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Attribution: Budge – The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus, vol. III: The Decree of Canopus (Books on Egypt and Chaldaea 19, London/New York 1904); public domain in Canada (death year verified: Budge d.1934: LC-style heading "Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934" in the PDF Author field of corpus/incoming/demotic-texts/budge_decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus_v1/v2/v3_1904.pdf (pdfinfo, read 2026-09-29) + corpus/scan_copyright.csv rows for Budge ("Budge d.1934", en.wikipedia); title page corpus/incoming/demotic-texts/budge_decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus_v3_1904.pdf pdf p. 11 ("… by E. A. Wallis Budge … 1904") · note (PROPOSED-scan_copyright-E-2.csv): (E-2 volume budge-decrees-iii-1904)); OCR text by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
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| 1 | BOOKS ON |
| 2 | EGYPT AND CHALDAEA |
| 3 | VOL.XIX |
| 4 | AWA |
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| 5 | Jooks on Egypt ano Chaldaca |
| 6 | VoL. XIX. OF THE SERIES |
| 7 | THE DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND |
| 8 | CANOPUS |
| 9 | VOL. III. |
| 10 | THE DECREE OF CANOPUS |
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| 11 | BOOKS ON EGYPT AND CHALDAEA. |
| 12 | Vol. I.-EGYPTIAN RELIGION. |
| 13 | Vol. II.-EGYPTIAN MAGIC. |
| 14 | Vol. III.-EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE. |
| 15 | Vol. IV.-BABYLONIAN RELIGION. |
| 16 | Vol. V.-ASSYRIAN LANGUAGE. |
| 17 | Vol. VI.-BOOK OF THE DEAD, vol. i. |
| 18 | Vol. VII.- , vol. ii. |
| 19 | Vol. VIII.- , ", vol. iii. |
| 20 | Vol. IX.—HISTORY OF EGYPT, vol. i. |
| 21 | Vol. X.- ", vol. ii. |
| 22 | Vol. XI.- ", vol. iii. |
| 23 | Vol. XII.- vol. iv. |
| 24 | Vol. XIII.- "9 vol. v. |
| 25 | Vol. XIV.- vol. vi. |
| 26 | Vol. XV.- vol. vii. |
| 27 | Vol. XVI.- " vol. viii. |
| 28 | Vol. XVII.-THE DECREES OF MEMPHIS |
| 29 | AND CANOPUS—THE ROSETTA |
| 30 | STONE, vol.i. |
| 31 | Vol. XVIII.-THE DECREES OF MEMPHIS |
| 32 | AND CANOPUS-THE ROSETTA |
| 33 | STONE, vol. ii. |
| 34 | Vol. XIX.-THE DECREES OF MEMPHIS |
| 35 | AND CANOPUS-THE STELE |
| 36 | OF CANOPUS, vol. iii. |
| 37 | Vol. XX.-BABYLONIAN MAGIC. [In preparation. |
| 38 | Full Prospectus on application. |
| 39 | KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., LTD. |
| 40 | DRYDEN HOUSE, GERRARD STREET, LONDON, W. |
| p. 9 | |
| p. 10 | |
| 41 | [Frontispiece. |
| 42 | The Temple at Philae. West Quay Wall. (From Colorel Lyons' Report, plate 31.) |
| 43 | VOI. III• |
| p. 11 | |
| 44 | • 9z70 |
| 45 | Books on Egppt and Chaldaea |
| 46 | THE DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND |
| 47 | CANOPUS |
| 48 | IN THREE VOLUMES |
| 49 | THE DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 50 | BY |
| 51 | E. A. WALLIS BUDGE, M.A., LITT.D., D.LITt., D.LIT. |
| 52 | KEFPER OF THE EGYPTIAN AND ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES |
| 53 | IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM |
| 54 | ILLUSTRATED |
| 55 | 491086 |
| 56 | VOLUME III. 2.5.49 |
| 57 | NEw York: HENRY FROWDE |
| 58 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| 59 | AMERICAN BRANCII |
| 60 | 1904 |
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| p. 13 | |
| 61 | CONTENTS. |
| 62 | CHAPTER I. |
| 63 | THE DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 64 | CHAPTER II. |
| 65 | TRANSLATION OF THE HIEROGLIPIIIC TEXT OF THE DECREE |
| 66 | OF CANOPUS .. |
| 67 | HLIEROGLIPHIC TENT WITH INTERLINEAR TRANSLITERATION |
| 68 | AND TRANSLATION. |
| 69 | CHAPTER III. |
| 70 | GERNAN AND FRENCH TRANSLATIONS OF THE ILEROGLTPHIC |
| 71 | TEXT OF THE DECREE OF CANOPUS: |
| 72 | I. LEPSIUS' TRANSLATION • |
| 73 | II. ROESLER AND REINISCH'S TRAYSLATION |
| 74 | III. PIERRET'S TRANSLATION . |
| 75 | CHAPTER IV. |
| 76 | ENGLISH RENDERING OF TBE DIMOTIC TEXT OF THE |
| 77 | DECREE OF CANOPUS .. |
| 78 | AGE |
| 79 | 1 |
| 80 | 17 |
| 81 | 35 |
| 82 | 85 |
| 83 | 94 |
| 84 | 105 |
| 85 | 114 |
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| p. 15 | |
| 86 | THE |
| 87 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 88 | CHAPTER I. |
| 89 | THE DECREE OF CANOPUS. |
| 90 | THe famous stele in the Egyptian National Museum |
| 91 | at Cairo, which is now universally known as the "Stele |
| 92 | of Canopus," was discovered on April 15th, 1866, at |
| 93 | Sân, in the Eastern Delta, by a party of German |
| 94 | savants, which included Professor R. Lepsius, Herr |
| 95 | Weidenbach, Professor S. I. Reinisch and Professor |
| 96 | E. R. Roesler. The place which the Arabs now call |
| 97 | "Şân," or "Sân al-Hagar," o_l uk, ie. " Sân of |
| 98 | the Stones, " is covered with remains of several ancient |
| 99 | Egyptian temples, and marks the site of the city of |
| 100 | TсHARU Shsl Or ICATT Z |
| 101 | the old strongly fortified city on the east of Egypt, which |
| 102 | was built by Rameses II., about B.c. 1350, and which was |
| 103 | commonly known as "Tanis" and "Zoan." The "field |
| 104 | of Zoan" mentioned in Psalm Ixxviii. 43 is no other than |
| 105 | VOL. II. B |
| p. 16 | |
| 106 | 2 DISCOVERY OF THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 107 | the SEKHET-TCHANET Or " FIELD OF TCHÄNET (Zoan) " |
| 108 | 291 → ®, of the hieroglyphic texts. Icharu, or |
| 109 | Tanis, or Sân, was the metropolis of the XIVth Nome |
| 110 | of Lower Egspt, called KHENT-ABr IP*mi, and |
| 111 | played a prominent part in the great wars which were |
| 112 | waged by Rameses II. against the Syrians and other |
| 113 | Eastern peoples who rebelled against him. The ruins |
| 114 | lie near the modern village of Sân, on the Mu'izz Canal, |
| 115 | and are about one day's journey (twenty-eight or |
| 116 | thirty miles) nearly due north of the modern Fâkfis, |
| 117 | a small town about half way between Abû Kevir and |
| 118 | Es-Şâlihiyeh, the last railway station on the old caravan |
| 119 | road that runs to Al-Kantara on the Suez Canal. That |
| 120 | the ruins near Sân marked the site of the ancient Tanis |
| 121 | was known long before the above mentioned travellers |
| 122 | visited it in 1860, and believing in the possibility of |
| 123 | making important finds there Mariette carried out ex- |
| 124 | tensive excavations at this place in 1861; it was to see |
| 125 | the results of Mariette's works that Lepsius and his |
| 126 | friends visited Șân. It is somewhat difficult in reading |
| 127 | the different accounts 1 of the finding of the Stele of |
| 128 | C'anopus to describe with justice to all concerned what |
| 129 | part each gentleman took in the discovery. According to |
| 130 | Reinisch and Roesler, whilst Lepsius was going to the |
| 131 | 1 See Entdeckung eines Vilinguen Dekretes durch Lepsius, in Aeg. |
| 132 | Zeit., 1866, p. 29; Das Dekret zon Kunopus-Erklürung, ibid., p. |
| 133 | 49; Reinisch and Roesler, Die Zweisprachige Inschrift vnn Tanis, |
| 134 | p. 7 iї. |
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| 135 | DISCOVERY OF THE STELE OF CANOPUS 3 |
| 136 | village to obtain workmen from the shêkh of the place, |
| 137 | they and Weidenbach marched on to the ruins, where |
| 138 | Reinisch saw the corner of a stone with a Greek in- |
| 139 | scription projecting from a heap of dirt. As soon as |
| 140 | Lepsius appeared he declared that it must be the stone |
| 141 | of which an engineer in the employ of the Suez Canal |
| 142 | Company had told him. The removal of the earth |
| 143 | abore and about the stele was carried out at the common |
| 144 | expense of the four sarants, and as the work was going |
| 145 | on Weidenbach noticed the hieroglyphic text upon it. |
| 146 | Lepsius and Weidenbach made a paper "squeeze" of |
| 147 | the inscriptions, and Reinisch and Roesler made copies |
| 148 | of them. The last named gentlemen, finding that their |
| 149 | copies were imperfect, made a second journey to Sân |
| 150 | on April 20th; they stayed there for two days, and |
| 151 | made a paper "squeeze," and copied the inscriptions, |
| 152 | i.e., the hieroglyphic and Greek texts, from one end to |
| 153 | the other, and took three photographs of the stele. |
| 154 | With these materials Messrs. Reinisch and Roesler |
| 155 | succeeded in making escellent reproluctions of the |
| 156 | hieroglyphic and Greek texts, which they printed, |
| 157 | with a German translation of each, in their work |
| 158 | entitled, Die Zweisprachiye Inschrift con Tanis, zum |
| 159 | ersten Mule herausgegeben und uebursetzt, Vienna, |
| 160 | 1866. |
| 161 | The Stele of Canopus is a fine limestone slab, |
| 162 | measuring 7 ft. 4 in. in height, 2 ft. 8 in. in width, |
| 163 | 131 in. in thickness. The top is rounded, after the |
| 164 | manner of most of the large memorial stelae of the |
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| 165 | STELE OF CANOPUS-DESCRIBED |
| 166 | Ptolemaïc period, and on the flat surface above the in- |
| 167 | scriptions is sculptured a large pair of wings, which |
| 168 | are intended to be those of Heru-Behutet, the great |
| 169 | god of Edfû. From the middle of the wings hang two |
| 170 | rraci; that on the left of the beholder wears on its head |
| 171 | the crown of the South, and that on the right the |
| 172 | crown of the North. Within the curve of each uraeus, |
| 173 | lying horizontally, is a fly-flapper c-. Between the |
| 174 | uraei are the signs / , țà ānkh, i.e., "Giver of life," |
| 175 | the allusion, of course, being to the Sun-God. On the |
| 176 | upper half of the Stele are cut thirty seven lines of |
| 177 | hieroglyphics, of the characteristic Ptolemaïc forms, and |
| 178 | below these are seventy-six lines of Greek uncials; on |
| 179 | the right hand edge of the stele are inscribed seventy- |
| 180 | five lines of Demotic text, which the discoverers eithei |
| 181 | did not notice, or regarded as mere scratches! This is |
| 182 | a remarkable fact, for the value of the monument from |
| 183 | an Egyptological point of view was recognized as soon |
| 184 | as it was found, and each of its discoverers knew that |
| 185 | they had lighted upon a stele of the same class as that to |
| 186 | which the Rosetta Stone belonged. On the other hand, |
| 187 | it is possible that as none of the sarants who found the |
| 188 | Stele hail any knowledge of the Demotic character, |
| 189 | they determined to issue their editions of the texts with |
| 190 | translations, as soon as possible, and to leave the |
| 191 | Demotic text for future study. |
| 192 | The inseription on the Stele of Canopus is bilingual, |
| 193 | that is to say, is written in two languages, viz., in |
| p. 19 | |
| 194 | BILINGUAL INSCRIPTION IN THREE SCRIPTS |
| 195 | Egyptian and in Greek; the Egyptian portion is written |
| 196 | in the HIERoGLYPHIC character and in the DEMOTIC |
| 197 | character, and the GREEk portion is in uncials. The |
| 198 | value of both the Egyptian and Greek inscriptions is |
| 199 | very great, for both are complete, and both are, com- |
| 200 | paratively speaking, easily to be understood. It is, |
| 201 | howerer, somewhat difficult to account for the order in |
| 202 | which the three texts, Hieroglyphic, Greek, and Demotic |
| 203 | stand on the Stele of Canopus. The HIEROGLYPHIC |
| 204 | text would naturally come first, because it had been |
| 205 | employed for thousands of years in making copies of all |
| 206 | the state and ceremonial documents which were in- |
| 207 | tended to be seen by the public, and the Egyptians |
| 208 | were always accustomed to see monuments of the kind |
| 209 | inscribed in hieroglyphics. For all practical purposes, |
| 210 | however, the hieroglyphic inscription was quite useless, |
| 211 | for the majority of the people could not read it. After |
| 212 | the hieroglyphic comes the GreEk text, instead of the |
| 213 | Demotic, as in the case of the Rosetta Stone, and, in |
| 214 | my opinion, it was intended to occupy the place of |
| 215 | honour on the Stele, because Greek was the language |
| 216 | in which the decree inscribed on it was originally written. |
| 217 | Using exactly the same arguments which were used in |
| 218 | the case of the Rosetta Stone, it is clear that when the |
| 219 | Stele was mounted upon a plinth of suitable height |
| 220 | and thickness, the beginning of the Greek text would |
| 221 | be on the level of the eye of the beholder, and this |
| 222 | would be the result naturally aimed at by those who |
| 223 | planned the setting up of the Stele, especially if they were |
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| 224 | THE DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 225 | Greeks, or if they wished to gain favour in the sight of |
| 226 | the reigning Ptolemy. The Demotic inscription on the |
| 227 | Stele is on the edge nearest the ends of the lines of the |
| 228 | Greek text, with which it seems to have been intended |
| 229 | to correspond, line for line; to me its position makes it |
| 230 | certain that it is a translation from the Greek, and that |
| 231 | it was added more or less as the result of an after- |
| 232 | thought. That it was hurriedly done is clear, for the |
| 233 | last sentence of the Decree of the priests at Canopus, |
| 234 | which ordered that a stele, inscribed with a copy of the |
| 235 | Decree in Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek, was to |
| 236 | be set up in each temple of the first, second, and third |
| 237 | class, throughout Egypt, is omitted in the Demotic |
| 238 | text. Apart from this consideration a study of the |
| 239 | hieroglyphic text leads one irresistibly to the conclusion |
| 240 | that it is a translation,' and not a document which was |
| 241 | originally drawn up in the ancient language of the |
| 242 | country, and when a Demotologist of M. Révillout's |
| 243 | authority declares that the Demotic text is also & |
| 244 | translation from tho Greek, there is little more to be |
| 245 | said on the subject. |
| 246 | The Decree inscribed on the Stele of Canopus was |
| 247 | passed at a general Council of Egyptian priests, who |
| 248 | assembled at Canopus on the seventh day of the |
| 249 | 1 The original language in which the Decree was drawn up was |
| 250 | Greck, and the Hieroglyphic and Demotic versions are paraphrastic |
| 251 | translations. Birch, Recordls of the Past, viii. p. 82. Reinisch |
| 252 | and Roesler (op. cit., P. 9), on the other hand, regarded the |
| 253 | Greek as a "compressed" translation of the minute and copious |
| 254 | Egyptian text. |
| p. 21 | |
| 255 | The temple of Edfû, founded by Ptolemy III. View from the pylon. (From & photograph by A. Bento of Luxor.) |
| p. 22 | |
| p. 23 | |
| 256 | DECREE OF CANOPUS-CONTENTS 9 |
| 257 | Macedonian month Apellaios, which corresponded to |
| 258 | the seventeenth day of the Egyptian month Tybi, in the |
| 259 | ninth year of the reign of Ptolemy III, i.e., B.c. 238. |
| 260 | The decree, then, was passed at least forty years before |
| 261 | the decree of the priests of Memphis which is inscribed |
| 262 | on the Rosetta Stone. When the Decree of Canopus |
| 263 | was promulgated Apollonides, the son of Moschion, was |
| 264 | the priest of Alexander, and of the Brother-gods, and |
| 265 | of the Good-doing gods; and Menekrateia, the daughter |
| 266 | of Philammon, was the bearer of the basket (Cane- |
| 267 | phoros) before Queen Arsinoë. The decree sets forth |
| 268 | the good deeds of Ptolemy III., and enumerates the |
| 269 | benefits which he and his wife Berenice had conferred |
| 270 | upon Egypt thus:— |
| 271 | 1 Rich gifts and endowments to the tempies. |
| 272 | 2 Endowments for Apis and Mnevis and other sacred |
| 273 | animals in Egypt. |
| 274 | War against Persia, made for the purpose of |
| 275 | bringing back the statues of the gods which had |
| 276 | been carried off to that country, and the restoration |
| 277 | of the said statues to the temples to which they |
| 278 | belonged. |
| 279 | The maintenance of peace in Egypt andher |
| 280 | dependencies. |
| 281 | 5 Remission of taxes during a period of famine |
| 282 | caused by a low Nile. |
| 283 | The purchase of corn out of the private property |
| 284 | of the crown, at high prices, from Syria, Phoenicia. |
| 285 | and Cyprus, and the free distribution of the same, |
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| 286 | 10 DECREE OF CANOPUS-—CONTENTS |
| 287 | whereby the lives of large numbers of the in- |
| 288 | habitants of Egypt were saved. |
| 289 | As marks of their great appreciation of these acts of |
| 290 | goodness the priests decreed that the following things |
| 291 | should be done:- |
| 292 | 1 Additional honours to be paid to Ptolemy III. and |
| 293 | his wife Berenice, and to their parents, and to |
| 294 | their grand-parents, i.e., all their ancestors in |
| 295 | Egypt, in the temples of Egypt. |
| 296 | 2 A new order of priests to be established, with the |
| 297 | title of "Priests of the Good-doing Gods." |
| 298 | 3 The title of this order of priests to be inserted |
| 299 | in all the official documents of the temples. |
| 300 | 1 Each priest of the order to have the title of his |
| 301 | order engraved on the ring which he wore on his |
| 302 | hand. |
| 303 | 5 All the priests who had been appointed by the |
| 304 | king between the first and ninth years of his reign, |
| 305 | and all their children, were to be enrolled in the |
| 306 | new order of priests of the Good-doing Gods. |
| 307 | 6 Fire additional Councillor Priests to be appointed, |
| 308 | 7 The new order of priests shall share equally with |
| 309 | the other four orders. |
| 310 | 8 A governor of the new order shall be appointed. |
| 311 | • In addition to the festivals whch are celebrated on |
| 312 | the 5th, 9th, and 25th days of each month, and |
| 313 | the yearly festivals, another festival shall be cele- |
| 314 | brated on the day of the rising of the star Sothis |
| 315 | (Sirius, or the Dog-Star), which, in the 9th year of |
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| 316 | DECREE OF CANOPUS-CONTENTS II |
| 317 | the king's reign, shall be celebrated on the Ist day |
| 318 | of Payni, in which month the festival of the New |
| 319 | Moon, and the festivals of the goddess Bast, and |
| 320 | of the harvest, and of the Inundation are cele- |
| 321 | brated. |
| 322 | 10 This festival shall always be celebrated on the first |
| 323 | day of Payni, for if it were allowed to be celebrated |
| 324 | according to the day of the rising of the Dog-star, |
| 325 | it would advance one day in every four years, and |
| 326 | eventually it would happen that a festival which |
| 327 | ought to be kept in the summer would be held in |
| 328 | winter. This festival shall last for five days, and |
| 329 | the people shall wear crowns and make offerings |
| 330 | in the temples. |
| 331 | 11 That the festivals of the temples may correspond |
| 332 | to the seasons of the year, national summer festivals |
| 333 | shall be observed in the summer, and winter |
| 334 | festivals in the winter. The year shall no longer |
| 335 | consist of 360 days and five epagomenal days only, |
| 336 | but every fourth year one day shall be added, after |
| 337 | the five epagomenal days and before the New Year, |
| 338 | and this day shall be kept as a festival in honour |
| 339 | of the Good-doing Gods. |
| 340 | 12 Everlasting honours to be paid in the temples to |
| 341 | Queen Berenice, the daughter of the Good-doing |
| 342 | Gods, who died suddenly in the month of Tybi. |
| 343 | 13 A festival of four days to be kept in the month |
| 344 | of Tybi, beginning on the 17th day, in her |
| 345 | honour. |
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| 352 | 20 |
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| 355 | 23 |
| 356 | 24 |
| 357 | DECREE OF CANOPUS—CONTENTS |
| 358 | 1 gold statue, inlaid with precious stones, to be |
| 359 | set up in the sanctuary of each temple of the first |
| 360 | and second class. |
| 361 | The statue to be carried in the arms of a priest in |
| 362 | all processions. |
| 363 | A specially shaped crown, made up of a sceptre, |
| 364 | uraeus, and two ears of corn, to be made for the |
| 365 | statue. |
| 366 | The daughters of the priests to prepare another |
| 367 | statue of Berenice, " Queen of Virgins," and offer |
| 368 | sacrifices to it during the month of Choiakh. |
| 369 | Other virgins, who are not daughters of priests, |
| 370 | may do the same. |
| 371 | Sacred virgins, wearing the crowns of their gods, |
| 372 | shall sing hymns to her. |
| 373 | At harvest time ears of corn shall be laid before |
| 374 | the image. |
| 375 | Men and women shall sing to the statues day by |
| 376 | day songs composed by the priests. |
| 377 | The daughters of the priests shall be maintained |
| 378 | out of the temple revenues. |
| 379 | The wives of the priests shall be provided with |
| 380 | à special kind of bread called the "Bread of |
| 381 | Berenice." |
| 382 | A copy of this Deeree, cut in stone or bronze, in |
| 383 | hieroglyphics, in the writing of the books, and in |
| 384 | Greek, to be set up in the most prominent place in |
| 385 | each temple of the first, second, and third class |
| 386 | thrunghout Bgypt, so that all men may know how |
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| 387 | DECREE OF CANOPUS-CONTENTS I3 |
| 388 | great is the honour which the priests and their |
| 389 | children show to the Good-doing Gods. |
| 390 | The above summary of the contents of the Stele of |
| 391 | Canopus exhibits the extent of the power which the |
| 392 | priests were beginning to obtain over the king, and the |
| 393 | only matter which may be truly said to be of general |
