . I11 The First Semneh Stela 651-652 . . . . . . . IV The Second Semneh Stela 653-660 . . . . . . . V InscriptionofIkhernofret 661-670 . . . . . . . . VI Inscription of Sisatet 671-673 See also . . .676 ff . and 6 87 . . . . . . . Hammamat Inscription 674-675 . . . . . . Stela of Sebek.Khu, called Zaa 676-687 . . . . . . . Inscriptions of Thuthotep 688-706 . . . . . . . Hammamat Inscriptions 707-71 2 . . . . . . . Inscriptions of Sinai 713-738 . . . . . . . . I Wadi Maghara 713-723 . . . . . . I Inscriptions of Khenemsu 714-716
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