Part 34 (2/2)
4 Mendes, and I went to thy n.o.ble mother. I have thought of thee, I have fas.h.i.+oned thee to be the joy of my person, I have brought thee forth like the rising sun, I have raised thee among the G.o.ds, King Rameses. Num
5 and Ptah have nourished thy childhood, they leap with joy when they see thee made after my likeness, n.o.ble, great, exalted.(434) The great princesses of the house of Ptah and the Hathors of the temple of Tem are
6 in festival, their hearts are full of gladness, their hands take the drum with joy, when they see thy person beautiful and lovely like my Majesty.
The G.o.ds and G.o.ddesses exalt thy beauties, they celebrate thee
7 when they give to me their praises, saying: ”Thou art our father who has caused us to be born; there is a G.o.d like thee, the King Rameses.”
I look at thee, and my heart is joyful; I embrace thee with my golden arms, and I surround thee with life, purity, and duration. I provide thee
8 with permanent happiness. I have fixed in thee joy, enjoyment, pleasure, gladness, and delight. I grant thee that thy heart may be young again like mine. I have elected thee, I have chosen thee, I have perfected thee; thy heart is excellent and thy words are exquisite; there is absolutely nothing
9 which thou ignorest, up to this day, since the time of old; thou vivifiest the inhabitants of the earth through thy command, King Rameses.
I have made thee an eternal king, a prince who lasts forever. I have fas.h.i.+oned thy
10 limbs in electrum, thy bones in bra.s.s, and thy arms in iron. I have bestowed on thee the dignity of the divine crown; thou governest the two countries as a legitimate sovereign; I have given thee a high Nile, and it fills Egypt for thee with the abundance of riches and wealth; there is
11 plenty in all places where thou walkest; I have given thee wheat in profusion to enrich the two countries in all times; their corn is like the sand of the sh.o.r.e, the granaries reach the sky, and the heaps are like mountains. Thou rejoicest and thou art praised
12 when thou seest the plentiful fis.h.i.+ng, and the ma.s.s of fishes which is before thy feet. All Egypt is thankful toward thee.
I give thee the sky and all that it contains. SEB shows forth for thee what is within him;(435) the birds hasten to thee, the pigeons of Horsekha
13 bring to thee their offerings, which are the first-fruits of those of Ra. Thoth has put them on all sides.
Thou openest thy mouth to strengthen whoever thou wishest, for thou art Num; thy royalty is living in strength and might like Ra, since he governs the two countries.
14 King Rameses, I grant thee to cut the mountains into statues immense, gigantic, everlasting; I grant that foreign lands find for the precious stone to inscribe(?) the monuments with thy name.
15 I give thee to succeed in all the works which thou hast done. (I give thee) all kinds of workmen, all that goes on two and four feet, all that flies and all that has wings. I have put in the heart of all nations to offer thee what they have done; themselves, princes great and small, with one
16 heart seek to please thee, King Rameses.
Thou hast built a great residence to fortify the boundary of the land, the city of Rameses; it is established on the earth like the four pillars
17 of the sky; thou hast constructed within a royal palace, where festivals are celebrated to thee as is done for me within. I have set the crown on thy head with my own hands, when thou appearest in the great hall of the double throne;(436) and men and G.o.ds have praised thy name
18 like mine when my festival is celebrated.
Thou hast carved my statues and built their shrines as I have done in times of old. I have given thee years by periods of thirty;(437) thou reignest in my place on my throne; I fill thy limbs with life and happiness, I am behind thee to protect thee; I give thee health and strength;
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