| 394 | interest mentioned in the inscriptions, is that which |
| 395 | refers to the reform of the calendar which Ptolemy, or |
| 396 | his priests, tried to introduce into Egypt. Inasmuch as |
| 397 | the year is nearly a quarter of a day longer than the |
| 398 | 360 days of the vague Egyptian year, and the five |
| 399 | epagomenal days which were added at the end of it, |
| 400 | Ptolemy ordered that one day, which was to be kept |
| 401 | as a feast, was to be added to the 365 days of which |
| 402 | the year then consisted. How long the reform was |
| 403 | carried out at Canopus cannot be said, but it certainly |
| 404 | does not appear to have been adopted generally through- |
| 405 | out Egypt. |
| 406 | The fullowing are the most important editions of the |
| 407 | tests on the Stele of Canopus, and the translations and |
| 408 | papers. The hicroglyphic and Greek texts were published |
| 409 | for the first time by Professors Reinisch and Roesler |
| 410 | (Die Zweisprachige Inselrift con Tanis, Vienna, Sro.) |
| 411 | in 1866. In the same year Dr. Lepsius published |
| 412 | facsimiles of the hieroglyphic and Greek texts, the |
| 413 | former with a transliteration and a German translation, |
| 414 | and the latter with a transcript into ordinary Greck |
| 415 | letters, and a German translation (Das bilingue Dekret |
| 416 | eon Kanopиs, Berlin, folio). On the inscriptions |
| p. 28 | |
| 417 | CANOPUS STELE-BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| 418 | generally may be noted Dr. Birch, On the trilingual |
| 419 | inscription of San, and his English translation of the |
| 420 | hieroglyphic text printed in Riecords of the l'ast, |
| 421 | vol. viii., p. 83 ff. On the Demotic version must be |
| 422 | specially noted, Révillout, Chrestomathie Démotique, |
| 423 | p. Ixxxvi. ff. and pp. 125-176, Paris, 1880 (Greek and |
| 424 | Demotic texts, with French translations); Révillout, |
| 425 | ilid., pp. 435-472 ; Révillout, Etule hist. et philol. sur |
| 426 | les décrets de Rosette et de Canope (Rerue Archéol., |
| 427 | Nor., 1877); Révillout, Les deux rersions démotiques |
| 428 | du décret de Canope (in the Album of Leemans) ; |
| 429 | P. Pierret, Le Décret de Canope, with a synoptical |
| 430 | translation of the three texts, Paris, 1881; Pierret, |
| 431 | Glossaire Egyptien-grec du Décret de Canope, Paris, |
| 432 | 1873 (Étules Égyptol., p. 113 ff.); Brugsch, Thesaurus, |
| 433 | Abth. ri, p. xiv., Leipzig, 1891 (German translation of |
| 434 | the Demotic text, and the hieroglyphic and Demotic |
| 435 | texts published interlinearly, p. 1551 ff.) ; W. N. Groff, |
| 436 | Le Décret de Cunope (Rer. Égyptologique, tom. vi., 1891, |
| 437 | p. 13 ff.); Krall, Demutische Iesestücke, pt. 2, Vienna, |
| 438 | 1903. For editions of the Greek text and English |
| 439 | translations see Miller, Décourerte d'un nourel exem- |
| 440 | plaire du décret de Canope (Journal des Sarants, April, |
| 441 | 1883, pp. 291-229); Mahaffy, Empire of the Ptolemies, |
| 442 | p. 229 ff., London, 1895; The Ptolemaic Dynasty, |
| 443 | p. 112 ff., London, 1899; Strack, Die Dynastie der |
| 444 | Ptolemier, Berlin, 1897, p. 227 f. On the chronology |
| 445 | of the Stele of Canopus see Mahler, Transactions of the |
| 446 | Ninth Oriental Congress, ii. 319-330, London, 1893. |
| p. 29 | |
| 447 | Pylon of the temple of Edfû. (From & photorraph by A.Beato of Lusor.) |
| p. 30 | |
| p. 31 | |
| 448 | (17) |
| 449 | CHAPTER II. |
| 450 | THE DECREE OF CANOPUS. |
| 451 | TRANSLATION OF THE HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT. |
| 452 | 1 On the seventh day of the month APELLaIos, which |
| 453 | [correspondeth] to the serenteenth day of the first |
| 454 | month of the season PERT, of the inhabitants of |
| 455 | the Land of the Inundation, [in] the ninth year of |
| 456 | the reign of [His] Majesty, the King of the South |
| 457 | and North ( Ptolemy, the ererliving, the beloved |
| 458 | of Ptah), the son of (Ptolemy) and (Arsinoü) |
| 459 | the two Brother-Gods; when AroLLoNIDes, the |
| 460 | son of Musciox, was libationer of (Alexander), |
| 461 | whose word is law, and of the two Brother-Gods, |
| 462 | and of the two Good-doing Gods; |
| 463 | 2 and when MENEKRATELs, the daughter of |
| 464 | PHILamnoN, was the bearer of the basket before |
| 465 | (ArxinOi) PHELADELNHOs: Eon] this day [was |
| 466 | passed the following] Decrec. The chiets of the |
| 467 | temples, and the servants of the gods, and thuse |
| 468 | VOL. II. |
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| 469 | I8 |
| 470 | 5 |
| 471 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 472 | who are over the secret things of the gods, and |
| 473 | the priests [who] |
| 474 | array the gods in their ornamental apparel, and |
| 475 | the scribes of the divine books, and the learned |
| 476 | men, and the divine fathers, and the libationers, |
| 477 | according to their various classes and grades, who |
| 478 | were wont to come from both groups of sanctuaries |
| 479 | of the South and the North on the fifth day of the |
| 480 | month Dıos, whereon is celebrated the new year |
| 481 | (i.e., tke birthday) of His Majesty, and also on the |
| 482 | twenty-fifth day of the same month, whereon His |
| 483 | Majesty received his |
| 484 | exalted rank from his father, gathered themselves |
| 485 | together in the temple of the two Good-doing Gods |
| 486 | which is in Caropus, and they spake thus:— |
| 487 | Inasmuch as Ptolemy, the everliving, the beloved |
| 488 | of P'tah) 1,the King of the Southand North, the |
| 489 | son of (Ptolemy) and (Arsinoi), the two |
| 490 | Brother Gods, and the Queen (Berenice, his |
| 491 | sister and wife, the two Good-doing Gods, are |
| 492 | performing many great and |
| 493 | benevolent deeds for the temples of the Land of |
| 494 | the Inundation, and are on every occasion |
| 495 | sanctifying the words of the renown of the gods |
| 496 | exceedingly; and behold, at all scasons they |
| 497 | provide for the temporal wants of Hárl, and |
| 498 | MERUR (i.e., Aris and MNevIs), and for all the |
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| 499 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT-TRANSLATION I9 |
| 500 | other animals who live in holy houses and are |
| 501 | venerated in EGirr, and they supply the things |
| 502 | [they need] in large quantities, and provisions in |
| 503 | overflowing abundance |
| 504 | in order to ensure their performance of the proper |
| 505 | service; and in the matter of the divine images |
| 506 | which the vile men of PErSIA carried uff to [a |
| 507 | country] outside EGrrt, His Majesty set out on |
| 508 | an expedition to the lands of Asia, and he re- |
| 509 | captured the images and brought them back to the |
| 510 | Land of the Inundation and set them upon their |
| 511 | thrones in the temples wherein they had stood origi- |
| 512 | nally; and he hath made EGrrT safe and secure |
| 513 | 7 exceedingly by fighting outside it, in the valley, and |
| 514 | on the plain, and in many foreign desert and moun- |
| 515 | tain lands, and [he hath vanquished] the debased |
| 516 | chiefs who were their overlords ; and they (i.e., the |
| 517 | King and Queen) have made safe and secure all |
| 518 | living people of the Land of the Inundatiou, and the |
| 519 | inhabitants of all the lands which are subject |
| 520 | unto their Majesties; and behold, when during |
| 521 | their reign there came a year with a very low |
| 522 | Nile, |
| 523 | and the hearts of all men and women in EGIrT |
| 524 | were smitten with grief, because there came into |
| 525 | their minds the memory of the misery and want |
| 526 | which had come upon the inhabitants of the Land |
| 527 | of the Inundation during their own time when a |
| 528 | low Nile came in the reign of former kings, His |
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| 529 | 20 |
| 530 | 10 |
| 531 | mis |
| 532 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 533 | Majesty himself and his sister were exceedingly |
| 534 | careful in their minds |
| 535 | for every one of those who dwelt in the houses of |
| 536 | the gods, and for the [ordinary] inhabitants of |
| 537 | Egypt, and they took great and exceeding fore- |
| 538 | thought on their behalf, and turned their backs |
| 539 | upon much revenue [due to them] in their desire |
| 540 | to keep men and women alive, and they caused |
| 541 | corn to be brought to EGYrT from EAsTERN SYRIA, |
| 542 | and from the Land of KEFTET (PHOENICIA), and |
| 543 | from the ISLAND OF INTHÅNAI! (CYPRUs) which |
| 544 | is in the middle |
| 545 | of the GREAT GREEN SEA (i.e., the Mediterranean), |
| 546 | and from vast foreign lands, and they expended |
| 547 | much gold in purchasing the grain at a high price, |
| 548 | being anxious only to keep safe the men and |
| 549 | women who were living in the DIvINE LAND: |
| 550 | [hereby] making to know their beneficence, which |
| 551 | is everlasting, and their virtues (or, good qualities), |
| 552 | [which are] many, both those who live at the |
| 553 | present time, and those who shall come after them, |
| 554 | and in return for these [deeds] the gods have given |
| 555 | stability to their exalted dignity of the sovereignty |
| 556 | of the lands of the South and North, |
| 557 | 00- is an impossible form; und is a |
| 558 | tako for 1747 00 mMs, or some such form : soe |
| 559 | R. Hall, leftiu and the Peoples of the Sea (Annual of the British |
| 560 | ool of Athens, No. viii., p. 167). |
| p. 35 | |
| 561 | 11 |
| 562 | 12 |
| 563 | 13 |
| 564 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT—TRANSLATION 2I |
| 565 | and they shall reward them with good things of |
| 566 | each and every kind for ever anl ever. Strength |
| 567 | and health! |
| 568 | And the priests of the Land of the Inunda- |
| 569 | tion hare set it in their hearts to multiply |
| 570 | in many respects the honour which is paid |
| 571 | to] the King of the South and North, |
| 572 | Ptolemy, the everliring, the beloved of Ptah), |
| 573 | and to Queen (Berenice the two Good-doing |
| 574 | Gods, in the temples, and that which is paid to |
| 575 | the two Brother-Gods who begot them, and |
| 576 | that which is paid to the two Saviour-Gods who |
| 577 | begot them; and the priests who are in all the |
| 578 | temples of Egypt of each and every kind shall be |
| 579 | magnified, and, in addition to the honourable |
| 580 | priestly titles which they now bear, they shall be |
| 581 | called "Priests of the two Good-doing Gods"; and |
| 582 | their title of priests of the two Good-doing Gods |
| 583 | shall be inscribed upon all documents, and cut |
| 584 | npon the rings which they wear upon their hands; |
| 585 | and there shall be formed another |
| 586 | tribe among the priests who are now living in |
| 587 | each and every temple, in addition to the four |
| 588 | tribes of priests which exist at the present day, |
| 589 | and it shall be called the " Fifth tribe of the two |
| 590 | Good-doing Gods," since there happened the most |
| 591 | auspicions erent, with strength and health, that |
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| 592 | 22 |
| 593 | 14 |
| 594 | 15 |
| 595 | 16 |
| 596 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 597 | the King of the South and North, Ptolemy, the |
| 598 | everliving, the beloved of Ptah the son of the |
| 599 | two Brother-Gods, was born on the fifth day of |
| 600 | the month Dros, and this day was, in consequence, |
| 601 | the beginning |
| 602 | of great prosperity and happiness of all living men |
| 603 | and women; and the priests whom the King made |
| 604 | to enter into the temples in the first year of His |
| 605 | Majesty's reign, and also those who have entered |
| 606 | [them] until the fourth month of the season |
| 607 | SHEMU (i.e., Mesore), and also their children, shall |
| 608 | be in this tribe for ever; and the priests who |
| 609 | existed before these up to the first year Lof His |
| 610 | Majesty's reign] shall remain in the tribes |
| 611 | wherein they were formerly, and their children |
| 612 | likewise, from this day forward and for ever, shall |
| 613 | be written down in the tribes wherein are their |
| 614 | fathers; and instead of the twenty Priests Coun- |
| 615 | cillors who are elected at a certain period each |
| 616 | year from the four tribes, five from cach tribe, |
| 617 | the Priests Councillors shall be twenty-five [in |
| 618 | number], |
| 619 | and the five additional priests shall be brought |
| 620 | from the fifth tribe of the two Good-doing Geds, |
| 621 | and the priests of the fifth tribe of the two Good- |
| 622 | doing Gods shall be permitted to have a share |
| 623 | in all the appointed ceremonies, and they shall |
| 624 | go into the temple to assist in the services of |
| p. 37 | |
| 625 | The Entrance and Colonnude of the Temple of Edfû, founded by Ptolemy Il. (From a photograph by A. Beato of busor). |
| p. 38 | |
| p. 39 | |
| 626 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT—TRANSLATION 25 |
| 627 | libations and in all the other duties which they |
| 628 | [i.e., the priests of the four tribes] hare to perform |
| 629 | in them; and a prophet in the fifth tribe shall be |
| 630 | Chief of the tribe (Phylarch) as in the other four |
| 631 | tribes. And moreover, because |
| 632 | 17 a festival is celebrated in honour of the Good-doing |
| 633 | Gods in all the temples in the course of every |
| 634 | month, on the fifth day, and on the ninth day, and |
| 635 | on the twenty-fifth day, according to the decree |
| 636 | which hath been set down in writing in times past, |
| 637 | and because the festiral which is made in honour |
| 638 | of the great gods is observed unirersally as a ver! |
| 639 | great festival throughout the Land of the Inunda- |
| 640 | tion at the proper season of the year, in like |
| 641 | manner there shall be celebrated a great festival |
| 642 | at the proper season of the year in honour of the |
| 643 | King of the South and North, ( Ptolemy, the ever- |
| 644 | liring, the beloved of Ptah) |
| 645 | 18 and (Queen Berenice), the two Gond-loing Golls, |
| 646 | in the sanctuaries of the South and North, and |
| 647 | throughout all Egrrt, on the day when the divine |
| 648 | star Sotuis maketh its first] appearance, which |
| 649 | is called in the Books of the House of Life "the |
| 650 | opening of the year" (i.e., New Tear), whieh |
| 651 | correspondeth to the first day of the second month |
| 652 | of the senson SHENU (PAYNI) in the ninth year, |
| 653 | on which shall be cclebrated the festiral of the |
| p. 40 | |
| 654 | 26 |
| 655 | 19 |
| 656 | 20 |
| 657 | 21 |
| 658 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 659 | New Year, and the festival of Bast, and the great |
| 660 | festival of Bast in this month, because it is the |
| 661 | season of |
| 662 | the ingathering of fruits of all kinds, and the |
| 663 | increase of the NILE. Now behold, when it |
| 664 | happeneth that the festival of the divine star |
| 665 | Sotuis changeth to another day every four years, |
| 666 | the day on which the festival of Ptolemy shall be |
| 667 | celebrated shall not change also because of it, but |
| 668 | the festival shall be celebrated on the first day of the |
| 669 | second month of the season SHENU (PAYNI) even as |
| 670 | it was celebrated on that day in the ninth year; |
| 671 | and this festival shall be kept for five days, and |
| 672 | [the people] shall wear garlands of flowers upon |
| 673 | their heads and ornaments, and they shall lay |
| 674 | offerings upon the altars, and they shall make |
| 675 | drink offerings, and shall perform all things what- |
| 676 | soever it is right and proper to do. And thus it |
| 677 | shall happen that they shall do whatsoever it is |
| 678 | their duty to do, and their seasons of the year |
| 679 | shall at all times be in accordance with ordinances |
| 680 | (o', plans) whereon the heavens are founded to |
| 681 | this very day; and it shall |
| 682 | never once happen that the general festivals |
| 683 | which are celebrated throughout EgxrT in the |
| 684 | season Per (i.e., the Winter), shall be observeil |
| 685 | in the season SHENu (i.e., the Summer) because |
| 686 | of the change of the festival of the divine star |
| 687 | Sotus one day every four ycars; for, behold, the |
| p. 41 | |
| 688 | Philae: The Colonnudes from the South. (Grom Col Irons Renort, plate 15) |
| p. 42 | |
| p. 43 | |
| 689 | 22 |
| 690 | 23 |
| 691 | 24 |
| 692 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT-TRANSLATION 29 |
| 693 | other festivals which at the present time it is |
| 694 | customary to celebrate in the season SHEMU (i.e., |
| 695 | the Summer) would be observed in the season |
| 696 | PErT (i.e., the Winter) in the times to come, even |
| 697 | as it hath already happened in the times of |
| 698 | our ancestors, and it would happen again if the |
| 699 | year consisted [only] of 360 days and the five days |
| 700 | which it is customary to add to them at the end |
| 701 | [of them]. And moreover, fromthis day onward, |
| 702 | oue day, a festival of the Good-doing Gods, shall |
| 703 | be added every four years, in addition to the five |
| 704 | additional days, at the beginning of the New |
| 705 | Yeai, so that it may be known unto all men that |
| 706 | the arrangement of the seasons of the year was |
| 707 | somewhat defective (or, short a little), |
| 708 | and that the year [itself], and the rules which |
| 709 | exist as to the laws of the science of the ways of |
| 710 | heaven have now been set right, and [what was |
| 711 | lacking] hath been supplied by the two Good- |
| 712 | doing Gods. And in respect of tle daughter who |
| 713 | was born to the King of the South and Noith, |
| 714 | Ptolemy, everliving, of Ptah belored) and the |
| 715 | lady of the two lands Berenice) the two Good- |
| 716 | doing Gods, whose name was called (Berenice) |
| 717 | and who was straightway appointed Queen, since |
| 718 | it hath happened that this goddess, being a virgin, |
| 719 | entered heaven suddenly whilst the priests who |
| p. 44 | |
| 720 | 30 |
| 721 | 25 |
| 722 | 26 |
| 723 | 27 |
| 724 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 725 | came from Egxrt every year to the King of the |
| 726 | South and North were in the house with His |
| 727 | Majesty, they made a great lamentation imme- |
| 728 | diately because of that which had happened. And |
| 729 | they made supplication before the King and Queen, |
| 730 | and put it in their hearts to allow |
| 731 | this goddess to rest with the god OsirIs in the |
| 732 | temple of CANoPus, because it is among the |
| 733 | temples of the first rank, and because it is held in |
| 734 | very great honour, both by the King and by all |
| 735 | the men and women who live in the Land of the |
| 736 | Inundation—behold, now the god OsırIs maketh |
| 737 | his entry into this temple in the SEKTET Boat at |
| 738 | the stated time each year from the temple of |
| 739 | AKERBEMRET (i.e., Herakleion), on the twenty-nintl) |
| 740 | lay of the fourth month of the season SHAT (i.e., |
| 741 | CHOIAKH), when all those who are in the temples |
| 742 | of the first class make offerings by fire upon the |
| 743 | altars of the temples of the first rank on the right |
| 744 | and left hand sides of the courtyard of this temple |
| 745 | - and after these things they performed everything |
| 746 | which it was right and proper to do in respect of |
| 747 | making her a deity, and in concluding the mourn- |
| 748 | ing [which was made] for her, and they did it |
| 749 | with the |
| 750 | same readiness of heart and warmth which it |
| 751 | is customary to show to ArIs and MNEVIS. |
| 752 | And moreover, they passed a resolution to make |
| 753 | the word[s] of everlasting renown of Queen |
| p. 45 | |
| 754 | 28 |
| 755 | 29 |
| 756 | 30 |
| 757 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT-TRANSLATION |
| 758 | (Berenice), the daughter of the two Good-doing |
| 759 | Gods, to be [known] in all the temples of the Land |
| 760 | of the Inundation. And since it came to pass |
| 761 | that she entered among the gods in the first month |
| 762 | of the season Per (i.e., TrBI), which is the month |
| 763 | wherein the daughter of Rå entered into heaven, |
| 764 | and he called her name the "Eye of Ra," and the |
| 765 | "Mehen Crown on his brow," because he loved |
| 766 | her, and [since] festivals of procession in the great |
| 767 | temples of the first class in this month wherein |
| 768 | her majesty was made a goddess originally are |
| 769 | celebrated in her [honour], there shall likewise be |
| 770 | celebrated a festival and a procession for Queen |
| 771 | (Berenice) |
| 772 | daughter of the two Good-doing Gods, in each and |
| 773 | all the temples of the South and North, in the |
| 774 | first month of the season Per (i.e., TrBI), and this |
| 775 | festival and procession shall begin on the seven- |
| 776 | teenth day of the month, wherein her procession |
| 777 | and the purification (or, conclusion) of the mourn- |
| 778 | ing for her were made originally, and shall last |
| 779 | for four days; and moreover, a divine image of |
| 780 | this goddess, made of gold and inlaid with precious |
| 781 | stones of all kinds shall be set up in each and |
| 782 | every temple of the first and second class, and the |
| 783 | statue shall be placed |
| 784 | upon its pedestal in the temple, and a servant of |
| 785 | the god (prophet), or one of the libationers who |
| p. 46 | |
| 786 | 32 DECREE OF CAl |
| 787 | Bereuice, the sister and wife of I'tolemy III. |
| 788 | TOPUS |
| 789 | hath been chosen to |
| 790 | make the great liba- |
