Gebel es-Silsilah: Shrine 17, north wall 5. User-Amun with his officials bringing offerings to his parents, Aa-mi-tju and Taa-mi-tju sitting before the offering table

Filip Taterka
June 4, 2018

Inscription above the sitting figures:

1(j)r(j)-pʿt ḥȝt.(j)-ʿ jt-nṯr mr.(jj)-nṯr 2ḥr.j-sštȝ n pr nswt jmj-rȝ njwt 3ṯȝtj ʿȝ-mṯw mȝʿ ḫrw 4ḥmt.f mr.t.f nb.t pr 5tȝ-ʿȝ-mṯw mȝʿ.t ḫrw

Inscription in front of the main standing figure:

1(j)r(j)-pʿ(t) ḥȝt.(j)-ʿ wr m 2jȝt.f ʿȝ m sʿḥ.f zr 3m ḥȝt rḫjjt jmj-rȝ [njwt] ṯȝtj (j)r(j)-[nḫn] ḥm-nṯr mȝʿ.t [w]sr-[jmn]

Title of the scene:

jr.t ḥtp dj nswt jn zȝ n jt.f

Inscription under the offering table:

1ḫȝ tȝ 2ḫȝ ḥnḳt 3ḫȝ kȝ 4ḫȝ ȝpd

Inscription in front of the first offering-bearer (uppermost sub-register):

1jmj-rȝ pr n ṯȝtj zš ḥsb jt šmʿ n [jmn 2jmn]-m-ḥȝṯ

Inscription in front of the second offering-bearer (uppermost sub-register):

1[…] [jmn]-2ms

Inscription above the third offering-bearer (uppermost sub-register):

wḥm.(w) n ṯȝtj bȝk

Inscription above the fourth offering-bearer (uppermost sub-register):

wbȝ jpw-nfr

Inscription in front of the first offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

1jmj-rȝ pr zš 2ḥwmšw

Inscription in front of the second offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

Inscription in front of the second offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

1wḥm.(w) n ṯȝtj 2jʿḥ-ms

Inscription above the third offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

wdpw kj

Inscription above the fourth offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

wdpw wȝḏ-ḥr.w

Inscription above the first offering-bearer (lowermost register):

ns-nfr-ḥtp

Inscription above the second offering-bearer (lowermost register):

gnw.tj mȝʿ ʿȝ-pḥ.tj

Inscription above the third offering-bearer (lowermost register):

[…] mȝʿ […]

Inscription above the fourth offering-bearer (lowermost register):

zš-ḳd mȝʿ j[mn]-m-wsḫ.t

Inscription above the sitting figures:

1The nobleman, nomarch, god’s father, beloved of the god, 2master of secrets of the King’s House, overseer of the City and 3vizier Aa-metju, true of voice. 4His wife, his beloved, lady of the house 5Ta-Aa-metju, true of voice.

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nscription in front of the main standing figure:

1The nobleman, nomarch, great one in 2his office, great one in his dignity, an official 3in front of the people, overseer of the [City] and vizier, the 4guardian of [Nekhen], priest of Ma‘at [We]ser-[Amen].

Title of the scene:

Making 'an offering, which the king gives' by the son for his father.

Inscription under the offering-table:

1A thousand of bread-loaves, 2a thousand of beer-jars, 3a thousand pieces of beef and 4a thousand pieces of fowl.

Inscription in front of the first offering-bearer (uppermost sub-register):

1The steward of the vizier, scribe of the reckoning of the southern barley of [Amun, 2Amen-em-hat].

Inscription in front of the second offering-bearer (uppermost sub-register):

1[…] [Amen]-2mes.

Inscription above the third offering-bearer (uppermost sub-register):

Herald of the vizier, Bak.

Inscription above the fourth offering-bearer (uppermost sub-register):

Servant Ipu-nefer.

Inscription in front of the first offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

1Steward and scribe 2Humeshu.

Inscription in front of the second offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

1Herald of the vizier 2Ah-mes.

Inscription above the third offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

Cup-bearer Ki.

Inscription above the fourth offering-bearer (middle sub-register):

Cup-bearer Wadj-Hor.

Inscription above the first offering-bearer (lowermost register):

Nef-nefer-hetep.

Inscription above the second offering-bearer (lowermost register):

True sculptor Aa-pehti.

Inscription above the third offering-bearer (lowermost register):

True […]

Inscription above the fourth offering-bearer (lowermost register):

True draughtsman A[men]-em-wesekhet.

Translation by Filip Taterka

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