| 791 | tion and to array the |
| 792 | gods in their festal |
| 793 | apparel, shall carry |
| 794 | it in his arms on |
| 795 | the day of the great, |
| 796 | general festival, on |
| 797 | each and every one |
| 798 | of the festivals of |
| 799 | the god, so that all |
| 800 | people may see that |
| 801 | it is adored according |
| 802 | to its sanctity, and |
| 803 | the statue shall be |
| 804 | called " (Berenice) |
| 805 | mistress of virgins." |
| 806 | And behold, the |
| 807 | crown which shall |
| 808 | be on the head of |
| 809 | the divine image |
| 810 | shall not be [like |
| 811 | unto those] which |
| 812 | are on the images |
| 813 | of her mother, the |
| 814 | ›oddess Berenice |
| 815 | for there shall be |
| 816 | made [for it] two |
| p. 47 | |
| 817 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT-TRANSLATION 33 |
| 818 | ears of corn, between which shall be an uraeus, |
| 819 | and behind this uraeus there shall be placed, in |
| 820 | an upright position, a sceptre of papyrus plants, |
| 821 | similar to that which is in the hands of the |
| 822 | goddesses, and the tail of the uraeus shall be |
| 823 | twined round |
| 824 | 32 this sceptre, so that the censtruction (or, fashion) |
| 825 | of this crown shall proclaim the name of |
| 826 | (Berenice) according to its symbols in the |
| 827 | writing (or, letters) of the House of Life (i.e., the |
| 828 | hieroglyphics). And moreover, at the festival |
| 829 | [which taketh place] in the days of Kåaubekh, in |
| 830 | the fourth month of the season SHAT (i.e., KHOIAK), |
| 831 | preceding the procession of Osiris, the virgin |
| 832 | daughters and wives of the priests shall give (i.e., |
| 833 | proride) another statne of (Berenice) the |
| 834 | "mistress of virgins," and burnt offerings shall be |
| 835 | made to it, |
| 836 | 38 amd there shali be perturmed forit every other |
| 837 | thing which it is right and proper to do on the |
| 838 | days of this festival, and the other virgins shall |
| 839 | be at liberty to perform for this goddess in this |
| 840 | respect whatsoever is right (or, customary) accord- |
| 841 | ing to their desire. And behold, hymns of praise |
| 842 | shall be sung to this godess by the qemit |
| 843 | priestesses [and by those who are] chosen to |
| 844 | minister to the gods and [to place] the crowns of |
| 845 | the gods [on their heads], and who are therefore |
| 846 | VOL. III. D |
| p. 48 | |
| 847 | 3+ |
| 848 | 3+ |
| 849 | 35 |
| 850 | 36 |
| 851 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 852 | their priestesses; and behold, when there are |
| 853 | firstfruits of the crops ears of corn shall be carried |
| 854 | by the yemat priestesses into the sanctuary, |
| 855 | and presented to the divine image of this goddess, |
| 856 | and the companies of the singing women Lof the |
| 857 | temple], and men and women [in general] shall |
| 858 | sing to her image at the festivals, and [during| |
| 859 | the processions of the gods, the hymus of praise |
| 860 | which shall be composed by the learned men of |
| 861 | the House of Life, and shall be given to the choirs |
| 862 | of singing men, and copies Lof the said hymns] |
| 863 | shall be inscribed in the books of the House of |
| 864 | Life; and when they (i.e., the priests) are made |
| 865 | to enter into the temple by the King when the |
| 866 | divine offerings of the priests are made in the |
| 867 | temples, |
| 868 | provision (or, food) shall be given unto the female |
| 869 | children of the priests, from the holy offerings |
| 870 | which are made to the gods from the day whereon |
| 871 | they are born, and the amount of the same shall |
| 872 | be determined by the priests who are the Coun- |
| 873 | cillors in the temples, each and all of them, in |
| 874 | proportion to the [amount of] the holy offerings. |
| 875 | And the bread which shall be given |
| 876 | to the wives of the priests shall be distinguished |
| 877 | by being made in the form of the gefen loaf, |
| 878 | and shall be called by name the "Bread of |
| 879 | (Berenice) And the Conncillors in the |
| p. 49 | |
| 880 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT-TRANSLATION 35 |
| 881 | temples, and the governors of the temples, and the |
| 882 | temple-scribes shall set this DECREE in writing, |
| 883 | and it shall be cut upon a stele |
| 884 | 37 of stone or bronze in the writing of the House of |
| 885 | Life, and in the writing of the books, and in the |
| 886 | writing of the Greeks, and it shall be set up in |
| 887 | the hall of the congregation in the temples of the |
| 888 | first, and second, and third orders, to inform every |
| 889 | person of the honour which hath been done by the |
| 890 | priests of the temples of EGrrt to the two Good- |
| 891 | doing Gods, and to their children, aceording to |
| 892 | what is right and proper to do to them. |
| 893 | HIEROАPHIС TENT WITH INTERLINEAR TRANS- |
| 894 | LITERATION AND TRANSLATION. |
| 895 | ()FoBRTREMBO |
| 896 | Renpit pest Apaliusa sesul |
| 897 | Year nine, [month of] Apellaios, day |
| 898 | 1111 |
| 899 | sekhef tep per sesu met-sekhef en |
| 900 | seven, first [month] of PERT, day seventeen of |
| p. 50 | |
| 901 | 36 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 902 | 111 1IO€ |
| 903 | åmmи la-mert kher hen |
| 904 | those who are in Ta-mert, under the Majesty of |
| 905 | (8211t38=) |
| 906 | suten bat Ptulmis änkh tchetta Ptuh meri |
| 907 | the King of the Ptolemy, ever-living, of Ptah beloved, |
| 908 | South and North |
| 909 | Nww 88=10 (1 20 |
| 910 | ell Ptulmis Arsenat |
| 911 | son of Ptolemy [and] Arsinoë, |
| 912 | 1251 |
| 913 | neterui senui āb en Arksanțres |
| 914 | the two brother gods, priest of Alexander, |
| 915 | muüt-liheru hã neterui senui hà |
| 916 | whuse word is and [of] the two brother gods, and [of] |
| 917 | neterui menkhui Apualanițes |
| 918 | the two good-doing gods [being] Apollonides, |
| p. 51 | |
| 919 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 37 |
| 920 | wwww *NITII |
| 921 | p'll Mauskian iu |
| 922 | son of Moschion; was |
| 923 | NANSRTI |
| 924 | Mãanagerața snt |
| 925 | Menekrateia, the daughter of |
| 926 | Parlamna fa țenc |
| 927 | Philammon, bearer of the basket |
| 928 | mw |
| 929 | - mиr |
| 930 | en embah Arsenat senl mel hru |
| 931 | before Arsinoi Philadelphus, [on] day |
| 932 | B5- |
| 933 | лwи |
| 934 | pen sekhau cu meru maàu |
| 935 | this. DECREE. Were the chiefs of temples, |
| 936 | neteru henu heru sesheta neter abu |
| 937 | servants of the those over the secrets the libationers, |
| 938 | gods, of the gods, |
| p. 52 | |
| 939 | 38 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 940 | (3)=(X awи |
| 941 | 1 |
| 942 | semăr neteru em satet-sen |
| 943 | [who] array the gods in their ornaments, |
| 944 | ânu neteru shat rckhu-khet |
| 945 | the scribes of the divine books, the men who know |
| 946 | things, |
| 947 | neteru tefu âbu ma get-sen |
| 948 | the divine fathers, libationers, according to their grades |
| 949 | i em aterti tari |
| 950 | (who] came from the two sanctuaries of the South and |
| 951 | North |
| 952 | Hlil |
| 953 | Tiauasa hru țua critu |
| 954 | Dios day five is celebrated |
| 955 | ·Ln 118l_ |
| 956 | ap renpit en neter hen-f im-f henà sesu |
| 957 | the opening of His Majesty on it, and day |
| 958 | of the year |
| p. 53 | |
| 959 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 39 |
| 960 | tchaut-tua em alelet per shep hen - f |
| 961 | twenty-five in month this received His Majesty |
| 962 | 4 (7) |
| 963 | ciaut - uit mà trf - f im-f |
| 964 | his rank great from his father on it, |
| 965 | -# 10- =D |
| 966 | tut-sen er neter het enth neteruimenkhui |
| 967 | they assembled in the temple of the two good-doing |
| 968 | gods |
| 969 | o ll |
| 970 | enti em Pekuathet tchet |
| 971 | which _is] in Canopus making speech |thus]: |
| 972 | 88=117 |
| 973 | er-enth un sulen bat Plulmis ankh tchetta Ptah meri |
| 974 | Since are the king of Ptolemy, ever-living, of Ptah |
| 975 | the South and North, beloved, |
| 976 | 68211(1 |
| 977 | en Ptulmis hà Arsenat |
| 978 | the son of Ptolemy and Arsinoi, |
| p. 54 | |
| 979 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 980 | nrterni senui hena hent Berenikat |
| 981 | the two brother and the queen Berenice, |
| 982 | gods, |
| 983 | AAA |
| 984 | senthemttneteruimenthuiherri menkhin |
| 985 | his sister-wife, the two good- doing nets of benevolence |
| 986 | doing gods, |
| 987 | (5) 85 |
| 988 | - |
| 989 | дenu em maйn Ta-mert |
| 990 | many great in the temples of Egypt, |
| 991 | 111 | |I 22 |
| 992 | йu.... nelt hertcheser metu pehpeh |
| 993 | [and] at time every exalting the words of the renown |
| 994 | 117 •] |
| 995 | eIl neteru er un-sen (ish |
| 996 | of the gods. exceedingly, [and]theyare, behold, |
| 997 | 8 00848880 |
| 998 | her meh-sa trả neb her |
| 999 | taking care at season every fur |
| p. 55 | |
| 1000 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 4I |
| 1001 | A lmuS™*\P |
| 1002 | khet Hàp Ner-ur hà àutu |
| 1003 | the matters of Hapi Landy Mnevis and the animals |
| 1004 | L |
| 1005 | neter het neb khu em Baget |
| 1006 | in the divine houses all honoured in Egypt, |
| 1007 | 1 181 |
| 1008 | ta-sen llet urll sept |
| 1009 | [and] they gire goods in great quantities [and] provisions |
| 1010 | -H |
| 1011 | (6) ∞- falm mлм |
| 1012 | gennu arit e1° mäkher-sen |
| 1013 | abundantly to perform their service |
| 1014 | 1821 |
| 1015 | neter sesheshet thet 1hasu en |
| 1016 | for the divine images carried off the vile men of |
| 1017 | [which] |
| 1018 | Persatet erer!u Bayet utcha ell |
| 1019 | Persia outside Egypt, set out |
| p. 56 | |
| 1020 | 42 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1021 | N |
| 1022 | hen - t ei taui Satet nchem-f-&u |
| 1023 | his Majesty for the lands of Asia, seized he them, |
| 1024 | Aeai, mmn → •LП mn - |
| 1025 | in-f-su in Ta-mert tat-nef-su |
| 1026 | brought he them back to Egypt, placed he them |
| 1027 | шиму мишии |
| 1028 | www |
| 1029 | www www |
| 1030 | el° ast-sen pm maru menmen-sen |
| 1031 | Onl their thrones in the temples stood they |
| 1032 | leji www |
| 1033 | kher hàt sutcha-nef Qemt |
| 1034 | therein in olden time; he hath made strong Egypt |
| 1035 | (7) 4457 :ST1 |
| 1036 | ei haià hei àha erer!u-s |
| 1037 | exceedingly by fighting outside it |
| 1038 | msn ars |
| 1039 | intet her hà semtu |
| 1040 | in the valley, [on] the plain, and in foreign lands |
| p. 57 | |
| 1041 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 43 |
| 1042 | 81P· |
| 1043 | asht her tepu-sen kherp-sen |
| 1044 | very many and their chiefs [who] ruled them ; |
| 1045 | www S3A& Z I |
| 1046 | un2-sen her sutchă ànkhiu |
| 1047 | were they making strong living people |
| 1048 | I IO* |
| 1049 | nelt en Ta-mert hà taiu nebt |
| 1050 | all of Ta-mert and the men and women all |
| 1051 | of lands |
| 1052 | mm |
| 1053 | em netchi en hen-sen ash |
| 1054 | who are in subjection to their Majesties ; behold |
| 1055 | er - f kheper renpit en Hàp |
| 1056 | moreorer, there happened a year of the Nile |
| 1057 | www |
| 1058 | netes em hau-sen |
| 1059 | little in their time, were |
| p. 58 | |
| 1060 | 44 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1061 | www |
| 1062 | ànkhiu neut en Beg ib-sen kesen |
| 1063 | living people all of Egypt heart their in] grief |
| 1064 | her liheper cski em sekhen khefti |
| 1065 | at what had happened, behold, rose up in |
| 1066 | 1NY 84- |
| 1067 | sekhau-sen kherit khep khentet |
| 1068 | their memory the disasters which badhappened |
| 1069 | em rek- suteniu țepiu er' |
| 1070 | in the time of the kings preceding when |
| 1071 | Boodlz es mm tA 111 |
| 1072 | kheper sekhen Hàp nețes en - åmmu |
| 1073 | happened a Nile -little to those in |
| 1074 | 1IOE |
| 1075 | T'a-mert em ha-sen hen - f |
| 1076 | Ta-mert in their time; His Majesty |
| p. 59 | |
| 1077 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 45 |
| 1078 | 9) |
| 1079 | 088880 |
| 1080 | tchesef hã sent-f her mehsau e7° |
| 1081 | himself and his sister took care in |
| 1082 | I1l |
| 1083 | cib-sen emkha her ammи |
| 1084 | their heart(s) [which] burned for those who were in |
| 1085 | мим |
| 1086 | neteru pau henă åmmu Baget au àu-sen |
| 1087 | the houses of' and those in Egypt, the whole of them, |
| 1088 | the gods |
| 1089 | www 1 111 |
| 1090 | un-sen her mau äsht sep sen |
| 1091 | were they caring anxiously much twice |
| 1092 | 1 |
| 1093 | her ertät sa-sent hetrit qennu enl |
| 1094 | and turning theirback from revenues many with |
| 1095 | www |
| 1096 | en sânkh rekhit |
| 1097 | the desire of keeping alive men and women; |
| p. 60 | |
| 1098 | +6 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1099 | =A- Лeo |
| 1100 | iu-sen her ertat ântu peru Qemt |
| 1101 | were they making tobebrought corn to Egypt |
| 1102 | ein lietennutet bt emt tee CHL Keftet |
| 1103 | frum Syria Eastern, from theland of Phoenicia, |
| 1104 | 144 T c |
| 1105 | emt Nebinaitet enti em |
| 1106 | from the Island of Cyprus, which is in |
| 1107 | (10) olll |
| 1108 | her âb Uatch-ur henà semtu |
| 1109 | the middle of the Great Green, and foreign lands |
| 1110 | 000 1 11 |
| 1111 | her ertât hetch ásht |
| 1112 | great giving silver very much, was |
| 1113 | AJPNA =I1B SNT |
| 1114 | !ebu-sen thes sebåth |
| 1115 | their price high, were they anxious (?) |
| p. 61 | |
| 1116 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 47 |
| 1117 | - NNI |
| 1118 | her sutcha ànkhiu |
| 1119 | to make strong the living people who were in |
| 1120 | 1 II |
| 1121 | tee Netert her ertat rekh-sen |
| 1122 | the Land Divine, to make them to know |
| 1123 | шинки |
| 1124 | menkh-sen el' và tchetta henà sepu-sen |
| 1125 | their beneficence [whichis]ever- and their virtues |
| 1126 | lasting, |
| 1127 | zennu em hra en kheperu 1hà |
| 1128 | many in theface of those who exist now and |
| 1129 | H9 2 RA mm 7.77 |
| 1130 | i her-sa-sen ertat en neteru |
| 1131 | the comers after them ; have given the gods |
| 1132 | лиишу |
| 1133 | smen iuut-sen en heg |
| 1134 | stability to their dignity of sovereignty of |
| p. 62 | |
| 1135 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1136 | E (11)$ www |
| 1137 | taui em isiu. en enen |
| 1138 | the South in return for these things, |
| 1139 | and North |
| 1140 | esilS |
| 1141 | hà Jeqau-sen: em khu |
| 1142 | and they shall reward [them] with good things |
| 1143 | āu-scn er° rà tchetta utcha hừ |
| 1144 | of all kinds for ever, strength and |
| 1145 | www 44/II |
| 1146 | snib ertã em uib-sen an ābu |
| 1147 | health. Gave in their heart[s] the priests |
| 1148 | enl l'a-mert cui tcheser khet |
| 1149 | of Ta-mert to magnify the honour [in] things |
| 1150 | 1 O 61=117281= {=) |
| 1151 | yeinu suten bit Ptulmis ankh tchetta Plah meri |
| 1152 | many [of] King of the Ptolemy, ever-living, of Ptah |
| 1153 | South and North, belored, |
| p. 63 | |
| 1154 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 49 |
| 1155 | J (&· 00 IS |
| 1156 | hà hrgt Berenikat neterui menklui |
| 1157 | and [of] the Queen Berenice, the two Good- |
| 1158 | doing Gods |
| 1159 | www |
| 1160 | em khent muàu hà kheper en |
| 1161 | in the temples, and what happeneth for |
| 1162 | BINS (12) |
| 1163 | neterui senui gema-sen henà kheper |
| 1164 | thetwobrother[who] begotthem, and whathappeneth |
| 1165 | gods |
| 1166 | www |
| 1167 | ГАРАЛА |
| 1168 | eil neterui netchui sekh riri-sen |
| 1169 | for the two saviour gods who begot their ancestor, |
| 1170 | her s201-sc1 "bu pu amnu neteru-pau |
| 1171 | andtomagnify them the priests who are in thetemples |
| 1172 | le1Y |
| 1173 | nelt en Baget "ul-sen tchette abue |
| 1174 | all ofEgypt allof them, shall becalled "priests |
| 1175 | VOL. III. |
| p. 64 | |
| 1176 | 50 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1177 | P1AT www |
| 1178 | ell neterui menlhui her ren-sen uahtu |
| 1179 | of the two Good-doing Gods" on their names in addition |
| 1180 | m 1efl |
| 1181 | her ren en caut neter-hen-sen |
| 1182 | to the name of the dignities of their priesthood, |
| 1183 | an ren-sen her sckhern nebne |
| 1184 | shall be written their name upon documents all, |
| 1185 | min |
| 1186 | khet daut neter-hen en neteruimenkhui |
| 1187 | and inseribed dignity priestly of the two Good- |
| 1188 | doing Gods |
| 1189 | 12ny |
| 1190 | her khetem ari tet-sen schheper-sen |
| 1191 | on the ring which is on their hand; they shall form |
| 1192 | (13) X www |
| 1193 | lii rinith alne 2611 |
| 1194 | amother tribe among the priests now living |
| p. 65 | |
| 1195 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 5I |
| 1196 | em maâu au-sen em uahher |
| 1197 | in the temples all of them in addition to |
| 1198 | www |
| 1199 | ftu khep iu pan. |
| 1200 | the tribes four existing on day this, |
| 1201 | X 111 ww |
| 1202 | tchettu-nef SCL en neternime klui |
| 1203 | and it shall be called tribe fifth of the two Good- |
| 1204 | doing gods, |
| 1205 | www |
| 1206 | O ll |
| 1207 | crenti kheper sekhen nefer utcha |
| 1208 | since happened the event happywith strength |
| 1209 | snib mestu snten bit |
| 1210 | Land] health, was born the King of the South |
| 1211 | and North |
| 1212 | 88211ta www |
| 1213 | Ptulmis ankh tchetta Ptal meri 811 |
| 1214 | Ptolemy, ever-living, of Ptah beloved, Son of |
| p. 66 | |
| 1215 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1216 | = |
| 1217 | neterur senui en Tiauasa sesll |
| 1218 | the two Brother Gods on Dios day |
| 1219 | 11|11 |
| 1220 | Mw |
| 1221 | !ись iu ref hru pan khentet pu en |
| 1222 | fire, was therefore day this the beginning of |
| 1223 | (1+) 0 1 SIYTZH |
| 1224 | iri bu nefer en änkhiu |
| 1225 | the making of happiness great of living men |
| 1226 | and women |
| 1227 | DI 1S [8IZ |
| 1228 | nebu tâtu übre bes in suten |
| 1229 | all; had made the priests to enter the King |
| 1230 | •P-- ] mm |
| 1231 | maйn slaa en renpit uat en |
| 1232 | into the temples heginning with year one of |
| 1233 | 115! |
| 1234 | hen-f hena enti tutre besu |
| 1235 | hs Majesty and those| who likewise have entered |
| p. 67 | |
| 1236 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 53 |
| 1237 | 4 ришии www |
| 1238 | www |
| 1239 | au-men renpit pest abet ftu shemu |
| 1240 | until year nine, month four of the season |
| 1241 | Shemu |
| 1242 | 8RZI o13 |
| 1243 | kher sre pal henà mesu-sen er rù tchetta |
| 1244 | into tribe this and their children for ever; |
| 1245 | шиии |
| 1246 | MNsM |
| 1247 | abu 2012 kher hat-sen ermen renpit |
| 1248 | the priests who were vefore them upto yeal |
| 1249 | mим |
| 1250 | ww 1I1 |
| 1251 | uat khep sall aun-sen um-sen |
| 1252 | one shallbe in the tribes were they in them |
| 1253 | khei hút mutet irn en mesu-sell trher hiu pen |
| 1254 | formerly, similarly their children from day this |
| 1255 | heli pll2 йnle 1l.20 sull |
| 1256 | for ever in the writings the tribes |
| 1257 | belonging to |
| p. 68 | |
| 1258 | 5+ DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1259 | Aww |
| 1260 | ww |
| 1261 | enti el' tef-sen em khent-sen iri |
| 1262 | which are their fathers in them;shall be made |
| 1263 | em-uisiu en àbu tchaut netch-khet em setep |
| 1264 | instead of the priests twenty councillors chosen |
| 1265 | fo |
| 1266 | tra en renpit em |
| 1267 | it a stated season of the year from the tribes |
| 1268 | "SA"1=m o |
| 1269 | ftu kheper em sa tuu im-sen |
| 1270 | four being persons five among them from tribe |
| 1271 | (16) |
| 1272 | sekheper abu tchaut !ua her |
| 1273 | one, shall be the priests twenty-five for |
| 1274 | artchn khet riln em na! |
| 1275 | councillors, being porsons five brought in addition |
| p. 69 | |
| 1276 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 55 |
| 1277 | 11 111 81 A |
| 1278 | em khentsuu !ua en neterui menkhui ertùt |
| 1279 | from tribe five of the two Good- shall be made |
| 1280 | doing Gods; |
| 1281 | țena en ůmmи SC !иа en neterur menkhui |
| 1282 | to share those in tribe five of the two Good- |
| 1283 | doing Gods |
| 1284 | mn JNs |
| 1285 | em entău nebt ell bes iri |
| 1286 | inl ordinances all of entering in to perform |
| 1287 | wwM |
| 1288 | em neter het hữ khet nebt |
| 1289 | libations in the temple, and things all |
| 1290 | iri-sen em erpaut |
| 1291 | which they have in their charge in the temples, |
| 1292 | ww |
| 1293 | iu en-su em neter hen .im-t mii |
| 1294 | [shall bela chietotthe tribe as a prophet inl it ils |
| p. 70 | |
| 1295 | 56 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1296 | khep ki ftue crenti |
| 1297 | there is in the other tribes four. And because |
| 1298 | ki iiri-tu heb en neterur menkhuż |
| 1299 | also is madea festival of the Good-doing |
| 1300 | Gods |
| 1301 | T |
| 1302 | em maйu nel then ibet nebt |
| 1303 | in the temples all throughout montlı every |
| 1304 | nn * |
| 1305 | sesu tuc sesu pest sesll tchaut-tua |
| 1306 | oll day five, day nine, day twenty-five, |
| 1307 | em cvi sekhau serer |
| 1308 | according to the making of the decree [which was] |
| 1309 | inscribed |
| 1310 | kher hat kher critu hel |
| 1311 | at an carlier period, and besides is made a festival |
| p. 71 | |
| 1312 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 57 |
| 1313 | www |
| 1314 | neteru khào en (!11 |
| 1315 | of the gods great, i festival of greatness, |
| 1316 | І IºВ |
| 1317 | rer em T'a-mert iu....-f enl |
| 1318 | universal, in Ta-mert at its season of |
| 1319 | renpit emtutu iri kháà àll |
| 1320 | the yeat, likewise shallbe made afestival great |
| 1321 | iu....-f en renpit enl suten bit |
| 1322 | at its season of the year of the King of the |
| 1323 | South and North, |
| 1324 | GA=1738=) (18) -$ PAD |
| 1325 | Ptulmis änkh tehetta Ptah meri hà hegt |
| 1326 | Ptolemy, ever-living, of Ptah beloved, and Queen |
| 1327 | Berenilut neteruimenkhuiem khentitertitani |
| 1328 | Berenice, the two Good- in the sanctuarics of |
| 1329 | doing Gods the Two Lands |
| p. 72 | |
| 1330 | 58 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1331 | -51 f M |
| 1332 | her Baget āu-s lru per |
| 1333 | and Egypt thronghout it on the day of the rise of |
| 1334 | 740* |
| 1335 | neter Sept tchetut ip renpit em |
| 1336 | the divine Sothis, called opening of the yeur in |
| 1337 | www |
| 1338 | ren-f her ànu pa-ănkh |
| 1339 | its name inthe books of the House of Life, |
| 1340 | emntulu iri-f renpit pest |
| 1341 | which correspondeth to year nine, |
| 1342 | www |
| 1343 | mww |
| 1344 | iibe! sen Shemu sesu uu iritu |
| 1345 | month two of the season day one, and shall be made |
| 1346 | Shemu, |
| 1347 | 1° |
| 1348 | hel en2 rip-renpit heb Bast |
| 1349 | thefustival of the New Yeur, thefestival uf Bast, |
| p. 73 | |
| 1350 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 59 |
| 1351 | 8 |
| 1352 | 1 |
| 1353 | her kháu àa en Bast em abet |
| 1354 | and the festival great of Bast in month |
| 1355 | BR MMM (19) -Bo |
| 1356 | par tcherenti setut |
| 1357 | this, because the season of the ingathering of |
| 1358 | rețu neb hai Hàp im-f |
| 1359 | fruit all [and] the increase of the Nile [are] in it. |
| 1360 | A4842m 18h Aeof= |
| 1361 | ale uref un sekhen isli utel |
| 1362 | But if should happen the event, behokl, a change of |
| 1363 | www * |
| 1364 | khùa Ull neter Sept ki hru |
| 1365 | the festival of the divine Sothis to another day |
| 1366 | www |
| 1367 | lenna renpit flut in sentu |
| 1368 | every years fuur, then not shall pass |
| p. 74 | |
| 1369 | 60 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1370 | hru enl cri heb pan her-s |
| 1371 | the day of making festival this because ofit, |
| 1372 | 49вe |
| 1373 | es critu-f au matet-t em abeț sen |
| 1374 | but it shall be made just the same on month two |
| 1375 | www <72 |
| 1376 | shemu hru và critu heb |
| 1377 | of Shemu day one, and shall be made the festival |
| 1378 | i (20) l |
| 1379 | am-t® tut em renpit pest iritu |
| 1380 | in it even as in year nine; shall be made |
| 1381 | I1 CHJ - |
| 1382 | heb pen er° hrue țua meh |
| 1383 | festival this for days five, shall be crowned |
| 1384 | 1 |
| 1385 | !ep-sen cm hău em thes khet lecr |
| 1386 | their heads with flowers, arranging offcrings Ull |
| p. 75 | |
| 1387 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 6i |
| 1388 | khaui her in uten khet |
| 1389 | the altars, and making libations and things |
| 1390 | mии |
| 1391 | A |
| 1392 | nebt setut en ari ererța Theper-f |
| 1393 | all which itis proper to do. Sothat it may be made |
| 1394 | to happen, |
| 1395 | 100s| ?0l1m |
| 1396 | cski ei tru-sen her ari cri-sen |
| 1397 | behold, at their seasons that they do what it is |
| 1398 | their duty [to do] |
| 1399 | reri nebt sekheru |
| 1400 | at times all according to the ordinances |
| 1401 | petit smen hei-s em lrue pen |
| 1402 | is heaven foumded upon them at day this, |
| 1403 | (21) = |
| 1404 | el° hen ses sekhen khep |
| 1405 | that not once the event may happen that |
| p. 76 | |
| 1406 | 62 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1407 | hebue rer em Ta-mert er° aritu |
| 1408 | are festivals general in Ta-mert performed |
| 1409 | per aritu c'm2 |
| 1410 | in Pert (i.e., Winter) which ought to be in |
| 1411 | performed |
| 1412 | www |
| 1413 | www |
| 1414 | shemu cm ..•. vй her uț.l |
| 1415 | Shemu (i.e, at time one, because of thechangeof |
| 1416 | Summer) |
| 1417 | www |
| 1418 | khãa neter Sept |
| 1419 | the festival of thedivine Sothis by day one |
| 1420 | www |
| 1421 | len rempt !!"t ei° ketekhu hebu |
| 1422 | every years four; and would be other festivals, |
| 1423 | Mww www |
| 1424 | iritu en shemu nt ten |
| 1425 | behold, which are made in Shemi at time this |
| p. 77 | |
| 1426 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 63 |
| 1427 | www |
| 1428 | Ler] aritu en pert au.... i-sen. ma |
| 1429 | made in Pert in times to come, even as |
| 1430 | ·(22)! |
| 1431 | sehhen khep •• tep-aue erenti |
| 1432 | has happened in times of the ancestors because this |
| 1433 | pe dlm fi |
| 1434 | kheper risli ar° (1s 2010 renpit |
| 1435 | would now happen, behold, if consister the year |
| 1436 | e CCC 11 |
| 1437 | 1 e n O |
| 1438 | hra 300 + 60 hà hiгe !11a cptu |
| 1439 | of days 360 and the days five which it is |
| 1440 | customary |
| 1441 | uah er Sen em pehui em-tutu |
| 1442 | to add to them at the end. 1.ikewise |
| 1443 | unh hru heb en neterui menkhui |
| 1444 | shall be day one, a festival of the Good-oing |
| 1445 | added Gods, |
| p. 78 | |
| 1446 | DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1447 | IITT 1111 |
| 1448 | shaa hru pen ten renpit ftut |
| 1449 | beginning from day this every years foul, |
| 1450 | П 11 |
| 1451 | 111 |
| 1452 | en uah hru țua uahr hàt |
| 1453 | adding to the days five additional at the be- |
| 1454 | ginning of |
| 1455 | www |
| 1456 | aprenpit kheper-frekh en bu-nebt |
| 1457 | the New that it may be to all men |
| 1458 | Yeal, known |
| 1459 | www |
| 1460 | www Et PO www |
| 1461 | П • |
| 1462 | erenti nehetu sher imth smen en trau |
| 1463 | that wereshort alittle in arrangement the seasons |
| 1464 | (23) |
| 1465 | hà ienpit hịà mețu |
| 1466 | of the year, and the year, and the dlecisions |
| 1467 | Г O |
| 1468 | www www |
| 1469 | 5 ll |
| 1470 | enti en hepr en. rekh cn |
| 1471 | which exist as to the laws of the science of |
| p. 79 | |
| 1472 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 65 |
| 1473 | L |
| 1474 | matenu petet seklen as |
| 1475 | the ways of hearell, it hath happened [they arel |
| 1476 | that nOW |
| 1477 | từ metu au meh her neterui menkhui |
| 1478 | made right [and] filled up by the Good-doing |
| 1479 | Gods. |
| 1480 | INMI -H |
| 1481 | enti seki sutet kleper en suten bit |
| 1482 | And since now the daughter who was to King of the |
| 1483 | South and North, |
| 1484 | CA=1nta |
| 1485 | Ptulmis ankh tchetta Ptah meri nebt |
| 1486 | Ptulemy, ever-living, of Ptah beloved, and the lady of |
| 1487 | c== ·44T |
| 1488 | taui Berenikat neterni menkhui |
| 1489 | the two lands Berenice, the two Good-doing |
| 1490 | Gods, |
| 1491 | (2 L0 7S |
| 1492 | tchettn Bermiliut Lựi Peu-s |
| 1493 | who was called *Berenice by her name, |
| 1494 | VUL. 111. |
| p. 80 | |
| 1495 | 66 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1496 | „(2+) 2 |
| 1497 | les •. al hegti |
| 1498 | who was appointed strughtway Queenl, |
| 1499 | www |
| 1500 | er sekken as netert then cLu-s |
| 1501 | and since it hath now [that] this goddess being |
| 1502 | happened |
| 1503 | mm O |
| 1504 | em renenet • àg-s er pet em sekhan |
| 1505 | a virgin she entered into heaven suddenly, |
| 1506 | LП |
| 1507 | IIO* |
| 1508 | i em Tu-mert kher |
| 1509 | were the priests who came from Egypt under |
| 1510 | sulen lit kheru renpit em bet.. kher |
| 1511 | the King of theevery yeai in the house with |
| 1512 | South and North |
| 1513 | mun |
| 1514 | hien-f iiri-sen • . ... it äat |
| 1515 | his Majesty, made they lamentation great |
| p. 81 | |
| 1516 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 67 |
| 1517 | her à her sekhen liheper iu-sen |
| 1518 | straightway because of the event which had They |
| 1519 | happened. |
| 1520 | P1LAA→1*1-2 |
| 1521 | her nehu em-bah suten hà heget |
| 1522 | made entreaty before the king and queen |
| 1523 | (25) |
| 1524 | hei tut em rb-sen ertà hetep |
| 1525 | putting it in their heart[s] to make to rest |
| 1526 | www 1IS0= www |
| 1527 | netert then hà Asir eml neter het ell |
| 1528 | goddess this with Osiris in the temple of |
| 1529 | o Il |
| 1530 | Pekuthet enti khen muiu khentet |
| 1531 | C'anopus, which is iunong the temples of the |
| 1532 | first rank, |
| 1533 | wmi |
| 1534 | erenti Su tu-sen. S1l |
| 1535 | because that great among them is it |
| p. 82 | |
| 1536 | 68 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1537 | ww |
| 1538 | Aww - yp |
| 1539 | emkhent tcheser ell suten henà ànkhiu |
| 1540 | in honour by the king and the men and |
| 1541 | women |
| 1542 | 1 IIO * |
| 1543 | en Ta-mert au-sen |
| 1544 | of Egypt all of them, (now behold, |
| 1545 | àg-tu en. Asür em-khen en Sektet |
| 1546 | is brought in Osiris within the Sektet boat |
| 1547 | www |
| 1548 | neter het ten . . . . ell rénpit |
| 1549 | to temple this at the time of the year |
| 1550 | em neter het ent Aker-bemret |
| 1551 | trom the temple of Herakleion Oll |
| 1552 | LIII O 111 |
| 1553 | niii III |
| 1554 | ivet ftue shuut sesutchautpest ammu |
| 1555 | month four of Shat, day 20, land] those who are in |
| p. 83 | |
| 1556 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 6g |
| 1557 | B7Ma orm sofl |
| 1558 | maâu khentet ep° āu-sen her år yerer |
| 1559 | the temples of the all of them, make offerings by fire |
| 1560 | first class, |
| 1561 | 1 |
| 1562 | her khauti maāu khentet her |
| 1563 | upon the altars of the temples of the O11 |
| 1564 | first class |
| 1565 | THE www |
| 1566 | unami semehi em kheft en neterhet then |
| 1567 | the right and leftof thefront of temple this), |
| 1568 | 11 2-B-1mm |
| 1569 | em-lihet enen klet n.ch tut en arit |
| 1570 | after these things thing every whichitwasrighttodo |
| 1571 | tcher arr-nes netert her sc-ab) |
| 1572 | to the end of making her a deity and the purification of |
| 1573 | senem-s riri-sen serer ril)-sen |
| 1574 | the mourning for her they did, willing being their hearts |
| p. 84 | |
| 1575 | 70 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1576 | 1 |
| 1577 | enl seref mà sent ' en her Húp |
| 1578 | with warm care, as it is customary to do for Apis |
| 1579 | PPPP mwn |
| 1580 | Mer-ur cri-sen semaāu en ertât |
| 1581 | [amd] Mnevis ; and they made a resolution to make |
| 1582 | {2 m |
| 1583 | kheper met pehpeht en tchetta en heget |
| 1584 | to be the word of renown for ever of Queen |
| 1585 | Berenikut satet en neterui menkhui |
| 1586 | Berenice, the daughter of the two Good- |
| 1587 | doing Gods, |
| 1588 | IIO |
| 1589 | em maйr Ta-mert all ău-sen |
| 1590 | in the temples of Egypt, all of them, |
| 1591 | www |
| 1592 | o ll |
| 1593 | crenti Khep àg-s emma |
| 1594 | and since it happened that she entered among |
| p. 85 | |
| 1595 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 7I |
| 1596 | (28) |
| 1597 | neteru eml țep per abrt pu |
| 1598 | the gods in the first Per, the month to wit |
| 1599 | month of |
| 1600 | satet petet im khent-f |
| 1601 | entered the daughter of Ra into heaven, into it, |
| 1602 | tchet-nef-s maat Bù mehenet em hat-f |
| 1603 | called he her "Eyeof Ra, Mehen crown on hisbrow," |
| 1604 | www |
| 1605 | her ren-s her mer-nej-s uritu-nes |
| 1606 | fur her name, because he loved her, shall be made |
| 1607 | for her |
| 1608 | www |
| 1609 | hcơn khen erpeint 21/'20 |
| 1610 | festivals of procession in the temples great |
| 1611 | . O |
| 1612 | imth muñu khentet ent cibet pen |
| 1613 | among thetemples of the first order in month this, |
| p. 86 | |
| 1614 | 7= DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1615 | iri netert en hen-s am-f khei hàt |
| 1616 | was made a goddess her Majesty in it formerly; |
| 1617 | <2 |
| 1618 | tutu cri heb và her |
| 1619 | likewise shall be made festival one and |
| 1620 | 1 |
| 1621 | khen heift Bereniiut |
| 1622 | procession one of the Queen Berenice, |
| 1623 | sat-f en neteruimenkhui em maau |
| 1624 | daughter of the two Good- in the temples of |
| 1625 | doing Gods |
| 1626 | taui er āu-sen em tep |
| 1627 | the North and all of them in the first of month |
| 1628 | South |
| 1629 | 111 |
| 1630 | www |
| 1631 | 1111 |
| 1632 | per shaa en lurre x+ vii ari |
| 1633 | Per, beginning with day 17 when, was made |
| p. 87 | |
| 1634 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 73 |
| 1635 | khen-s her s-ab scnem-s |
| 1636 | procession her and the conclusion of her mourning |
| 1637 | П |
| 1638 | 1111 |
| 1639 | am - J sep tep neferi er hru ftu |
| 1640 | in it at time first, for days four; |
| 1641 | 942 |
| 1642 | emtutu s-Thã neter sesheshet en |
| 1643 | likewise shall be set up a divine statue of |
| 1644 | wwww 00• |
| 1645 | netert then nub mch em aat nel |
| 1646 | gorldess this of gold tilled with stone every |
| 1647 | PPR.T |
| 1648 | sheps maйn meh |
| 1649 | precious in the temples of the first class, and in |
| 1650 | man melı sen er° «1l-sen prti |
| 1651 | the temples of the second all of them. and shall be |
| 1652 | class placed |
| p. 88 | |
| 1653 | 74 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1654 | (3(1) 97 48l72 o3 |
| 1655 | temt (?)-f neter pa iu neter hen erpue |
| 1656 | its pedestal in the temple; shall a prophet |
| 1657 | <=2 ww |
| 1658 | 1 -- www www |
| 1659 | amth abue setep er ăb |
| 1660 | one among the priests chosen to make thelibation |
| 1661 | 211° 1.1l smullr neteru em satet-sen |
| 1662 | great and to array the gods in their ornaments |
| 1663 | www |
| 1664 | seküt-f her h. pl-f cm hru CIL |
| 1665 | carry it on his arm the day of |
| 1666 | khàà hà hebu nu neler āu-sen |
| 1667 | the festival and the festivals of thegod all of them, |
| 1668 | 0 0 |
| 1669 | NNM www |
| 1670 | NAAM |
| 1671 | crenti mcece nelre nebt sen |
| 1672 | so that may see people all thatitisadored |
| p. 89 | |
| 1673 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 75 |
| 1674 | 00 IS |
| 1675 | em tcheser-f tcheț-tu nef Berenıkat |
| 1676 | according to its and it shall be Berenice |
| 1677 | sanctity, called |
| 1678 | (31) 8 |
| 1679 | - |
| 1680 | hent renenet khàa re.s U12 |
| 1681 | mistress of the virgins; the crown, behold, [which] |
| 1682 | shall be |
| 1683 | www |
| 1684 | her tep en neter seshesh pen setut |
| 1685 | on the head of divine image this shall not be the |
| 1686 | customary one |
| 1687 | -9821 mm1-1 |
| 1688 | her erpet mut-s netert |
| 1689 | [which] is on the statues of her mother, the gorliless |
| 1690 | Berenikat er° aritu-f em2 khamesu |
| 1691 | Berenice, shall be made it with ears of corn |
| 1692 | 11 |
| 1693 | se12 arit imth-sen |
| 1694 | two, shall be an uraeus between them, shall be |
| p. 90 | |
| 1695 | 76 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1696 | 44.7 i |
| 1697 | uatch hai em 2a-s ha |
| 1698 | a sceptre of papyrus plants in its height behind |
| 1699 | wwww |
| 1700 | arit then mà. и12 em àâui |
| 1701 | uraeus this, like [that which]is in thehands of |
| 1702 | 4B PS www |
| 1703 | netert iu set aral ten |
| 1704 | the gorldesses, shall be the tail of uraeus this |
| 1705 | (32) б |
| 1706 | mânen uiatch pen erenti 272 |
| 1707 | wound round sceptre this, so that shall |
| 1708 | www |
| 1709 | smen en sehen pen āsh her |
| 1710 | the construction ot crown this proclaim |
| 1711 | ren en Berenzlat her net-f |
| 1712 | the name of Berenice according to its symbols |
| p. 91 | |
| 1713 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 77 |
| 1714 | em anzь pu-ănkh kert |
| 1715 | in the writing of the House of Life. And moreover, |
| 1716 | khà em hru nu Kaaubekh |
| 1717 | at the festival in the days of Kaiubelh, |
| 1718 | Lel2 L(.) |
| 1719 | em cibeț ftu Shat kher hat khen |
| 1720 | in month four of Shat, preceding the procession of |
| 1721 | INAN |
| 1722 | mт ( 1 |
| 1723 | Asiir crtat an renenet hemt |
| 1724 | Osiris, shall give the virgins [and] wives uf |
| 1725 | ābu kelut CIl erpet U16 |
| 1726 | the priests another image of |
| 1727 | VDDTS NEAN man |
| 1728 | і іА C |
| 1729 | Berenikat hent renenet iritu-nes |
| 1730 | Berenice, mistressof virgins, shallbemadetoit |
| p. 92 | |
| 1731 | 78 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1732 | ≤ *(33)1-f-] |
| 1733 | gerer hà khet setut en ciri |
| 1734 | burntofferingsand things whichitisright to do |
| 1735 | hru nu heb pen erenti as |
| 1736 | on the days of festival this, so that, it may be, behold, |
| 1737 | www |
| 1738 | mà Tietekh renenet ari em setut |
| 1739 | with the other virgins to do whatis right |
| 1740 | 77 |
| 1741 | enen en netert ten cl° mer-nes |
| 1742 | in this matter to goddess this as they will. |
| 1743 | 1e (o 40 18 |
| 1744 | tua-tu netert then qemat |
| 1745 | Shall be goddess this, behokd, by the sacred |
| 1746 | praised women |
| 1747 | setep shems neterue kháa em khààu |
| 1748 | chosen for the service of the gods, to place the crowns |
| p. 93 | |
| 1749 | HIEROGLYPHIC TENT 79 |
| 1750 | 1 S17 1 |
| 1751 | neteru un-sell eml aout-sen |
| 1752 | vf the gods, are they therefore] their priestesses; |
| 1753 | у = |
| 1754 | år qurt eml hàt |
| 1755 | now, behold, [when there are] firstfruits thereupon |
| 1756 | PY1 |
| 1757 | fu khamesu in gemât |
| 1758 | shall be carried the ears ofcorn by the sacred women |
| 1759 | 4 (3+) A_ |
| 1760 | áu khentet țà en neter seshesl |
| 1761 | into the sanctuary andgiven to the divine image |
| 1762 | Blae - sesn |
| 1763 | netert then hes-tu en seshesh-s |
| 1764 | of® goddess this, shall be sung to her image |
| 1765 | 48/ &IádI |
| 1766 | !ити hesıe telery |
| 1767 | by the companies of singing women, and men |
| p. 94 | |
| 1768 | So DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1769 | 11 |
| 1770 | hemt khàu hã. hebu neteru |
| 1771 | and women at feasts and processions of thegods |
| 1772 | * SI p |
| 1773 | ell !uare screr el thet pa ànkh |
| 1774 | with hymus of written by the learned the House |
| 1775 | praise men of of Life, |
| 1776 | www &IPI |
| 1777 | tà ell temseb hesu |
| 1778 | [and] given to the choir of singers, |
| 1779 | àn matet her sheflu pa arkh |
| 1780 | |and] inscribed a copy in the books of the House |
| 1781 | of Life; |
| 1782 | www |
| 1783 | crenti LiS tùtu hetepu |
| 1784 | so that, behold, _when shall be given the offerings of |
| 1785 | abre em khent maйre kheft bes-sen |
| 1786 | the priests in the temples, when they are made |
| 1787 | to enter in |
| p. 95 | |
| 1788 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 8I |
| 1789 | (35L 24 4970S 1914e |
| 1790 | suten iu neter het cu mài tatu |
| 1791 | by the king in the temple, let there be giren |
| 1792 | nww |
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1794 | kheru en mesul hemt abu |
| 1795 | food to the children female of the priests, |
| 1796 | O *lmi |
| 1797 | tcher hrn mcs-sen im - t emkhent |
| 1798 | from the day were bornthey on it, from |
| 1799 | neteru hetepu nu neteru em kheru |
| 1800 | the divine offerings of the gods, the amount of food |
| 1801 | aptu 0.12 ābu netch-kket em |
| 1802 | to he determined by the priests councillors in |
| 1803 | mun |
| 1804 | erpaut cr° āu-sen mii en |
| 1805 | the temples, the whole of them, in proportion to |
| 1806 | VOL IIT. G |
| p. 96 | |
| 1807 | 82 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1808 | 4III (36) m |
| 1809 | neteru hetepu àqu ertù en hemt |
| 1810 | the divine The bread given to the wives |
| 1811 | offerings. |
| 1812 | äbu aritu-f áp em |
| 1813 | of the priests, shall be made it distinguished by |
| 1814 | GIII |
| 1815 | gefen tchet-tu āqu |
| 1816 | the gefen form, shall be called "Bread of |
| 1817 | Berenikat em ren-f sekhai |
| 1818 | Berenice" in its name. Decree |
| 1819 | NwVA ∞#1ś∞1[]†¡9 |
| 1820 | mài ân-tuf neteh-lhet |
| 1821 | this maywrite it the councillors |
| 1822 | - ур: |
| 1823 | em hetu her meru macu |
| 1824 | in the temples, and the governors of the temples, |
| p. 97 | |
| 1825 | HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT 83 |
| 1826 | hà anu neter het kket her |
| 1827 | and the scribes of the temple and]cut it] on |
| 1828 | & |
| 1829 | utith aner erpu hemt em khent |
| 1830 | a stele of stone or bronze in |
| 1831 | mии |
| 1832 | pa anlh en |
| 1833 | the writing of the House of Life, the writing of |
| 1834 | shetet en Ha nebu |
| 1835 | the books, the writing of the North-lords, |
| 1836 | ertú àhù-f eml usekht |
| 1837 | and make to stand it ill the hall of the people |
| 1838 | emhhent madu khentet maйu 8e'2 |
| 1839 | in the temples of the first the tomples of the |
| 1840 | order, second order, |
| p. 98 | |
| 1841 | 84 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 1842 | maйu khemet er ertút hem hrau-nebu |
| 1843 | the temples of the to make to know personls |
| 1844 | third order, |
| 1845 | Mww |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1847 | nebt em tcheser àri en ābu nu |
| 1848 | all the honour done by the priests of |
| 1849 | maйu Baget. en neterui menkhati hã |
| 1850 | the temples of Egypt to the two Good- and |
| 1851 | doing Gods |
| 1852 | *&2 A PB-1m |
| 1853 | mesu sen em setut en aritu |
| 1854 | their children as it is proper todo [to them]. |
| p. 99 | |
| 1855 | ( 85 ) |
| 1856 | CHAPTER II. |
| 1857 | GERMAN AND FRENCH TRANSLATIONS OF |
| 1858 | THE HIEROGLYPHIC TEXT OF THE |
| 1859 | DECREE OF CANOPUS. |
| 1860 | I.—GERMAN TRANSLATION BI DR. R. LEPSIUS, |
| 1861 | PUBLISHED IN 1866. |
| 1862 | (1) JAHR ix., Apellaeus Tag vii., Tybi Tag xvii. |
| 1863 | der Bewohner des Landes, unter der Regierung des |
| 1864 | Künigs Ptolemaeus des unsterblichen, den Ptah |
| 1865 | liebenden, des Sohnes des Ptolemacus (und der) Arsinoü |
| 1866 | der Gütter Adelphen ; Priester seiend des Alexander |
| 1867 | des gerechtfertigten und der Gütter Adelphen und der |
| 1868 | Gütter Euergeten Apollonides (2) Sohn des Moschion, |
| 1869 | seiend Menekrateia, die Tochter des Philammon, Tri- |
| 1870 | gerin des Korbes vor der Arsinoü Philadelphos; an |
| 1871 | diesemı Tage (erfolgte) das Dekret: Seiend die Vor- |
| 1872 | steher der Tempel, die Propheten, die lustrirenden |
| 1873 | P'riester beauftragt zu (®) bekleiden die Grtter mit |
| 1874 | ihrem Schmucke, die Hicrogrammaten, die Gelehrten, |
| 1875 | die heiligen Viter, (und) die Priester ihres (Hleichen |
| 1876 | gekommen ans den Tempon des obern und untern |
| 1877 | Landes auf den Dios Tag v..an welchem gefeiert wird |
| 1878 | das Geburtstest seiner Majestät (an ihm), und Tag xrv. |
| 1879 | diescs Monats, an welchom ubernalm seine Majestat |
| p. 100 | |
| 1880 | 86 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 1881 | seine (t) hohe Wiirde an Stelle seines Vaters (an ihm), |
| 1882 | versammelten sie sich in dem Tempel der Götter |
| 1883 | Energeten, welcher ist in Kanopus, sprechend; die- |
| 1884 | weil sind der Künig Ptolemaeus, der unsterbliche, den |
| 1885 | Itah liebende, der Sohn des Ptolemaeus und der |
| 1886 | Arsinoi, der Gütter Adelphen, und die Fürstin Berenike, |
| 1887 | seine Schwester (und) Gemahlin, die Gütter Euergeten, |
| 1888 | erzeigend (5) Wohlthaten, viele, grosse, den Tempeln |
| 1889 | des Landes zu aller Zeit, (und) erhebend Worte des |
| 1890 | Ruhms den Güttern immer mehr, sie sind aber auch, |
| 1891 | Sorge tragend zu jeder Zeit für die Dinge des Apis |
| 1892 | (undl) des Mneuis nebst den Thieren den heiligen allen |
| 1893 | beriihmt im Reiche, (und) geben grosse Dinge, auf- |
| 1894 | wendend vieles (0) zur Herstellung ihrer Versorgung; |
| 1895 | (und) die güttlichen Bilder (betreffend), geraubt von |
| 1896 | den Barbaren von P'ersien aus dem Reiche, zog aus seine |
| 1897 | Majestät nach den beiden Lündern von Asien, rettete |
| 1898 | sie, brachte sic in die Heimath (und) gab sie ihrem |
| 1899 | Standorte in den Tempeln in (denen) sie standen |
| 1900 | usprünglich ; (und) er hielt in Frieden Aegypten zum |
| 1901 | (7) Vortheil kämpfend ausserhalb desselben in Thülern |
| 1902 | (und) Ebenen und vielen fremden Ländern mit ihren |
| 1903 | Firsten (welche) sie beherrschen; (und) sie sind |
| 1904 | begliichiend alle Menschen des Landes und aller Völker |
| 1905 | unter der Herrschaft ihrer Majestit; ferner auch als |
| 1906 | eintrat ein Jahr schwachen Nils in (8) ihrer Zeit, |
| 1907 | seiend alle Menschen des Reichs ihr Sin nieder- |
| 1908 | geschlagen über das Cieschchen, siehe, des Ereignisses, |
| 1909 | als sie sich erinnerten des Elends welches war in der |
| p. 101 | |
| 1910 | TRANSLATION BY LEPSIUS 87 |
| 1911 | Zeit der früheren Königs als geschah das Ereigniss |
| 1912 | eines schwachen Nils den Bewohnern des Landes in |
| 1913 | ihrer Zeit, waren seine Majestit selbst und seine |
| 1914 | Schwester (9) fürsorgend in ihrem Herzen sehr fir die |
| 1915 | Bewohner der Tempel und die Bewolıner des Reichs in |
| 1916 | seiner Ausdehnung ; (und) sie waren überlegend viel |
| 1917 | und viel (und) ihren Rüicken kehrend vielen Angaben |
| 1918 | im Wunsche zu beleben die Menschen ; (und) sie waren |
| 1919 | gestattend die Zufuhr von Getreide nach Aegypten aus |
| 1920 | dem üstlichen Reten (Syrien), aus dem Lande Kaft |
| 1921 | (Phönizien) (und) aus der Insel Nebinai (Kypros) |
| 1922 | welche ist inmitten des (10) Meeres und rielen |
| 1923 | (andern) Ländern, gebend viel Geld zu seiner |
| 1924 | Bezahlung gestiegen (?) ........ ., rettend die |
| 1925 | Menschen die im heiligen Lande wohnen, (und) hinter- |
| 1926 | lassend ihre Erinnerung ihrer Wohlthätigkeit für ewige |
| 1927 | Zeit und ihrer vielen Tugenden angesichts der Gegen- |
| 1928 | würtigen und der nach ihnen Kommenden—und es |
| 1929 | haben gewührt die Gütter die Festigung ihrer Würden |
| 1930 | in der Herrschaft iiber Ober- und Unter-iigypten (11) |
| 1931 | für dieses und werden belohnen mit Gütern allen Art |
| 1932 | für ewige Zeit—(lück und Heil- so sei beschlossen |
| 1933 | worden in ihrem Herzen von den Priestern des Lamles, |
| 1934 | zu vergrüssern die Ehre in vielen Dingen des Künigs |
| 1935 | P'tolemaeus, des unsterblichen den Ptah liebenden und |
| 1936 | der Fürstin Berenike der Götter Energeten in den |
| 1937 | Tempeln, und was geschah fir die Gütter Aelphen |
| 1938 | ihre deltern und was (12) geschah fir die Crütter |
| 1939 | Soteren ihre Vorältern vergrössernd dieses, (dass) dio |
| p. 102 | |
| 1940 | 88 STELE OF CANOPUS- |
| 1941 | Priester nämlich, wolmend in allen Tempeln des ganzen |
| 1942 | Reichs, genannt werden Priester der Gütter Euergeten |
| 1943 | mit ihrem Namen ausser mit dem Namen der Würden |
| 1944 | ihres Prophetenthums, (und) schreiben ihren Namen |
| 1945 | in allen Urkunden (und) eingraben die Würde eines |
| 1946 | Propheten der Götter Euergeten auf dem Ringe |
| 1947 | (welchen) führt ihre Hand, (und dass) sie bilden eine |
| 1948 | andre (13) Phyle aus den Priestern welche sind in |
| 1949 | allen Tempeln, ausser den 4 Phylen existirend am |
| 1950 | heutigen Tage, welche genannt wird 5 Phyle der Gütter |
| 1951 | Euergeten, weil geschal das glückliche Ereigniss, |
| 1952 | mit Glick (und) Heil, der Geburt des Königs Ptole- |
| 1953 | maeus des unsterblichen, Ptah liebenden des Sohnes |
| 1954 | der Gütter Adelphen am Dios Tag v., seiend wohl |
| 1955 | dieser Tag der Anfang nümlich (11) von grossen Gütern |
| 1956 | für alle Menschen; (und dass) genommen werden |
| 1957 | (hierzu) die Priester, (welche) überwiesen (sind) vom |
| 1958 | Könige den Tempeln seit dem Jahre i. seiner Majestit |
| 1959 | und welche sind gleicherweise überwiesen bis zum |
| 1960 | Jahre ix. Mesori in diese Phyle, und ihre Kinder für |
| 1961 | ewige Zeit—die Priester nämlich vorhanden vor ihnen |
| 1962 | bis zum Jahre i., seiend in den Phylen in welchen (15) |
| 1963 | sie waren (in ihnen) vordem, wie hinwiederum ihre |
| 1964 | Kinder von diesem Tage an für ewige Zeit eingeschrieben |
| 1965 | in die Phylen in welchen ist ihr Vater (in ihnen)- |
| 1966 | (und) zu setzen an die Stelle von 20 Priestern Buleuten, |
| 1967 | gewühlt fir die Zeit des Jahres aus den + Phylen, |
| 1968 | bestehend aus 5 Personen von ihnen aul 1 Phyle, |
| 1969 | kreireul 25 Priester zu (16) Buleuten, sciend 5 Per- |
| p. 103 | |
| 1970 | TRANSLATION BY LEPSIUS 8g |
| 1971 | sonen gebracht hinzu aus der Phyle v. der Gütter |
| 1972 | Euergeten ; (und) zu geben Antheil denen in der Phyle |
| 1973 | v. der Gütter Euergeten an demjenigen Allen was ist |
| 1974 | bestimmt zum Verrichten der Sühnung im Tempel und |
| 1975 | an allen Dingen unter ihrer Besorgung in den Tempeln ; |
| 1976 | (und dass) ein Phylarch (sei) als Prophet in ihr, wie |
| 1977 | es ist in den andern 4 Phylen; (und) dieweil auch |
| 1978 | gefeiert wird eine Panegyrie (17) den Güttern Euergeten |
| 1979 | in allen Tempeln im Laufe eines jeden Monats am |
| 1980 | Tage v. (und) Tage ix. (und) Tage xxv. nach dem |
| 1981 | Inhalte des Dekretes (welches) publicirt (ist) früher, |
| 1982 | und auch gefeiert wird eine Panegyrie den grossen |
| 1983 | Güttern als Volksfest allgemein im Lande zu seiner Zeit |
| 1984 | im Jahre, gleichfalls zu feiern ein Volksfest zu seiner |
| 1985 | Zeit im Jahre dem Künige Ptolemaeus, dem unster- |
| 1986 | blichen, Ptah liebenden, (18) und der Fürstin Berenike, |
| 1987 | den Güttern Euergeten, in den Tempeln der beiden |
| 1988 | Länder und im ganzen Reiche am Tage des Aufgangs |
| 1989 | der güttlichen Sothis genannt Neujahr mit seinem |
| 1990 | Namen in den heiligen Schriften,—zugleich entspricht |
| 1991 | er im Jahre ix. dem Payni i. Tag i. in welchem Monat |
| 1992 | gefeiert wird die Panegyrie des Nenjahrs (und) die |
| 1993 | Panegyrie der Bubastis und das Volksfest der Bubastis |
| 1994 | (in diesem Monat), gleichwie ist die Zeit des (19) |
| 1995 | Einsammelns aller Früichte (und) das Steigen des Nils |
| 1996 | in ihm —; aberauch weun ist das Ereiguiss, siche, einer |
| 1997 | Wanderung des Festes der güttlichen Sothis ant einen |
| 1998 | andern Tag wührend + Jalren, dass nicht vorüberge- |
| 1999 | gangen werde der Tag der Feier dieser Panegyriedeshalb, |
| p. 104 | |
| 2000 | go STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2001 | (sondern) duss er gefeiert werde nach seiner Weise am |
| 2002 | Payni Tag i. an welchem gefeiert wird die Panegyrie |
| 2003 | (anl ihm) ebenso im Jahre ix.; (20) (und) gefeiert werde |
| 2004 | diese Panegyrie auf 5 Tage, bekränzt ihr Kopf mit |
| 2005 | Blumen (und) mit Schleifen, durch Opfer (und) durch |
| 2006 | Spendenbringen und alle Dinge die gebrüuchlich sind |
| 2007 | zu thun; damit es geschehe aber auch zu ihren Jahres- |
| 2008 | zeiten indem diese ihre Schuldigkeit thun jederzeit |
| 2009 | gemäss der Ordnung auf welche ist der Himmel |
| 2010 | gegriindet (auf sie) zu dieser Zeit, (21) (und) damit |
| 2011 | nicht einmal sich ereigne der Fall, dass es gebe Pane- |
| 2012 | gyrien allgemein im Lande, gefeiert im Winter, zu |
| 2013 | feiern im Sommer einstmals, wegen der Wanderung des |
| 2014 | Festes der güttlichen Sothis um einen Tag während 4 |
| 2015 | Jahren, dass es gebe andre Panegyrien aber, gefeiert im |
| 2016 | Sommer in diesem Augenblick, zu feiern im Winter, zu |
| 2017 | ıen Zeiten welche kommen, wie sich ereignete der Fall |
| 2018 | in den früheren Zeiten (22) (und) da es ist der Fall nun |
| 2019 | auch, wenn nun bleibt das Jahr von 360 Tagen und den 5 |
| 2020 | Tagen gewohnt hinzugefüigt zu werden zu ihnen am |
| 2021 | Ende, gleichfalls hinzuzufüigen 1 Tag als Panegyrie der |
| 2022 | Gütter Euergeten von jetzt an wihrend je vier Jahren |
| 2023 | hinter den 5 Epagomenen vor dem Neujahr; (damit) |
| 2024 | es werde bekannt dem ganzen Volke, dass was verkiirzt |
| 2025 | war ein wenig an der Ordnung (23) der Jahreszeiten |
| 2026 | und des Jahres und der Bestimmungen welche sind in |
| 2027 | den Lohren der Wissenschaft von den Wegen des |
| 2028 | Himmels, gelang nun zu berichtigen und auszüfullen |
| 2029 | durch die Gütter Euergeten; da nun auch war cine |
| p. 105 | |
| 2030 | TRANSLATION BY LEPSIUS 9I |
| 2031 | Tochter, geboren dem Künige Ptolemaeus dem unster- |
| 2032 | blichem Ptah liebenden und der Künigin Berenike den |
| 2033 | Güttern Euergetem, genannt Berenike mit ihrem Namen, |
| 2034 | bestimmt sogleich zur Fürstin, (2ł) da es sich ereignete |
| 2035 | nun (dass) diese Güttin, welche war Jungfran, ging |
| 2036 | zum Himmel plötzlich, seiend die Priester, welche |
| 2037 | kommen aus dem Lande zum König alljährlich, im |
| 2038 | Hause mit seiner Majestät, so machten sie eine grosse |
| 2039 | Trauer sogleich über das Ereigniss welches geschehen, |
| 2040 | (und) waren beantragend vor dem Künige und der |
| 2041 | Fürstin (und) überredend sie, zu (25) vereinigen diese |
| 2042 | Güttin mit Osiris in dem Tempel von Kanopus, als |
| 2043 | welcher ist unter den Tempeln erster Ordnung (und) |
| 2044 | weil er (ist) gross unter (dlenen welche) sich auszeichnen |
| 2045 | in der Verehrung des Königs und der Menschen des |
| 2046 | ganzen Landes;—wenn aber (ist) die Ausfahrt des |
| 2047 | Osiris in dem heiligen Schiffe nach diesem Tempel zu |
| 2048 | sciner Zeit im Jahre aus dem Tempel vom (20) Hera- |
| 2049 | kleum am Choiak xxix., so sind die Bewohner aller |
| 2050 | Tempel erster Ordnung darbringend Brandopfer auf |
| 2051 | den Altüren der Tempel Ister Ordnung rechts und links |
| 2052 | vom Dromos dieses Tempels; nachher (aber), alle Dinge |
| 2053 | gebrüuchlich zu thun in Bezug auf ihre Vergütterung |
| 2054 | und die Sühmung ibrer Trauer, verrichtend sie (27) |
| 2055 | freigebig in ihren Herzen (und) mit Sorgfalt, wie es |
| 2056 | Sitte ist zu thun füir den Apis (und) den Mneuis, |
| 2057 | fassten sie den Beschluss zu gewähren dass geschche |
| 2058 | die Verkündung des Ruhms für immer der Fürstin |
| 2059 | Berenike Tochter der Gütter Euergeten in den Tempeln |
| p. 106 | |
| 2060 | 92 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2061 | des ganzen Landes; (und) di geschah ihr Gang zum |
| 2062 | Orte der Gütter im Tybi, (28) das ist der Monat in |
| 2063 | welchem ging die Tochter des ka zum Himmol (in ihm), |
| 2064 | welche er genannt hat (sie) Auge des Ra (und) |
| 2065 | Schlangendiadem an sciner Stirn mit ihrem Namen, |
| 2066 | da er sie liebte, (und) gefeiort wird ihr cine Panegyrie |
| 2067 | nebst einem Periplus in den grossen Tempeln unter don |
| 2068 | Tempeln 1. Ordnung in diesem Monat, in welchem war |
| 2069 | die Vorgütterung ihrer Majestät (in ihm) vordom, |
| 2070 | gleichfalls zu feiern eine Panegyrie nebst einem Periplus |
| 2071 | der Fürstin Berenike Tochter (29) der Götter Euer- |
| 2072 | geten in den Tempeln der beiden Lünder sämmtlich, |
| 2073 | im Tybi vom Tage xvii. an welchem geschieht ihr |
| 2074 | Periplus und die Sühnung ihrer Trauer (an ihm) zum |
| 2075 | erstenmale, bis zu 4 Tagen, des gleichen aufzustellen |
| 2076 | ein güttliches Bild dieser Göttin aus Gold, verziert mit |
| 2077 | allerhand kostbaren Edelsteinen in den Tempeln 1. |
| 2078 | Ordnung (und) in den Tempeln 2. Ordnung sümmtlich |
| 2079 | (und) zu geben (30) seinen Platz im Heiligthume—es |
| 2080 | ist der Prophet oder einer von den Priestern, erwiihlt |
| 2081 | zur grossen Lustration und beauftragtzur Bekleidungder |
| 2082 | Gütter mit ihren Schmuck, herumführend es (das Bild) |
| 2083 | auf seinem Arm am Tage der Foste und Panegyrien |
| 2084 | der Gütter sämmtlich, damit es sei, geschen-vom ganzen |
| 2085 | Volke, angebetet nach seiner Ehre, welches genannt |
| 2086 | wird Berenike (81) Fürstin der Jungfrauen—die |
| 2087 | Krone aber, seiend aut dem Hanpte dieses Götterbildes |
| 2088 | nicht (wie es) gewölnlich (ist) zu sein auf den Bıldern |
| 2089 | iler Mutter der Königin Bercnike, dass sic gemacht |
| p. 107 | |
| 2090 | TRANSLATION BY LEPSIUS 93 |
| 2091 | seil aus Aehren zwei, seiend eine Urinsschlange |
| 2092 | zwischon ihnen, sciend ein Szepter in Papyrusform in |
| 2093 | ihrer Höhe hinter dieser Schlange, wie es ist in den |
| 2094 | Hänlen der Göttinnen, seiend der Sehwanz dieser |
| 2095 | Schlange gewunden (32) um dieses Szepter, damit sei |
| 2096 | die Anordnung dieses Kranzes gedeutet auf den Namen |
| 2097 | der Berenike nach seiner Regel in den heiligen |
| 2098 | Schriften; und das ... ......in den lagen der |
| 2099 | Kikellien ..... im Choiak vor dem Periplus der Osiris |
| 2100 | besorgt werde von den Jungfranen (und) Franen der |
| 2101 | Priester eine andre Statue nach dem Bildniss(?) |
| 2102 | der Berenike Fürstin der Jungfranen, (und) |
| 2103 | gemacht werde ihr ein Branddopfer und die Dinge, |
| 2104 | (33) welche hergebracht sind zu thun in den Tagen |
| 2105 | dieser Panegyrie; damit seien nun im Stande die |
| 2106 | andern Jungfrauen zu thun nach Gewohnheit hierbei |
| 2107 | dieser Güttin, wenn sie wollen; (und dass) besungen |
| 2108 | werde diese Güttin nun von den heiligen Jungfrauen |
| 2109 | erwählt zum Dienste der Gütter, anlegend die Diademe |
| 2110 | der Gütter von denen sie sind (ihre) Priesterinnen ; |
| 2111 | wenn ist aber die Friihsaat berorstehend, (dass) wierler- |
| 2112 | um gebracht werden die dehren von den heiligen |
| 2113 | Jungfrauen in das Heiligthum (und) (3+) gegeben dem |
| 2114 | heiligen Bikde dieser Güttin; (und dass) gesungen |
| 2115 | werde ihrem Bilde (?) von den Chüren (?) der Sänger |
| 2116 | Münnern (und) Franen an den Festen und Panegyrien |
| 2117 | der Gütter mit Lobgesingen, aufgeschrieben von den |
| 2118 | Hierogrammaten (und) übergeben den Gesanglehrern, |
| 2119 | (nn1) abgeschrieben in die heiligen Bücher; da aber |
| p. 108 | |
| 2120 | 94 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2121 | gegeben wird der Unterhalt der Priestern in den Tempeln, |
| 2122 | sobald sie überwiesen sind (35) vom König in den |
| 2123 | Tempel, dass müge gegeben werden der Unterhalt den |
| 2124 | weiblichen Kindern der Priester, seit dem Tage an |
| 2125 | welchem sie geboren sind (an ihm), aus den heiligen |
| 2126 | Finkünften der Gütter, als Unterhalt zugebilligt von |
| 2127 | den Priestern Buleuten in allen Tempeln je nach der |
| 2128 | Proportion der heiligen Einküinfte; (und) das Brod, |
| 2129 | gegeben den (36) Frauen der Priester, bestempelt |
| 2130 | werden als Kefn, genannt das Brod der Berenike mit |
| 2131 | seinem Namen; dieses Dekret dass es müge geschrieben |
| 2132 | werden von den Buleuten der Tempel und den Tem- |
| 2133 | pelrorstehern und den Schreibern der Tempel, einge- |
| 2134 | schnitten auf eine (37) Stele von Stein oder Erz in |
| 2135 | heiliger Schrift, Schrift der Büicher (und) Schrift der |
| 2136 | Griechen, (und) aufgestellt werden im Versamm- |
| 2137 | lungssaale in den Tempeln 1. Ordnung, den Tempeln |
| 2138 | 2. Ordnung (und) den Tempeln 3. Ordnung, um zu |
| 2139 | geben Kenntniss dem ganzem Volke von der Ehre |
| 2140 | erwiesen von den Priestern der Tempel des Reichs |
| 2141 | den Güttern Euergeten und ihren Kindern, wie es recht |
| 2142 | ist zu thun. |
| 2143 | II.—GERMAN TRANSLATION BY S. LEO REINISCH AND |
| 2144 | E. R. ROESLER, PUBLISHED IN 1866.1 |
| 2145 | (1). Im Jahre ix. am T. Apellios, am 17. Tybi der |
| 2146 | Aegypter unter dem Künige Ober- und Unterügyptens |
| 2147 | 1 Die Zweisprachiye Inschrift ron Tanis cum ersten Male hernusge- |
| 2148 | yelen und uelersetzt, Vienna, 1866. |
| p. 109 | |
| 2149 | TRANSLATION BI REINISCH AND ROESLER 95 |
| 2150 | Ptolemios dem Ewiglebenden von Ptah Geliebten, |
| 2151 | Sohne des Ptolemios und iler Arsinoe, der Geschwister- |
| 2152 | Gütter, da Priester des Künigs Alexander, des Seligen, |
| 2153 | der Geschwister-Götter und der Wolthätigen Gütter |
| 2154 | Appolloni- (2). des war, der Sohn des Moschion, und |
| 2155 | Menckrateia, die Tochter Philimmons Korbträgerin |
| 2156 | war vor der Künigin Arsinoe, der Bruderliebenden, |
| 2157 | an diesem Tage erfolgte der Beschluss: Es sind die |
| 2158 | Tempelvorstände, die Propheten, die Priester, welche |
| 2159 | eintreten (3). ins Heiligtum der Götter zu deren |
| 2160 | Bekleidung, die Tempelschreiber, kundig der Dinge |
| 2161 | die güttlichen Väter und die (üibrigen) Priester nach |
| 2162 | ihrem Range zusammengekommen aus Ober- und Unter- |
| 2163 | ügypten zum 5. Dios an welchem gefeiert wird das |
| 2164 | Geburtsfest Seiner Majestät, und zun 25. Tag des- |
| 2165 | selben Monats, an welchem iibernommen hat Seine |
| 2166 | Majestät (‡). das Künigtum von seinem Vater: sie |
| 2167 | traten in das Gotteshaus der Wolthätigen Gütter, |
| 2168 | welches sich befindet in Phagotha (Kanopus), um |
| 2169 | anzuordnen: "Da der Künig Ptolemäos der Ewigle- |
| 2170 | bende von Ptah Geliebte, Sohn des Ptolemios unl der |
| 2171 | Arsinoe, der Geschwister-Gütter und die Königin |
| 2172 | Berenike, seine Schwester und Gtemahlin, die Wolthäti- |
| 2173 | gen Gütter, zugewendet haben Wolthäten (5). riele und |
| 2174 | grosse den Tempeln Aegyptens für alle Zeit; da sie |
| 2175 | angeordnet haben wirksame Gebete zu dem Güttern |
| 2176 | in üiberaus grosser Zahl; da sie Sorge getragen haben |
| 2177 | immerdar füir den Unterhalt des Apis, des Mnevis |
| 2178 | und aller Tempelthiere, welche Schutz geniessen in |
| p. 110 | |
| 2179 | gб STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2180 | Aegypten, denen sie anwiesen Gaben in Menge und ron |
| 2181 | sorgtiltiger Auswahl; (6). da sie zugeführt haben |
| 2182 | ihrer Verehrung die Gütterstatuen, welche geraubt |
| 2183 | wurden von den Barbaren des Landes Persien aus den |
| 2184 | Tempeln Aegyptens, indem Seine Majestät auf seinem |
| 2185 | Feldzuge gegen Asien dieselben zuriickerbeutete, nach |
| 2186 | Aegypten brachte und sie auf ihrem Platze in den |
| 2187 | Tempeln aufstellte, wo sie vorher gestanden hatten ; da |
| 2188 | er Aegypten erhalten hat in Frieden, (7). indem er |
| 2189 | Krieg führte für dessen Wol im Auslande, und zu |
| 2190 | Felde zog gegen viele Völker und deren Häupter, und |
| 2191 | gesetzliche Zustände gegeben hat denen, welche leben |
| 2192 | in Unterthänigkeit, sowol allen Bewohnern Aegyptens, |
| 2193 | als anch aller Linder, welche unterthan sind Ihren |
| 2194 | Majestüten; da ferner das Wasser des steigenden Nıl |
| 2195 | hinter seiner jährlichen Linie einst zuriickblieb |
| 2196 | wührend (8). Ihrer Regierungszeit, und allen Bewoh- |
| 2197 | nern Aegyptens ihr Herz schwach wurde iiber dieses |
| 2198 | Ereignis, - denn siehe, durch die Erinnerung trat vor |
| 2199 | ihre Gedanken das Sterben, welches einst gekommen |
| 2200 | war in der Zeit der ersten Könige in Folge von |
| 2201 | Eintreten einer nur unzulänglichen Nilflut iber die |
| 2202 | Bewohner Aegyptens—, da nun damals Seine Majestit |
| 2203 | selbst, als auch seine Schwester (9). und Gemahlin |
| 2204 | Sorge getragen haben in ihren Herzen, welche brannten |
| 2205 | für die Bewohner der Tempel und für die Bewohner |
| 2206 | Aegyptens in seiner ganzen Weite, die in grosser |
| 2207 | Drangsal des Herzens waren, indem sie gewihrten |
| 2208 | ihrerseits Nachsicht auf beträchtliche Steuern in der |
| p. 111 | |
| 2209 | TRANSLATION BY REINISCH AND ROESLER 97 |
| 2210 | • Absicht, zu retten das Leben der Menschen, als auch |
| 2211 | Sorge trugen für Getreideeinfuhr nach Aegypten aus |
| 2212 | dem üstlichen Rutunnu (Syrien), aus dem Lande |
| 2213 | Kafatha (Phönicien), aus der Insel Nabynai (Cypern), |
| 2214 | welche liegt im grossen Meere, (10). und aus vielen |
| 2215 | (andern) Ländern, indem sie ausgaben riel Weissgold |
| 2216 | und zur Vergeltung dafüir anordneten Einfuhr von |
| 2217 | Lebensmitteln, um zu retten das Leben der Menschen, |
| 2218 | welche wohnen im Lande Aegypten, auf dass diese |
| 2219 | erkennen müchten deren Güte für immer und ewig und |
| 2220 | wodurch sie sich bereitet haben ein müchtiges Andenken |
| 2221 | an sie bei den Lebenden und denen, welche nach ihnen |
| 2222 | kommen und wofür ihnen verleihen werden die Götter |
| 2223 | den Bestand Ihrer Herrlichkeit und Herrschaft über |
| 2224 | Ober- und Unterägypten zur Vergeltung (11). dafiir |
| 2225 | und Ihrer Güter im Glanze in deren Wachstum bis in |
| 2226 | Ewigkeit: so haben daher mit Heil und Segen die |
| 2227 | Priester Aegyptens beschlossen zu vermehren die |
| 2228 | Ausiibung wirksamer Ceremonien für den Künig |
| 2229 | Ptolemüos den Ewiglebenden von Ptah Geliebten und |
| 2230 | fur die Künigin Berenike, die Wolthätigen Gütter, in |
| 2231 | deren Tempeln und fir die Eltern, die Geschwister- |
| 2232 | Gütter, deren Erzeuger, und fur (12). (ileren) Eltern, |
| 2233 | die Rettenden Götter, und haben angeordnet eine |
| 2234 | Vermehrung der Priester derselben in allen Tempeln |
| 2235 | Aegyptens in seiner ganzen Weite, und sie sollten |
| 2236 | genannt werden Priester der Wolthätigen Gütter mit |
| 2237 | ihrem Namen, da sie einen höheren Rang behaupten |
| 2238 | durch den Namen ihres Amtes; und den Propheten |
| 2239 | VOL. III. H |
| p. 112 | |
| 2240 | 98 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2241 | derselben solle man einschreiben in alle Documente,* |
| 2242 | und es solle eingeschnitten werden der Titel des |
| 2243 | Propheten der Wolthätigen Götter in den Ring, welchen |
| 2244 | sie auf ihrer Hand tragen, und sie sollen bilden eine |
| 2245 | weitere (13). Kaste der bestehenden Priester, welche |
| 2246 | leben in sämmtlichen Tempeln, und sie soll hinzugefügt |
| 2247 | werden zu den 4 Kasten, welche bestanden bis auf |
| 2248 | diesen Tag, und soll genannt werden die 5. Kaste der |
| 2249 | Wolthätigen Götter. Und da sich ereignet hat die |
| 2250 | glückliche und segensreiche Fügung der Geburt des |
| 2251 | Königs Ptolemäos des Ewiglebenden von Ptah Geliebten, |
| 2252 | Sohns der Geschwister-Götter am 5. Dios, so sei es |
| 2253 | dieser Tag, weil er wurde (14). eine Quelle schon |
| 2254 | vielen Woles für alle Menschen, von welchem an die |
| 2255 | Priester, welche eingesetzt hat der König in die Tempel |
| 2256 | von diesem ersten Jahre Seiner Majestät an, und |
| 2257 | welche eingesetzt worden sind bis zum Monat Mesore |
| 2258 | des 9. Jahres, gerechnet werden sollen zu dieser Kaste |
| 2259 | und ebenso deren Kinder fur ewig und immerdar; die |
| 2260 | Priester aber, welche bestanden vor dem Anfange Jener |
| 2261 | bis zum ersten Jabre, verbleiben in den Kasten, (15) in |
| 2262 | welehen sie vordem waren, wie auch deren Kinder von |
| 2263 | diesem Tage an bis in Ewigkeit in den Schriften einzu- |
| 2264 | tragen sind in diejenigen Kasten, in welchen sich |
| 2265 | befinden ihre Väter. Und es seien an Stelle der 20 |
| 2266 | Priesterräte, welche jährlich erwählt werden für die |
| 2267 | Dauer eines Jahres aus den 4 Kasten, indem 5 Mann |
| 2268 | von ihnen aus je einer Kaste genommen werden, zu |
| 2269 | ernennen 25 Priester (16) zu Räten, da 5 Miinner zuzu- |
| p. 113 | |
| 2270 | TRANSLATION BI REINISCH AND ROESLER 99 |
| 2271 | nehmen sind aus der vermehrten 5. Kaste der |
| 2272 | Wolthätigen Götter; man soll Antheil gewähren |
| 2273 | den Angehörigen der 5. Kaste der Wolthätigen |
| 2274 | Götter an allen Gaben, welche erwachsen aus der |
| 2275 | Verrichtung des Opfers im Tempel und aller Cere- |
| 2276 | monien, unå ihr Vorsteher in den Reichstempeln sei |
| 2277 | Chef der Kaste und Prophet in derselben, wie dies der |
| 2278 | Fall ist bei den 4 anderen Kasten. Indem bereits |
| 2279 | gefeiert wird ein Fest (17). der Wolthätigen Götter in |
| 2280 | allen Tempeln in jedem Monat am 5., 9. und 25. Tage |
| 2281 | in Folge eines Beschlusses, welcher früher gefasst |
| 2282 | worden ist, und in gleicher Weise, wie begangen wird |
| 2283 | eine Panegyrie der grossen Götter und ein allgemeines |
| 2284 | Fest in Aegypten gefeiert wird jührlich zu seiner Zeit, |
| 2285 | auf dieselbe Weise werde ein grosses Fest veranstaltet |
| 2286 | zu seiner Zeit dem König Ptolemios dem Ewiglebenden |
| 2287 | von Ptah Geliebten (18). und der Königin Berenike, |
| 2288 | der Wolthätigen Güttern, im Ober- und Unterlande und |
| 2289 | durch Aegypten in seiner Weite am Tage des Aufgangs |
| 2290 | der güttlichen Sothis, welcher genannt wird das Neujahr |
| 2291 | mit seinem Namen in den Tempelschriften. In der |
| 2292 | Gegenwart findet er statt in diesem 9. Jahre am 1. |
| 2293 | Tage des Payni, in welehem Monat auch begangen |
| 2294 | wird das Fest des Neujahrs, der Bast und das grosse |
| 2295 | Fest der Bast, und in welchem auch die Zeit ist für |
| 2296 | das (19). Einsammeln aller Früchte und das Steigen |
| 2297 | des Niles. Da nun aber der Fall eintreten wird, |
| 2298 | das rorschreitet der Aufgang der Sothis zu einem |
| 2299 | andern Tage nach jedem t. Jahre, so soll nicht verlegt |
| p. 114 | |
| 2300 | I0O STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2301 | werden der Tag der Feier dieses Festes, sondern man |
| 2302 | feiere es in gleicher Weise am 1. Tage des Payni und |
| 2303 | es werde begangen das Fest an demselben wie im |
| 2304 | Jahre (20). neun; und màn feiere dieses Fest 5 Tage |
| 2305 | lang: Kränze aus Blumen lege man auf die Opferstätte |
| 2306 | am Altäre, und vollbringe die Opfer und aller Cere- |
| 2307 | monien nach Anordung von Vorschriften. Damit aber |
| 2308 | geschehe, dass diese Festtage gefeiert werden in |
| 2309 | ihren bestimmten Jahreszeiten nach Anordnung ihrer |
| 2310 | Wächter immerdar und nach dem Plane, nach welchem |
| 2311 | der Himmel eingetheilt ist heut zu Tage, (21). und |
| 2312 | damit nicht eintrete der Fall, dass Feste, welche |
| 2313 | allgemein gefeiert werden in Aegypten und jetzt |
| 2314 | begangen werden im Winter, zu einer Zeit gefeiert |
| 2315 | werden im Sommer wegen des Vorrüickens des Auf- |
| 2316 | ganges der güttlichen Sothis um 1 Tag in Laufe von |
| 2317 | 4 Jahren, und andere Feste welche begangen werden |
| 2318 | zur Sommerszeit in diesem Lande, gefeiert werden im |
| 2319 | Winter in Zeiten, welehe kommen werden, gleichwie |
| 2320 | es sich schon ereignete in Zeiten, (22). welche verflossen |
| 2321 | sind, so geschehe nun also; indem fortbestehe das |
| 2322 | Jahr mit den 360 Tagen und 5 Tagen, welche jenen |
| 2323 | hinzugefügt wurden am Schlusse, so werde jetzt 1 Tag |
| 2324 | als Fest der Wolthätigen Gütter von diesem Tage an |
| 2325 | nach Ablauf von 4 Jahren und der 5 Schalttage ein- |
| 2326 | gefiigt vor dem Neujahr, wodurch erfahren sollen alle |
| 2327 | Menschen, dass die frühere Lehre in den Büchern in |
| 2328 | Bezug auf die Jahres- (23). zeiten und das Jahr, |
| 2329 | ebenso die Meinungen, welche enthalten sind in den |
| p. 115 | |
| 2330 | TRANSLATION BY REINISCH AND ROESLER IOI |
| 2331 | Schriften der Gelehrten über die Wege des Himmels, |
| 2332 | nun behoben, da sie geprift und verbessert worden |
| 2333 | sind durch die Wolthätigen Gütter. Und nachdem |
| 2334 | eine Tochter, welche geboren wurde dem Könige |
| 2335 | Ptolemäos dem Ewiglebenden von Ptah Geliebten und |
| 2336 | der Herrin der beiden Lnder Berenike, den Wol- |
| 2337 | thätigen Göttern, welche gleichfalls genannt wurde |
| 2338 | Berenike mit ihrem Namen und ausgerufen wurde als |
| 2339 | Künigin, (24). da also diese Güttin in noch jungfräu- |
| 2340 | lichen Zustande eingegangen war zum Himmel gegen |
| 2341 | Vermuten, da haben die Priester, welche gekommen |
| 2342 | waren aus dem Lande zum König und ein Jahr ver- |
| 2343 | weilten bei Seiner Majestät, angestellt ein grosses |
| 2344 | Trauern auf der Stelle über dieses Ereignis und |
| 2345 | kamen mit der Bitte vor den König und die Königin, um |
| 2346 | es zu legen an ihr.Herz, dass sie genehmigen möchten |
| 2347 | (25). die Beisetzung dieser Güttin bei dem Gotte |
| 2348 | Osiris in Tempel von Phagotha (Kanopus), welcher |
| 2349 | ist ein Heiligtum unter den Tempeln ersten Ranges, |
| 2350 | weil er der angesehenste unter ihnen ist und ihn in |
| 2351 | gleicher Weise ehren der Künig und die Bewohner |
| 2352 | Aegyptens in seiner ganzen Weite; auch findet der |
| 2353 | Einzug des Osiris auf dem heiligen Schiffe in diesen |
| 2354 | Tempel jährlich zur bestimmten Zeit statt aus dem |
| 2355 | Tempel von Agar- (26). bamara (Herakleion) aus, im |
| 2356 | Monat Choiach am 29. Tage, und die Bewohner der |
| 2357 | Tempel ersten Ranges in ihrer Gesammtzahl bringen |
| 2358 | Brandopfer dar auf den Altüren der Tempel ersten |
| 2359 | Ranges zur rechten und linken Seite im Angesichte |
| p. 116 | |
| 2360 | I02 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2361 | dieses Heiligtumes. Und nachdem alle Ceremonien |
| 2362 | in üiblicher Weise verrichtet waren, welche sie ihr |
| 2363 | verrichtet hatten als Göttin da reinigten sie sich von |
| 2364 | der Traner um sie, welche sie ihr veranstaltet hatten, |
| 2365 | (27). und heiligten ihre Herzen durch flammendes |
| 2366 | Feuer, gleichwie nach der Beisetzung des Apis und |
| 2367 | des Mnevis, und sie beschlossen als zu Recht, dass |
| 2368 | ausgesprochen werde eine Anbetung ewiger Dauer der |
| 2369 | Künigin Berenike, der Tochter der Wolthütigen |
| 2370 | Gütter, in den Tempeln von Aegypten in seiner ganzen |
| 2371 | Weite. Und da sich zugetragen hat ihre Eingang zu |
| 2372 | den Göttern im Monat Tybi, im selben Monat und |
| 2373 | (28). am selben Tage, an welchem auch einzog die |
| 2374 | Tochter des Ra in dem Himmel, wo er sie benannt |
| 2375 | "das volle Auge der Urüusschlange auf seiner Stern" |
| 2376 | mit ihrem Namen, und in seiner Liebe zu ihr anord- |
| 2377 | nete, ihr Feste und eine Procession zu feiern in den |
| 2378 | Haupttempeln des Landes und in den Heiligtümern |
| 2379 | erstern Ranges in dem Monate, in welchem fiir die |
| 2380 | Güttin ihr Apotheose anfünglich erfolgte; also werde |
| 2381 | auch angeordnet ein Fest und eine Procession der |
| 2382 | Künigin Berenike, der Tochter (29). der Wolthätigen |
| 2383 | Gütter, in den Tempeln beider Lünder nach deren |
| 2384 | Ausdehnung im Monat Tybi vom 17. Tage an, an |
| 2385 | welchem die Procession für sie erfolgte und die |
| 2386 | Reinigung vollzogen wurde wegen der Trauer um sie, |
| 2387 | durch 4 Tage,' auch soll man aufrichten cin Standbild |
| 2388 | dieser Göttin aus Gold, besetzt mit allerlei kostbaren |
| 2389 | • Wörtlich : vom ersten Tage an bis zum Tage vier. |
| p. 117 | |
| 2390 | TRANSLATION BY REINISCH AND ROESLER 103 |
| 2391 | Steinen in den Tempeln der ersten und in den Heilig- |
| 2392 | tümern des zweiten Ranges nach deren Gesammtzahl |
| 2393 | und es sei (30). der Standort desselben im verborgenen |
| 2394 | Heiligtum des Tempels. Und der Prophet auf dem |
| 2395 | heiligen Schiffe sammt den Priestern, welche auser- |
| 2396 | koren sind zur Verrichtung des grossen Opfers und |
| 2397 | den Priestern, welche ins Heiligtum der Gütter |
| 2398 | gelangen zu deren Bekleidung, trage es auf seinen |
| 2399 | Händen am Tage der Umzüge und der Fest der Götter |
| 2400 | in ihrer Gesammtheit, auf dass alle Menschen in |
| 2401 | Anbetung auf der Erde liegend schauen seine Heilige- |
| 2402 | keit, und es werde genannt das Standbild Berenikens, |
| 2403 | (31) der Königin der Jungfrauen. Und die Krone, |
| 2404 | welche sitzen soll auf dem Haupte dieses Standbildes, |
| 2405 | sei nicht nach der Weise der Kroue auf dem Haupt |
| 2406 | der Bildnisse ihrer Mutter, der Königin Berenike; sie |
| 2407 | bestehe aus zwei Aehrenstielen und die Urüusschlange |
| 2408 | reckt sich empor zwischen diesen und ein Scepter |
| 2409 | von Papyrus von deren Höhe befindet sich hinter |
| 2410 | dieser Uräusschlange, gleichwie die Scepter sind in |
| 2411 | den Händen der Göttinen, und der Schweif der Uräus- |
| 2412 | schlange sei gewunden um (32). dieses Scepter, weil |
| 2413 | kund werden soll durch diese Verschlingung der Ruf |
| 2414 | des Namens Berenike aus seiner tiefen Bedeutung in |
| 2415 | der Hieroglyphenschrift. Und wann feierlich be- |
| 2416 | gangen werden die Tage von Gaaubach im Monat |
| 2417 | Choiach ron dem Umzuge des Osiris, dann soll |
| 2418 | von den jungfräulichen Töchtern und Frauen der |
| 2419 | Priester zurechtgemacht werden ein anderes Bilduiss |
| p. 118 | |
| 2420 | I04 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2421 | Berenikens, der Künigin der Jungfrauen, und sie sollen |
| 2422 | diesem Opter bringen und es durch Ceremonien ehren, |
| 2423 | (33) wie es sich gebiihrt zu thun an den Tagen |
| 2424 | dieses Festes; und es werde gestattet, dass auch |
| 2425 | andere Jungfrauen bezeugen die gebiihrenden Ehren |
| 2426 | dieser Güttin. Und es werde besungen diese Göttin |
| 2427 | von Sängerinnen, welche auserkoren sind zum Dienste |
| 2428 | der Götter, und tragen die Kronen der Götter deren |
| 2429 | Priesterinnen sie sind. Und wenn eintritt eine |
| 2430 | Frihsaat, damn sollen auch Aehren bringen die |
| 2431 | Priesterinnen in das Heiligtum, (34). und sie sollen |
| 2432 | sie legen zum Standbilde dieser Göttin, und es |
| 2433 | werde besungen ihre güttliche Kraft von einen |
| 2434 | Chore singender Müinner und Frauen, gleichwie es |
| 2435 | geschieht an den Festen und Panegyrien der Gütter, |
| 2436 | in einem Hymnus, welchen die Tempelschreiber |
| 2437 | aufgeschrieben und ibergeben haben werden dem |
| 2438 | Meister des Gesanges, und derselbe solle zugleich auch |
| 2439 | eingeschrieben in die heiligen Tempelschriften. Und |
| 2440 | da verabreicht werden Lebensmittel an die Priester |
| 2441 | aus dem Besitztum der Tempel, nachdem dieselben |
| 2442 | eingesetzt worden sind (35). vom Künig in das Tempel- |
| 2443 | haus, so sollen von nun an auch verabfolgt werden |
| 2444 | Nahrungsmittel an die Töchter der Priester von dem |
| 2445 | Tage an, an welchem sic geboren worden sind, aus den |
| 2446 | heiligen Besitztüimern der Gütter; und diese vera- |
| 2447 | breichten Gaben werden gezühlt und aufgeschrieben |
| 2448 | von den Priesterräten in den Tempoln der beiden |
| 2449 | Lünder in doren Weite nach Art der Listen übor die |
| p. 119 | |
| 2450 | TRANSLATION BY PIERRET I05 |
| 2451 | Tempeleinküinfte. Und das Brod, welches rerabreicht |
| 2452 | werden soll (36) an die Frauen der Priester, seine |
| 2453 | Zubereitung und das Gewicht geschehe nach einer |
| 2454 | heiligen Form (gafan) und werde genannt das Brod |
| 2455 | Berenikens mit seinem Namen. Dieser Beschluss nun |
| 2456 | werde aufgeschrieben von den Priesterräten, welche |
| 2457 | wohnen in den Tempelhäusern, und von den Tempel- |
| 2458 | vorständen und von den Tempelschreibern und werde |
| 2459 | eingeschnitten in eine Stele (37). aus Stein oder Erz in |
| 2460 | Hieroglypheuschrift, in der Bücherschrift und in der |
| 2461 | Schrift der Griechen, und die Stele werde aufgerichtet in |
| 2462 | der grossen allen Menschen zugänglichen Tempelhalle |
| 2463 | in den Tempeln ersten, zweiten und dritten Ranges, |
| 2464 | auf dass kund werde allen Menschen die Verehrung |
| 2465 | der Priester in den Tempeln Aegyptens für die |
| 2466 | Wolthätigen Götter und für deren Kinder, wie es |
| 2467 | gebührend ist zu thun." |
| 2468 | III.—FRENCH TRANSLATION MADE BI P. PIERRET, |
| 2469 | PUBLISHED IN 1881. |
| 2470 | L'an ix. le 7 d'Apellaios, répondant au 17 du |
| 2471 | premier mois de la saison des semailles des Egyptiens, |
| 2472 | du règne de Ptolémée, fils de Ptolémée et d'Arsinoi, |
| 2473 | dieux Adelphes, Appollonides, fils de Moskion, étant |
| 2474 | prêtre d'Alexandre, des dieux frères et des dieux |
| 2475 | Evergètes, et Menekrateia, fille de Philammon étant |
| 2476 | cunéphore d'Arsinoï philadelphe, ce jour là, décret : |
| p. 120 | |
| 2477 | 106 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2478 | Les chefs de temple, les prophètes, les initiés, les |
| 2479 | purificateurs, ceux qui enveloppent les dieux de leurs |
| 2480 | étoffes, les hiérogrammates, les savants, les divins pères, |
| 2481 | enfin tous les prêtres venus des temples du sud et du |
| 2482 | nord le 5 de Dios jour de la célébration de la fête de Sa |
| 2483 | Majesté, et le 25 du même mois, jour auquel Sa Majesté |
| 2484 | reçut de son père le pouvoir suprême,—se réunirent |
| 2485 | dans le temple des dieux Evergètes qui est à Pakot pour |
| 2486 | dire: |
| 2487 | Attendu que le roi Ptolémée, fils de Ptolémée et |
| 2488 | d'Arsinoï, ainsi que la reine Bérénice, sa femme, dieux |
| 2489 | Evergètes, comblent perpétuellement de leurs bienfaits |
| 2490 | les temples de l'Egypte, prodiguent les plus grands |
| 2491 | honneurs aux dieux, sont constamment pleins de solli- |
| 2492 | citude pour le culte d'Apis, de Mnévis et de tous les |
| 2493 | animaux vénérés dans tous les temples de l'Egypte et |
| 2494 | font beaucoup de dons pour leur entretien et leur |
| 2495 | approvisionnement ; |
| 2496 | Attendu que les Perses ayant emporté hors de |
| 2497 | l'Égypte les images des dieux, Sa Majesté s'en est allée |
| 2498 | en Asie, les a délivrées, les a rapportées en Egypte et |
| 2499 | les a remises dans les temples aux lieux d'où elles avaient |
| 2500 | été déplacées ; |
| 2501 | Attendu que Sa Majesté a sauvé le pays des pertur- |
| 2502 | bations en guerroyant au dehors dans des contrées |
| 2503 | lointaines, contre des peuples nombreux et leurs chefs ; |
| 2504 | Attendu que le roi et la reine sont équitables pour |
| 2505 | tous les habitants de l'Egypte et des pays placés sous |
| 2506 | leur dépendance ; |
| p. 121 | |
| 2507 | TRANSLATION BY PIERRET I07 |
| 2508 | Atterdu qu'en une année d'inondation insuffisante, |
| 2509 | sous leur règne, le coeur des habitants étant très affligé |
| 2510 | de cet événement à cause des désastres survenus au |
| 2511 | temps des premiers rois par le fait d'un Nil insuffisant, |
| 2512 | le roi en personne et sa soeur furent pleins de sollici- |
| 2513 | tude et de zèle pour les habitants des temples et tous |
| 2514 | les Egyptiens, s'en préoccupèrent extrêmement, firent |
| 2515 | l'abandon de nombreux impôts pour laisser vivre les |
| 2516 | hommes, firent importer en Egypte des grains du |
| 2517 | Routen oriental, de la Phénicie, de l'ile de Chypre située |
| 2518 | au sein de la mer, ainsi que de nombreuses régions, ce |
| 2519 | qui leur coûta beaucoup d'argent en raison du prix |
| 2520 | élevé des transports, cela pour sauver les habitants du |
| 2521 | pays; attendu qu'ils ont ainsi fait connaitre pour tou- |
| 2522 | jours leurs bienfaits et leurs nombreuses vertus aux |
| 2523 | contemporains et à la postérité, |
| 2524 | Qu'en échange les dieus ont affermi leur pouvoir |
| 2525 | et les récompensent par un bonheur complet et |
| 2526 | éternel, |
| 2527 | SALUT ET FORCE ! |
| 2528 | Les prétres décident : |
| 2529 | Qu'on augmentera les honneurs à rendre dans les |
| 2530 | temples au rei Ptolémée et à la reine Bérénice, dieux |
| 2531 | Evergètes, ainsi qu'à leurs père et mère, les dieux |
| 2532 | Adelphes et aux dieux Soters, père et mère de leurs père |
| 2533 | et mère ; |
| 2534 | Que pour augmenter ces honneurs, les prêtres de |
| 2535 | tous les temples seront nommés prétres des dieux |
| 2536 | Evergètes sur le cachet qu'ils ont an doigt. |
| p. 122 | |
| 2537 | 108 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2538 | On instituera dans tous les temples une nouvelle |
| 2539 | classe de prêtres, ajoutée aux 4 classes existant déjà et |
| 2540 | qui sera nommée la cinquième classe des dieux |
| 2541 | Evergètes. |
| 2542 | En raison de l'heureux événement de la naissance |
| 2543 | du roi Ptolémée, fils des dieux Adelphes, le 5° jour de |
| 2544 | Dios, et ce jour étant le principe d'un grand bonheur |
| 2545 | pour tous les hommes, les prêtres que le roi a fait entrer |
| 2546 | dans les temples depuis l'an i. de Sa Majesté, ainsi que |
| 2547 | ceux qu'on a fait entrer jusqu'au 4° mois de la saison |
| 2548 | de la moisson de l'an ix. seront compris dans cette |
| 2549 | classe, ainsi que leurs enfants pour toujours. Quant |
| 2550 | aux prêtres antérieurs à l'an i. ils resteront dans les |
| 2551 | classes où ils sont; dorénavant leurs enfants seront |
| 2552 | inscrits dans la classe de leur père. |
| 2553 | Au lieu de vingt prêtres délibérants à choisir annuelle- |
| 2554 | ment dans les 4 classes, 5 par chaque, il y en aura 25 |
| 2555 | dont les cinq derniers seront tirés de la classe cinquième |
| 2556 | des dieux Evergètes. Les prêtres de la 5me classe des |
| 2557 | dieux Evergètes prendront part a tous les rites de |
| 2558 | lustration dans les temples et à toutes les cérémonies |
| 2559 | qui en dépendent. Cette classe aura un phylarque |
| 2560 | avec qualité de prophète, comme cela est pour les |
| 2561 | quatre autres. |
| 2562 | Attendu que dans tous les temples de ces régions on |
| 2563 | célèbre la fête des dieux Evergètes le 5, le 9 et le 25 |
| 2564 | de chaque mois, d'après un décret antérieur, et qu'en |
| 2565 | outre on célèbre une fête aux grands dieux avec grand |
| 2566 | exode circulant dans l'Egypte, de même on fera un grand |
| p. 123 | |
| 2567 | TRANSLATION BY PIERRET I09 |
| 2568 | exode pour le roi Ptolémée et la reine Berenice dans les |
| 2569 | temples du sud et du nord et dans toute l'Egypte, le |
| 2570 | jour de l'apparition de Sothis que hiérogrammates |
| 2571 | appellent la fête du commencement de l'année; on fera |
| 2572 | cet exode, pour l'an ix. le ler jour du 2º mois de la |
| 2573 | moisson afin que la fête du nourel an, la fête de Bast et |
| 2574 | le grand exode de Bast soient célébrés en ce même mois |
| 2575 | parce qu'il est lépoque de la cueillette des fruits et de |
| 2576 | la crue du Nil. |
| 2577 | Mais comme il arrive que le lever de Sothis se reporte |
| 2578 | à un autre jour tous les 4 ans, pour que le jour de |
| 2579 | cette panégyrie ne soit pas déplacé, pour qu'elle ne |
| 2580 | cesse pas d'être faite le premier jour du 2° mois de l'été, |
| 2581 | pour que désormais elle soit célébrée ce jour-là comme |
| 2582 | en l'an ix., on célébrera cette fête en 5 journées pendant |
| 2583 | lesquelles les têtes seront couronnées de fleurs, pendant |
| 2584 | lesquelles on fera des sacrifices, des libations et toutes |
| 2585 | les cérémonies prescrites. Afin que ces choses arrivent |
| 2586 | en leur temps, afin de leur garder leur place conforme |
| 2587 | à la disposition actuelle du ciel, pour que les fêtes de |
| 2588 | circulation en Egypte qui sont célébrées en hiver ne |
| 2589 | viennent pas à être célébrées en été par le déplacement |
| 2590 | du lever de Sothis tous les 4 ans, et que d'autres fêtes |
| 2591 | dont la célébration est en été ne soient pas célébrées |
| 2592 | désormais en hirer comme cela est arrivé anx époques |
| 2593 | anciennes ; attendu que l'année est de 360 jours plus |
| 2594 | 5 jours supplémentaires, à partir d'aujourd'hui on |
| 2595 | ajoutera tous les 4 ans un jour comme panégyrie des |
| 2596 | dieux Evergètes, en plus des jours supplémentaires, et |
| p. 124 | |
| 2597 | IIO STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2598 | avant le nouvel an, atin que tout le monde sache que la |
| 2599 | petite irrégularité qui existait dans l'ordre des saisons |
| 2600 | et de l'année a été rectifice et que les lois de la marche |
| 2601 | du ciel ont été complétées par les dieux Evergites. |
| 2602 | Attendu qu'une fille était nće au roi Ptolémée et à la |
| 2603 | reine Bérénice, dieux Evergètes, qui se nommait |
| 2604 | Bérénice et qui avait était promue reine, que cette |
| 2605 | déesse, encore vierge, est entrée au ciel subitement, que |
| 2606 | les prêtres qui viennent de l'Égypte annuellement près |
| 2607 | du roi se trouvant alors chez sa majesté firent un |
| 2608 | grand deuil sur cet événement et supplièrent le roi et |
| 2609 | la reine de permettre qu'on fit reposer cette déesse |
| 2610 | auprès d'Osiris dans le temple de Canope qui est un |
| 2611 | sanctuaire parmi les temples, grand parmi eux, sanc- |
| 2612 | tuaire vénéré par le roi ainsi que par les habitants de |
| 2613 | toute l'Egypte. |
| 2614 | Lorsqu' Osiris entre dans la barque Sekti en ce |
| 2615 | temple, à son arrivée du temple d'Akerbumer, le 29 du |
| 2616 | 4º mois de la saison de l'inondation, la population des |
| 2617 | temples de sanctnaire fait des sacrifices sur les autels |
| 2618 | des temples du sanctuaire, à droite et à gauche du |
| 2619 | Dromos; après avoir accompli toutes ces cérémonies |
| 2620 | pour la déification (de la princesse) et la clôture du |
| 2621 | deuil, ils ont prodigué leur coeur avec chaleur selon la |
| 2622 | coutume de faire pour Apis et Mnèvis ; |
| 2623 | Ils ont dúcrété des honneurs éternels dans tous les |
| 2624 | temples de l'Égypte à la reine Bérénice, fille des dieux |
| 2625 | Evergètes. Attendu qu'elle est arrivée parmi les dieux |
| 2626 | le premier mois de la saison des semailles, qui est le |
| p. 125 | |
| 2627 | TRANSLATION BY PIERRET III |
| 2628 | mois où est entrée an ciel la fille du Soleil que ce dieu |
| 2629 | dans son amour pour elle appelait son oeil et la ripère |
| 2630 | de son front, et qu'on célèbre à cette déesse une fête et |
| 2631 | périple dans les temples de sanctuaire en ce même mois |
| 2632 | où elle a été déifiée, de même on célébrera une fête et |
| 2633 | un périple à la reine Bérénice, fille des dieux Evergètes, |
| 2634 | dans tous les temples du pays, le 17 du lº" mois de la |
| 2635 | saison des semailles, jour où pour la première fois ont |
| 2636 | été célébrés son périple et son denil, jusqu'a íconlement |
| 2637 | de 4 jours. |
| 2638 | On érigera à cette déesse une statue en or ornée de |
| 2639 | pierres précieuses dans tous les temples de 1°, 2º et |
| 2640 | 3e ordre; |
| 2641 | Elle reposera dans le sanctuaire ; |
| 2642 | Un prophète ou l'un des prêtres choisis pour les |
| 2643 | grandes purifications et l'habillement des dieux la |
| 2644 | soutiendra dans ses bras aux jours d'exode et de fète de |
| 2645 | tous les dieux afin qu'elle soit rue de tout le peuple |
| 2646 | qui l'adorera avec ferveur ; |
| 2647 | Elle sera nommée " Bérénice, reine des vierges" ; |
| 2648 | La couronne qui sera sur la tête de cette statue ne |
| 2649 | sera pas pareille à celle des images de sa mère, la reine |
| 2650 | régnante, Bérénice; elle sera formée de deux épis avec |
| 2651 | un uraeus au milieu et une tige de papyrus de sa |
| 2652 | hauteur, semblable à celle que tiennent les déesses, la |
| 2653 | queue de l'uraeus étant enroulée an papyrus, de manière |
| 2654 | que cette couronne représente le nom de Bérénice selon |
| 2655 | les règles de l'écriture sacrée. |
| 2656 | Au jour des Kikellies, le t° mois de l'inondation, |
| p. 126 | |
| 2657 | II2 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2658 | arant le promenade d'Osiris, les vierges et les femmes |
| 2659 | des prêtres offriront une autre statue à la statie de |
| 2660 | Bérénice, reine des vierges, et accompliront pour elle |
| 2661 | les sacrifices qu'il est prescrit de faire aux jours de cette |
| 2662 | panégyrie. Or il sera loisible aux autres vierges de |
| 2663 | s'associer au culte de la déesse qui sera adorée par des |
| 2664 | vierges sacrées, choisies pour le service des dieux, |
| 2665 | couronnées des couronnes des dieux dont elles sont les |
| 2666 | prêtresses. |
| 2667 | Si la germination est en avance, les vierges sacrées |
| 2668 | apporteront des épis dans le sanctuaire pour les offrir |
| 2669 | à la statue de la déesse. |
| 2670 | Une fois par jour et aux panégyries et exodes des |
| 2671 | dieux, on fera chanter en l'honneur de sa double plume |
| 2672 | par des choeurs d'hommes et de femmes des hymnes |
| 2673 | rédigés par les hiérogrammates, qui les remettront au |
| 2674 | maître de chant, et il en sera gardé copie dans les |
| 2675 | archives du collège des hiérogrammates. |
| 2676 | Attendu qu'il est donné des pains aux prêtres lorsque |
| 2677 | le roi les fait entrer dans les temples, qu'il en est |
| 2678 | accordé aux filles des prêtres à partir du jour de leur |
| 2679 | naissance, le tout pris proportionnellement sur les |
| 2680 | approvisionnements sacrés, en qualité d'alimentation |
| 2681 | dont la distribution dépend des prêtres délibérants de |
| 2682 | tous les temples, des pains seront remis aus femmes |
| 2683 | des prêtres et la répartition en sera faite à titre d'ali- |
| 2684 | mentation dite Pains de Bérénice. |
| 2685 | Ce décret sera rédigé par les délibérants des temples, |
| 2686 | les chefs de temple et les scribes de temple; il sera |
| p. 127 | |
| 2687 | TRANSLATION BY PIERRET II3 |
| 2688 | gravé sur une stèle de pierre ou de métal en écriture |
| 2689 | sacrée, en écriture des livres et en écriture greeque. |
| 2690 | On l'érigera dans le salle d'assemblée des temples de |
| 2691 | 2° et de 3e ordre, afin de rendre évidente à tous les |
| 2692 | hommes la rénération qu'ont les prêtres des temples de |
| 2693 | l'Egypte pour les dieux Evergètes et leurs enfants. |
| 2694 | Ainsi qu'il est prescrit de faire. |
| 2695 | VOL. I1I. |
| p. 128 | |
| 2696 | (II4) |
| 2697 | CHAPTER IV. |
| 2698 | ENGLISH RENDERING OF THE DEMOTIC |
| 2699 | TEXT. |
| 2700 | (1) Or the seventh day of the month APELLAIOS,1 |
| 2701 | which correspondeth to the seventeenth day of the |
| 2702 | first month of the Season of sowing,? in the ninth year |
| 2703 | of PrOLEMI, the son of PTOLENY (2) and of ARSINOE, |
| 2704 | the Brother-Gods, when APoLLoNIDes, the son of |
| 2705 | MoscHIox, was the priest of ALExaNDER, and of the |
| 2706 | Brother-Gods, and of the Good-doing Gods, (3) and |
| 2707 | MENEKRATIN (sic), a daughter of PuILamon, was the |
| 2708 | bearer of (4) the silver basket before ArsINOË, the lover |
| 2709 | of her brother, |
| 2710 | On this day (5) 3 (6) the Governors of the temples, |
| 2711 | and the Prophets, and the priests who go into the |
| 2712 | sanctuary to dress the gods, and the seribes of the house |
| 2713 | of the sacred scribes, (7) and the learned scribes, and |
| 2714 | the other scribes who had gathered themselves together |
| 2715 | from the temples of EGYrT on the fifth day of the |
| 2716 | 1 1 month of the Macedonian year formed by a part of March |
| 2717 | and a part of April. |
| 2718 | = I.e. Tybi. |
| 2719 | » The fifth line is blank, but the narrative is not broken. |
| p. 129 | |
| 2720 | 188 500 • I |
| 2721 | 6O=}0" |
| 2722 | Ptolemy III. making an offering of Maat. |
| p. 130 | |
| 2723 | IIб STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2724 | month Dios, whereon they celebrated the Birthday of |
| 2725 | (8) the King, and for the 25th day of the same month |
| 2726 | whereon he had received the exalted rank lof sove- |
| 2727 | reignty] from the hand of his father, having |
| 2728 | assembled in (9) the temple of the Good-doing Gods |
| 2729 | which is in the city of Pakute, spake thus:— |
| 2730 | "Inasmuch as it hath happened that King PTOLENY, |
| 2731 | "(10) the everliving, the son of PTOLENY and ARSINOE, |
| 2732 | "the Brother-Gods, and Queen BERENICE, (11) his |
| 2733 | "sister and wife, the Good-doing Gods, hare been wont |
| 2734 | "to bestow many benefits upon the temples of EGYPT at |
| 2735 | "all times, in the most bountiful manner, whereby the |
| 2736 | "honour (12) of the gods hath been magnified; and |
| 2737 | "inasmuch as at all times they have shown the greatest |
| 2738 | "care for all that concerneth Apis, and Mnevis, and the |
| 2739 | " other animals, which are held to be sacred in EGYPT; |
| 2740 | "and inasmuch as they have expended (13) very much |
| 2741 | "money on the statues of the gods, which the Persians |
| 2742 | "carried off from Egypt, for, having made an expedition |
| 2743 | "into foreign lands, the King captured them, and brought |
| 2744 | "them back to EGxpr, (14) and restored them to their |
| 2745 | "temples wherefrom they had been originally carried |
| 2746 | "off; and inasmuch as the King hath protected the |
| 2747 | "country, and hath waged war [on its behalf] in the |
| 2748 | most remote places, against (15) many nations and |
| 2749 | "against those who had dominion in them ; and inas- |
| 2750 | "much as he hath acted justly towards all the people |
| 2751 | "who belonged to EGYrT, and to those who were subject |
| 2752 | • January-F'ebruary. |
| p. 131 | |
| 2753 | ENGLISH TRANSLATION II7 |
| 2754 | "to his dominion outside that country; and inasmuch |
| 2755 | "as on one occasion (16) during their (i.e., PTOLEMI and |
| 2756 | "BERENICE's) reign, when the waters of the Nite were |
| 2757 | "exceedingly low, and a famine was about to come upon |
| 2758 | "all those who dwelt in EGrPT, and the people were |
| 2759 | "terrified because of this, for they remembered the |
| 2760 | "calamity and misery which had come upon all the |
| 2761 | "inhabitants of Egypt (17) during the reigus of former |
| 2762 | "kings when the waters of the NIle had been insuf- |
| 2763 | "ficient, the hearts of the King and Queen were filled |
| 2764 | "with fervour and solicitude on behalf of those who |
| 2765 | "(18) belonged to the temples, and of those who dwelt |
| 2766 | "in Egypt, and they (ie., the King and Queen) devoted |
| 2767 | "themselves to serving them in many things, and they |
| 2768 | "remitted many taxes with the intention of keeping |
| 2769 | "alive the people (19); and inasmuch as they made |
| 2770 | "arrangements for the import of grain into Egypt at a |
| 2771 | "very high price, from the country of SrrIA, and from |
| 2772 | "PHOENICIA, and from the Island of SALANIN.1 (Cyprus), |
| 2773 | "(20) and from many other places, whereby they were |
| 2774 | "enabled to maintain the people who were living in |
| 2775 | "Egypt; and inasmuch as they have thus left behind |
| 2776 | "them an everlasting benefit and a memorial of his (sic) |
| 2777 | "rirtues, both to those who are alire at the present |
| 2778 | "time, and to those who shall (21) come after, as a |
| 2779 | "recompense for which the gods hare granted them |
| 2780 | "sure and lasting sovereignty, may they grant them |
| 2781 | "in the future all other good things for ever, and bestow |
| 2782 | "upon them strength and health!-it hath (22) |
| p. 132 | |
| 2783 | IIS STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2784 | "entered into the hearts of the priests who belong to |
| 2785 | "EGIrT to bring it about that the honours which are |
| 2786 | "paid in the temples to King ProLEMy and to Queen |
| 2787 | "BERENICE, (23) the Good-doing Gods, and those which |
| 2788 | "are paid to the Brother-Gods, who begat them, and to |
| 2789 | "the Saviour-Gods, who begat those who begat them, |
| 2790 | "shall be (24) greatly increased. The priests who |
| 2791 | "belong to each and every temple throughout Egypt |
| 2792 | "shall be called 'Priests of the Good-doing Gods,' in |
| 2793 | "addition to the other priestly titles which they bear, |
| 2794 | "and this title shall be inscribed (25) in documents of |
| 2795 | "every kind, and their title, so far as it refers to the |
| 2796 | "Good-doing Gods, shall be cut upon the seal-rings |
| 2797 | "which they carry, and it shall be engraved on the flat |
| 2798 | "surface thereof. And of (26) the priests who belong |
| 2799 | "to the temples of EGXpT another class shall be formed, |
| 2800 | "in addition to the four classes which exist at the |
| 2801 | "present time, and it shall be designated the 'Fifth |
| 2802 | "Class of [the Priests of] the Good-doing Gods,' (27) |
| 2803 | "inasmuch as it happened, with great good fortune, |
| 2804 | "and with strength and health, that the birth of King |
| 2805 | "PrOLEMI, the son of the Brother-Gods, took place on |
| 2806 | "the 5th day of the month Dıos, which day (28) was |
| 2807 | "the beginning of much happiness for every man; the |
| 2808 | "men who have become priests since the first year shall |
| 2809 | "be enrolled in this Class, and with them shall be |
| 2810 | "included those who have entered among them up to |
| 2811 | "the first day of the month MESORE, in the ninth year, |
| 2812 | "(29) and their children with them for ever. The |
| p. 133 | |
| 2813 | ENGLISH TRANSLATION II9 |
| 2814 | "priests who had been priests up to the first year shall |
| 2815 | "remain in the Classes wherein they were formerly, |
| 2816 | "and similarly also, (30) from this day onwards, their |
| 2817 | " children shall be enrolled in the Class wherein their |
| 2818 | "fathers hare been enrolled. Instead of the twenty |
| 2819 | "Councillor-Priests, who are elected each year from the |
| 2820 | "four (31) Classes of priests which now exist, five |
| 2821 | "priests being taken from each Class, there shall be |
| 2822 | "twenty-fire Councillor-Priests, and the five additional |
| 2823 | "priests shall be chosen from the fifth Class (32) of the |
| 2824 | "priests of the Good-doing Gods; and the priests who |
| 2825 | "belong to the fifth Class [of priests] of the Good- |
| 2826 | "doing Gods shall take part in the holy ceremonies |
| 2827 | "above mentioned, and shall have their portion in all |
| 2828 | "things which are in the temples. And there (33) |
| 2829 | "shall be a governor over the [fifth] Class, eren as |
| 2830 | "each of the other four Classes hath its governor. |
| 2831 | "And moreover, inasmuch as festivals are kept in |
| 2832 | "the temples [in honour of] the Good-doing Gods |
| 2833 | "monthly, on the fifth, and ninth, and twenty-fifth days |
| 2834 | " [of the month], in accordance with (3+) a decree which |
| 2835 | "had been passed some time ago, and religious pro- |
| 2836 | "cessions and great festivals are celebrated in honour |
| 2837 | "of the other god» throughout EGIrT, a great festival |
| 2838 | "shall be celebrated cach year (35) in honour of King |
| 2839 | "PTOLEM" and Queen BERENICE, the Good-doing Gods, |
| 2840 | "alternately in the temples (36) throughout EGrrt, on |
| 2841 | "the day when the star of SirIus riseth, which is |
| 2842 | "called 'New Year' in the writings of the sacred |
| p. 134 | |
| 2843 | I2O STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2844 | "scribes, and which is now, in this ninth year, cele- |
| 2845 | "brated on the first day of the month ParnI, whereon |
| 2846 | "(37) the procession of the inauguration of the goddess |
| 2847 | "Bast, and the great festival of Bast are celebrated, |
| 2848 | "which is the month wherein the fruits are gathered, |
| 2849 | "and the waters of the NIte rise to their greatest |
| 2850 | "height. (38) But though it happeneth that the |
| 2851 | "festival of SırIus passeth on to another day every |
| 2852 | "four years, the day whereon the above-mentioned |
| 2853 | " festival is kept shall not be changed, but it shall be |
| 2854 | "celebrated on the first day (39) of the month PAYNI, |
| 2855 | "on which day it was celebrated in the ninth year; |
| 2856 | "and the above-mentioned festival shall be celebrated |
| 2857 | "for five days, and the people shall wear crowns, and |
| 2858 | "they shall bring meat and drink offerings, and (40) |
| 2859 | "shall perform duly everything which is prescribed. |
| 2860 | "And in order that it may happen that that which |
| 2861 | "hath been decreed to be done at each season of the |
| 2862 | "year may be done in accordance with the position |
| 2863 | "which the heavens have with reference to the things |
| 2864 | "which have to be performed at the present time, so |
| 2865 | "that occasion may not be given, and the case may not |
| 2866 | "arise, that some of the festivals which are celebrated |
| 2867 | "(41) in EGYPT in the winter should come to be |
| 2868 | "observed in the summer, in consequence of the rising |
| 2869 | "of SIrIus advancing one day every four years (42), |
| 2870 | "and on the other hand, some of the festivals which are |
| 2871 | "at the present time celebrated in the summer should |
| 2872 | "come in the future to be celebrated in the winter, |
| p. 135 | |
| 2873 | ENGLISH TRANSLATION I2I |
| 2874 | "(43) a thing which actually happened in the times |
| 2875 | "which are past, and would happen at the present time |
| 2876 | "if the year consisted of 360 days and the five days, |
| 2877 | "according to the directions for adding the additional |
| 2878 | "days which have been observed: from this time |
| 2879 | "onwards one day, (41) a festiral of the Good-doing |
| 2880 | "Gods, shall be added every four years to the fire |
| 2881 | "additional days which come before the New Year, so |
| 2882 | "that it may happen that every man shall know that |
| 2883 | "the small amount [of time] which (15) was lacking in |
| 2884 | "the arrangement of the seasons, and of the year, and |
| 2885 | "in the things which passed as laws (or, principles) for |
| 2886 | "the knowledge of their movements, hath been cor- |
| 2887 | "rected, (46) and that it hath been supplied by the |
| 2888 | "Good-doing Gods. |
| 2889 | "And since it happened that the daughter who was |
| 2890 | "born to King PTOLENT and to Queen ARSINOE (47) the |
| 2891 | "Good-doing Gods, and who was called BERENIcE, and |
| 2892 | " had been crowned Queen, and who whilst still a virgin |
| 2893 | "(48) had departed suddenly to hearen, while the priests |
| 2894 | "who came each year from Ecrrt to the place where the |
| 2895 | "King was were still with him, the priests made great |
| 2896 | "mourning and lamentation (19) for her, and straightway |
| 2897 | "they entreated the King and Queen, and persuaded |
| 2898 | "them to establish for the goddess a system of worship |
| 2899 | "in connexion with that (50) of Osiris in the temple of |
| 2900 | "PAKUTE (CANoPus), which is reckoned among the |
| 2901 | "temples of the first rank . .. .............. |
| 2902 | "which the King and all EGxPT (51) have held in the |
| p. 136 | |
| 2903 | I22 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2904 | "highest honour, and moreover, OSIRIS, in his SEKTI |
| 2905 | "BoaT of gold maketh a journey to the aforesaid temple |
| 2906 | "each year (52), on the road to the temple of the |
| 2907 | "habitation of Ámen of the town of KARB, on the |
| 2908 | "twenty-ninth day of the month of CHotacH, on which |
| 2909 | "day it is customary for all the dwellers in the temples |
| 2910 | "of the first class to prepare burnt offerings for the |
| 2911 | "altars which they themselves have set up in each of |
| 2912 | "(53) the temples of the first class, on both sides of the |
| 2913 | "dromos, and after this they performed the prescribed |
| 2914 | "ceremonies in connexion with her deification, and with |
| 2915 | "the purification of the mourning, (54) and with hearts |
| 2916 | "hot with feeling they carried out in a free and lavish |
| 2917 | "manner everything, as it was customary to do in |
| 2918 | "respect of APIs and MNEVIS. |
| 2919 | "And they (i.e., the priests) decreed:—That ever- |
| 2920 | "lasting honour shall be paid to Queen BERENICE, (55) |
| 2921 | "the daughter of the Good-doing Gods, in all the |
| 2922 | "temples of EGYPT. And because it happened that she |
| 2923 | "entered among the gods on the Ist day of the month |
| 2924 | «TYBI, (56) which is the month wherein originally took |
| 2925 | "place the departure of the daughter of the Sun-God Rà, |
| 2926 | "whom he called his ' Crown,' and his 'Eye,' because |
| 2927 | "of his love for her, (57) and because they celebrate a |
| 2928 | "festival and a procession by water in many of the |
| 2929 | "temples of the first class in the aforesaid month, |
| 2930 | "wherein her deification originally took place, a |
| 2931 | "general festival and a (58) procession by water [in |
| 2932 | "honour] of Queen BERENICE, the daughter of the Good- |
| p. 137 | |
| 2933 | ENGLISH TRANSLATION I23 |
| 2934 | "doing Gods, shall be celebrated in all the temples of |
| 2935 | "EGIrT in the month of TrBı, from the seventeenth day, |
| 2936 | "on1 which day (59) her procession by water and the |
| 2937 | "purification from her mourning originally took place, |
| 2938 | "for four days; and a golden image of the goddess, set |
| 2939 | "with precious stones, shall be set up in the temples of |
| 2940 | "the first class, [and in] (60) the temples of the second |
| 2941 | "class, in each and every temple; and it shall have its |
| 2942 | "place in the sanctuary, and the Prophet or one of the |
| 2943 | "priests who shall be chosen to dress the gods in the |
| 2944 | "sanctuary (61) shall carry it in his arms on the days |
| 2945 | "whereon the festirals and the panegyries of the other |
| 2946 | "gods shall be celebrated, so that every man may see it |
| 2947 | "and may pray to it, and pay fitting honour to it, and |
| 2948 | " may call it (62) ' Berenice, the Queen of Virgins'; |
| 2949 | "and the golden crown with which the image of the |
| 2950 | "goddess shall be adorned shall be different from that |
| 2951 | "which adorneth (63) the image of Queen BERENICE, her |
| 2952 | "mother; and it shall be formed of two ears of corn, |
| 2953 | "between which shall be an uraeus serpent, and behind |
| 2954 | *the serpent (6+) shall be fastened a papyrus sceptre, |
| 2955 | "which shall resemble the papyrus sceptres which are |
| 2956 | "held in the hands of the goddesses; and the tail of the |
| 2957 | "uraeus shall wind itself round the sceptre, so that the |
| 2958 | "(65) arrangement of the aforesaid crown shall express |
| 2959 | "the name BERENICE, according to the characters of the |
| 2960 | "hieroglyphics; and when the people come to celebrate |
| 2961 | "the days (66) of the regulations (?) of the goddess IsIs |
| 2962 | "in the month of CHolacu, before the procession by |
| p. 138 | |
| 2963 | I24 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 2964 | "water of Isis, the virgins who are the daughters of the |
| 2965 | "priests shall cause another image of the goddess to be |
| 2966 | "prepared for the days of the (67) aforesaid general |
| 2967 | "festival. And it shall be permitted to the other virgins |
| 2968 | "who may wish it to have another similar image, and to |
| 2969 | "perform before it everything which it is (68) customary |
| 2970 | "to perform before the image of the goddess in the |
| 2971 | "manner aforesaid. And whilst these [virgins] sing, the |
| 2972 | "singing women who have been chosen to perform holy |
| 2973 | "ministrations to the gods shall be crowned with the |
| 2974 | "golden crowns (69) of the gods whose priestesses they |
| 2975 | "are. And when the early harvest hath drawn nigh, |
| 2976 | "the singing women shall take the ears of corn so that |
| 2977 | "they may lay the same upon (70) the image of the |
| 2978 | "goddess. And the singing men and the singing women |
| 2979 | "shall sing at the festivals and at the panegyries of the |
| 2980 | "other gods (71) the hymns from the hymns of praise |
| 2981 | "which the sacred scribes have set down in writing; and |
| 2982 | "they shall give them to the singing masters, and copies |
| 2983 | " of the same shall be prepared for the books of the house |
| 2984 | "of the sacred scribes. And moreover, since it happeneth |
| 2985 | "(72) that the food of the priests is to be provided out of |
| 2986 | "the revenues of the temples, from the time when they |
| 2987 | "became priests, the food also of the daughters of the |
| 2988 | "priests shall be provided from the same, from the days |
| 2989 | "(73) wherein they were born. And the amount which |
| 2990 | "shall be set apart for them out of the sacred revennes |
| 2991 | "of the gods shall be in proportion to that which the |
| 2992 | "Councillor-priests (74) in each and every temple receive, |
| p. 139 | |
| 2993 | ENGLISH TRANSLATION I25 |
| 2994 | " and it shall be allotted by these priests in proportion to |
| 2995 | "the sacred rerenues [of each temple]. And as con- |
| 2996 | "cerning the bread which shall be given to the wives of |
| 2997 | "the priests, it shall be stamped with a distinguishing |
| 2998 | "mark (75) and shall be called the 'Bread of Berenice' |
| 2999 | "by name. |
| 3000 | "[And' this Decree shall be inscribed by the Councillor- |
| 3001 | "priests of [each] temple, and by the governors of [each] |
| 3002 | "temple, and by the sacred seribes, upon a stele of stone |
| 3003 | "or bronze in the sacred writing, and in the writing of |
| 3004 | "the books, and in Greek writing, and [copies of the |
| 3005 | "same] shall be set up in the hall of assembly of the |
| 3006 | "people in the temples of the first, second, and third |
| 3007 | "class, so that all people may see how great is the |
| 3008 | "honour which the priests of the temples of Egypt pay |
| 3009 | "to the Good-doing Gods, and to their children, as is |
| 3010 | "most right]." |
| 3011 | 1 The following paragraph, which is supplied from the hiero- |
| 3012 | glyphic and Greek versions, is wanting in the Demotic version. |
| p. 140 | |
| 3013 | (126) |
| 3014 | CHAPTER V. |
| 3015 | FRENCH AND GERMAN TRANSLATIONS OF |
| 3016 | THE DEMOTIC TEXT OF THE DECREE OF |
| 3017 | CANOPUS. |
| 3018 | I.—FRENCH TRANSLATION BY M. E. RÉVILLOUT |
| 3019 | (Chrestomathie Démotique, tom. ii., p. 125 ff., |
| 3020 | Paris, 1880). |
| 3021 | AN 9 Apellaios 7 du roi Ptolémée vivant toujours |
| 3022 | (fls) de Ptolémée et d'Arsinoé les deux frères etant |
| 3023 | prêtre d'Alexandre et des dieux frères des dieux éver- |
| 3024 | gètes Apollonidès (fils) de Moschion etant Menecratina |
| 3025 | fille de Philammon canèphore devant Arsinoć la |
| 3026 | philadelphe. Décret ..... Les grands prêtres les |
| 3027 | prophètes et les prêtres qui entrent dans le sanctuaire |
| 3028 | pour faire (la) vestiture des dieux et les hiérogrammates |
| 3029 | les ptèrophores et les autres prêtres qui étaient venus |
| 3030 | des temples d'Egypte en Dios 5° que ils font le jour de |
| 3031 | naissance du roi en lui et le 25 du mois nommé que il |
| 3032 | prit la puissance suprême après son père en lui étant |
| 3033 | rassemblés dans le sanctuaire des dieux évergètes qui à |
| 3034 | C'anope disant: Puisque le roi Ptolémée vivant toujours |
| 3035 | (fils) de Ptolémée et d'Arsinoć les dieux frères et la |
| p. 141 | |
| 3036 | RÉVILLOUT'S TRANSLATION I27 |
| 3037 | reine Bérénice sa soeur son épouse les dieux évergètes |
| 3038 | ont accompli bienfaits grands en quantité aux temples |
| 3039 | d'Egypte en temps quelconque et ont prodigué les hon- |
| 3040 | neurs aux dieux extrêmement et se sont préoccupé (sic) |
| 3041 | en temps tout des (choses) qui pour (concernant) Apis |
| 3042 | Mnevis et le reste (du) animaux qui consacrés d'Egspte, |
| 3043 | et ont fait dépense et ont fait préparatifs en quantité |
| 3044 | pour les images divines qui prirent les hommes Perses |
| 3045 | en dehors d'Égypte que alla le roi aux contrées qui en |
| 3046 | dehors il saura elles il amena elles en Egypte donnant |
| 3047 | elles aux temples que ils avaient près elles au dehors |
| 3048 | d'eux primitivement. Il sauva (Il ft salut) le pays du |
| 3049 | combat en combattant au dehors dans les lieux qui |
| 3050 | éloignés contre les peuples en quantité et les hommes |
| 3051 | qui commandaient en eux et ont fait le droit à homme |
| 3052 | quelconque qui en Egypte et aux autres hommes qui |
| 3053 | sous leur puissance suprême ... . fut une eau petite |
| 3054 | sous eux un trouble ćtant à homme quelconque qui en |
| 3055 | Egypte ils se lamentaient à cause de les choses |
| 3056 | advenues quand ils se reportaient aux malheurs arrivés |
| 3057 | (étant) sous .... les rois qui furent auparavant que |
| 3058 | il arriva à les hommes qui en Egypte (d')être disette (?) |
| 3059 | sous eux, faisant soin et chaleur de coeur à ceux qui |
| 3060 | dans les temples et les autres qui sont en Egypte faisant |
| 3061 | pensée en quantité abandonnant en leur faveur re- |
| 3062 | devances en quantité pour apporter la vie aux hommes |
| 3063 | faisant amener blé en Egypte à prix dleré d'argent du |
| 3064 | pays de Syrie du pays de Phénicie de l'ile de Chypre et |
| 3065 | antre bien en quantité ils ont suuvé les hommes qui |
| p. 142 | |
| 3066 | I28 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3067 | sont en Egypte établissant un bienfait éternel et le |
| 3068 | mémorial grand de son élévation (d'ame) devant ceux |
| 3069 | qui sont ceux qui seront ont donné a eux les dieux |
| 3070 | l'affermissement (de) leu puissance suprême a leur |
| 3071 | place qu'ils fussent à eux les autres biens tous jusqu'a |
| 3072 | jamais. Avec le salut et la prosperité! Il est venu |
| 3073 | dans le coeur des prêtres qui en Égypte que (les) |
| 3074 | hommes qui du roi Ptolémée et de la reine Bérénice les |
| 3075 | dieux évergètes dans les temples et ceux qui de les |
| 3076 | dieux frères qui firent être eux et des dieux sauveurs |
| 3077 | qui firent être ceux qui firent être eux qu'on fasse |
| 3078 | grands. Les prêtres des temples d'Egypte temple |
| 3079 | chaque que l'on dise à eux les prêtres des dieux éver- |
| 3080 | gètes (comme) nom montre de leur autre nom de prêtre; |
| 3081 | qu'ils lécrivent sur l'ordonnance (le protocole) des |
| 3082 | contrats de chose quelconque qu'on fasse la puissance |
| 3083 | sacerdotale des dieux évergètes sur les anneaux que |
| 3084 | ils portent qu'ils la gravent sur eux. Qu'ils |
| 3085 | fassent être à eux autre tribu dans les prêtres |
| 3086 | qui dans les temples d'Egypte en outre des 4 tribus qui |
| 3087 | sont en eux: qu'on dise à eux tribu 5º des dieux Éver- |
| 3088 | gètes. Puisque avec la fortune (l'aventure) bonne et |
| 3089 | le salut et le bonheur on célèbre (on fait) la naissance |
| 3090 | du roi Ptolémée de les dieux frères en Dios 5° que etant |
| 3091 | pour nommé celui qui fit commencement de biens en |
| 3092 | quantité à homme quelconque qu'on fasse les prêtres |
| 3093 | que l'on a fait à l'état de prêtre depuis année 1'e dans |
| 3094 | cette tribu avec ceux que ils feront jusqu'à année de |
| 3095 | Mésoré avec leurs enfants jusqu'à jamais. Les prêtres |
| p. 143 | |
| 3096 | RÉVILLOUT'S TRANSLATION I29 |
| 3097 | qui ctaient jusqu'a annce 1° qu'ils soient dans leurs |
| 3098 | tribus que ils étaient en elles primitivement de même |
| 3099 | aussi leurs enfants depuis le jour que plus haut qu'on |
| 3100 | les écrive (dans) leurs tribus que étant leurs pères en |
| 3101 | elles à la place des 20 prêtres qui accomplissant parole |
| 3102 | que l'on choisit par an dans les 1 tribus qui existaient |
| 3103 | que étaient pris les 5 parmi eux par chaque tribu que |
| 3104 | 25 prêtres accomplissant parole soient qu'on prenne 5 |
| 3105 | qui ctant ajoutés de tribu 5° des dieux évergètes que |
| 3106 | part soit à ceux qui dans tribu 5º de les dieux crergetes |
| 3107 | dans les ayveia et autre (le reste des) choses toutes qui |
| 3108 | dans les temples. Que un (?) phylarque soit à elle |
| 3109 | comme ce qui est aux 1 tribus. Puisque on fait fêtes |
| 3110 | de les dieux érergètes dans les temples par mois le ă le |
| 3111 | 9 le 25 selon le décret qui úcrit précédemment les autres |
| 3112 | dieux grands on fait (aussi) à eux fètes fites grandes |
| 3113 | solemnelles en Egypte par an qu'on fasse (‹le plus) une |
| 3114 | fite grande par an du roi Ptolómée et de la reine |
| 3115 | Bórénice les dieux rergites (fète) solemnelle dans les |
| 3116 | temyles et l'Egypte entière le jour que ..... la |
| 3117 | divine ¿toile ‹l'Isis resplendit (se lère) en lui qui (pour |
| 3118 | qui) est nommí nourel an comme nom par les hiero- |
| 3119 | grammates que on fait (on cólèbre) lui en an 9 Payni |
| 3120 | 1e que on fait la fite (le panígyrie) dans lídifice (?) |
| 3121 | de Bast et la grande exode de Bast en lui qui est celui |
| 3122 | que l'on rassemble les fruits et que l'eau (la fleure) |
| 3123 | s'emplit en lui aussi. Il arriverait transfert com- |
| 3124 | plet (?) des lerers de l'étoile d'Isis à autre jour par an t |
| 3125 | (tous ces 1 ans) qu'on ne transporte pas le jour de faire |
| 3126 | VOL II. |
| p. 144 | |
| 3127 | I30 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3128 | la füte (panígyrie) nommće à cause de cela (?) qu'on la |
| 3129 | fasse de même en Payni 1 on fit elle en lui d'abord en |
| 3130 | annće 9° qu'ils fassent la fête nommée jusqu'à jour 5 |
| 3131 | prenant couronne faisant sa sacritice libation et autre |
| 3132 | (le reste de) chose conrenable à faire. Pour que soit |
| 3133 | aussi l'ordre (??) celui qui (est) établi de saison toute |
| 3134 | comme la manière que est le ciel établi sur elles (ces |
| 3135 | saisons) aujourd'hui pour qu'il n'arrive pas être quelques- |
| 3136 | unes des fêtes solennelles d'Egypte que quand on les |
| 3137 | fait en hiver qu'on les fasse en été (en) une époque par |
| 3138 | transfert de ses apparitions totales de Sothis un jour |
| 3139 | par ans quatre et que d'autres aussi (parmi) les fêtes |
| 3140 | que quand on les célèbre en été à ce moment on les |
| 3141 | fasse en hirer en les temps postérieures ce qui était |
| 3142 | d'être en les temps antérieures serait encore à l'année |
| 3143 | qui fait jours 360 jours (sic) et jours 5 qu'il fut de droit |
| 3144 | d'ajouter à eux à la fin que l'on ajoute un jour de fête |
| 3145 | des dieux évergètes depuis ce jour par ans 4 en plus |
| 3146 | des 5 jours que on ajoute avant le nouvel an afin que |
| 3147 | homme quelconque sache que le peu qui était en défaut |
| 3148 | dans la disposition des saisons de l'année et des choses |
| 3149 | qui sont nécessaires à connaitre dans les marches du |
| 3150 | ciel avec (par) les destinées furent rétablies étant com- |
| 3151 | pletíes par les dieux Evergètes. Puisque aussi la fille |
| 3152 | qui fut au roi I'tolemée et à la reine Bérénice les dieux |
| 3153 | érergètes nommée Bérénice de nom qu'on allait mani- |
| 3154 | fester (comme) reine il arriva celle ci étant vierge alla |
| 3155 | au ciel tout à coup les prêtres qui viennent d'Egypte |
| 3156 | près du roi par an au lieu que il est en lui faisant |
| p. 145 | |
| 3157 | RÉVILLOUT'S TRANSLATION IЗI |
| 3158 | deuil grand dles lamentations sur ce yui arrivait tout il |
| 3159 | coup suppliant devant le roi la reine ils ont persualé |
| 3160 | leur coeur d'envoyer la déesse avec Osiris dans le |
| 3161 | sanctunire de Canope (le premier?) parmi les temples |
| 3162 | (de) 1º (ordre) ...... celui qui est en lui ćtant |
| 3163 | parmi ceux que .... le roi et les hommes d'Egrpte |
| 3164 | tous exaltent lorsque (?) on introduit Osiris dans la |
| 3165 | barque d'or au temple nommé par an en remontant dle |
| 3166 | le sanctuaire ‹e l'Héracleum en хolaк 29 alors que sont |
| 3167 | ceux qui riennent des temples (du) 1º* (ordre) tous |
| 3168 | faisant sacrifice sur les autels qu'ils ont faits pour les |
| 3169 | temples (lu) le (ordre) temple chaque sur les deux |
| 3170 | cotés (sii) du dromos. Apris ces choses que de droit |
| 3171 | dle faire pour sa divinisation et la clôture du deuil ils |
| 3172 | dépensirent (tant prodigues de coeur dans leur chaleur |
| 3173 | comme la coutume de faire pour Apis Mnevis. Il a |
| 3174 | paru bon de faire (tre honneurs éternels à la reine |
| 3175 | Bérénice fille de les dienx érergètes dans les temples |
| 3176 | d'Egypte tous. Puisque elle est allíe parmi les dieux |
| 3177 | en Tybi qui est le mois que fut l'apothóose de la fille du |
| 3178 | soleil en lui primitivement que il dit à elle son diadême |
| 3179 | (xii) sa prunille (xi) comme nom par amour delle que |
| 3180 | on fait à elle panígyrie périple en temples en quantití |
| 3181 | parmi les temples (du) 1° (ordre) dans le mois nommí |
| 3182 | que fut sa divinisation en lui primitirement qu'on fasse |
| 3183 | une panígyrie et un périple à la reine Bérénice fille de |
| 3184 | les dieux érergites dans les temples d'Egypte tons en |
| 3185 | Tybi depuis 17 (le 17) que l'on lit son périple et sa |
| 3186 | cloture (sir) de denil en lui la 1° fois jusqu'à jour 1. Que |
| p. 146 | |
| 3187 | I32 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3188 | l'on produise à elle (en ce nom) une image d'or pleine |
| 3189 | de pierres précieuses dans les temples (de) 1ºr (ordre) |
| 3190 | les temples (de) 2º (ordre) temple chaque qu'elle |
| 3191 | pénétre dans le sanctuaire. Le prophète ... un des |
| 3192 | prêtres qui choisis ... . pour l'habillement des dieux |
| 3193 | qu'il la produise dans ses bras ... dans les fêtes et |
| 3194 | les panégyries des autres dieux. Que homme quel- |
| 3195 | conque voie elle qu'ils adorent (?) rendant honneur à elle |
| 3196 | disant à elle Bérénice princesse des vierges. Le diadême |
| 3197 | (sii) d'or que ils font apparaître limage divine avee |
| 3198 | lui qu'il soit different de celui que ils font apparaître |
| 3199 | l'image de la reine Bérénice sa mère qu'on le fasse de |
| 3200 | épis 2 ayant un uraeus en leur milieu étant un sceptre |
| 3201 | de papyrus lié derrière comme celui qui est dans les |
| 3202 | mains des déesses en sorte que la queue de cet uraeus |
| 3203 | soit enroulée è lui afin que la disposition du diadême |
| 3204 | (sie) d'or nommé indique ce nom de Bérénice selon les |
| 3205 | caractères des hiérogrammates. Quand on vient à les |
| 3206 | jours des kikellia en xolar avant le périple d'Osiris que |
| 3207 | les vierges les femmes des prêtres fassent à elles autre |
| 3208 | statue en les jours de la panégyrie nommée. Que cela |
| 3209 | soit aussi en eux étant permis les autres vierges celles |
| 3210 | qui reulent faire les choses de droit de faire à la déesse |
| 3211 | comme celles que plus haut louant aussi (comme) les |
| 3212 | Kemai qui choisies pour qu'elles servent les dieux |
| 3213 | couronnées d'or de les couronnes d'or des dieux que ils |
| 3214 | sont d'eux comme prêtresses. Quand la première se- |
| 3215 | maille vient que les Kemai portent épis que plus haut |
| 3216 | quelles ... àl'image de la déesse: que les chan- |
| p. 147 | |
| 3217 | PIERRET'S TRANSLATION 133 |
| 3218 | teurs et les chanteuses chantent (??) à elle chaque jour |
| 3219 | ainsi que les fêtes les panégyries des autres dieux selon |
| 3220 | les hymnes que .... les hiérogrammates écrivent |
| 3221 | afin qu'ils donnent eux au maître de chant qu'ils |
| 3222 | ccrivent copie sur les livres sacrés. Puisque ... on |
| 3223 | donne les revenus sacrés aux prêtres de les temples |
| 3224 | lorsqu'on en fait partage qu'on donne la provende aux |
| 3225 | filles femmes des prêtres depuis le jour de leur naissance |
| 3226 | celle que a été faite dans le revenu sacré des dieux |
| 3227 | selon la provende que .... les prêtres accomplissant |
| 3228 | parole des temples temple chaque ont fixé selon la |
| 3229 | proportion du revenu sacré. Les pains que on donne aux |
| 3230 | femmes des prêtres qu'on fasse être à lui une marque |
| 3231 | distincte qu'on dise à lui le pain de Bérénice comme |
| 3232 | nom. |
| 3233 | ['The Demotic text has no equivalent for the end of |
| 3234 | line 73, and for lines 7ł, 75, and 76 in the Greek.] |
| 3235 | II.—FRENCII TRANSLATION BY M. P. PIERRET, |
| 3236 | PUBLISHED IN 1881.1 |
| 3237 | L'an ix. 7 d'Apellaios, du roi Ptolémée vivant |
| 3238 | toujours, fls de Ptolémée et d'Arsinoë, les dieux frères, |
| 3239 | étant prétre d'Alexandre et des dienx frères et des dieux |
| 3240 | Evergètes, Apollonidis, fils de Moskion, étant Mene- |
| 3241 | kratina, flle de Philammon, canéphore derant Arsinoë |
| 3242 | la Philadelphe, décret: |
| 3243 | 1 Le Décret I'rilingue de Canope, Paris, 1981. |
| p. 148 | |
| 3244 | 13+ STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3245 | Les grands prêtres, les prophètes et les prêtres qui |
| 3246 | entrent dans le sanctuaire pour faire la vestiture des |
| 3247 | dieux, et les hicrogrammates, les ptérophores et autres |
| 3248 | prêtres renus des temples d'Egypte le 5 de Dios dont on |
| 3249 | fait le jour de naissance du roi et le 25 du dit mois |
| 3250 | (jour) où il prit la puissance suprême après son père, |
| 3251 | étant rassemblés dans le sanctuaire des dieux Evergètes |
| 3252 | qui est à Pakot, dirent; |
| 3253 | Puisque le roi Ptolémée vivant toujours, fils de |
| 3254 | Ptolémée et d'Arsinoü les dieux frères, et la reine |
| 3255 | Bérénice, sa socur et son épouse, les dieux Evergètes, |
| 3256 | ont accompli de grands bienfaits en quantitó pour les |
| 3257 | temples d'Egypte en tout temps, ont prodigné les |
| 3258 | honneurs aux dieux extrêmement, se sont préoccupés |
| 3259 | en tout temps des choses concernant Apis, Mnévis et |
| 3260 | le reste des animaux consacrés de l'Égypte et ont fait |
| 3261 | approvisionnements nombreux pour eux; |
| 3262 | Que les images divines qu'emportèrent les hommes |
| 3263 | Perses au dehors d'Egypte, le roi alla en pays étranger |
| 3264 | pour les dólivrer, les amener en Egypte et les rendre |
| 3265 | aux temples d'où elles avaient été exportées primitive- |
| 3266 | ment; |
| 3267 | Qu'il sauva le pays du combat en combattant au |
| 3268 | dehors en des pays éloignés contre des peuples nom- |
| 3269 | breux et (contre) les hommes qui commandaient chez eux. |
| 3270 | Etant fait le droit à tout homme qui est en Egypte |
| 3271 | ct aux autres hommes qui sont sous leur puissance |
| 3272 | suprême. |
| 3273 | F'ut une cau petite sous eux, un trouble étant à tous |
| p. 149 | |
| 3274 | PIERRET'S TRANSLATION I35 |
| 3275 | les hommes qui étaient en Egypte; ils se lamentaient |
| 3276 | à cause de ces choses advenues quand ils se reportaient |
| 3277 | aux malheurs arrivés sous les rois antérieures lorsqu'il |
| 3278 | arriva que les hommes d'Egypte furent dans la séche- |
| 3279 | resse (?) sous ces rois; (le roi et la reine) eurent des |
| 3280 | soins et furent chaleureux de coeur pour ceux des |
| 3281 | temples et les autres habitants de l'Egypte, faisant |
| 3282 | pensée en quantité, abandonnant en leur faveur rede- |
| 3283 | vances nombreuses pour apporter la vie aux hommes, |
| 3284 | faisant amener du blé en Egypte à prix élevé d'argent |
| 3285 | du pays de Syrie, du pays de Phénicie, de l'ile de |
| 3286 | Chypre (Salamina) et autres lieux; ils ont sauvé les |
| 3287 | hommes qui sont en Egypte, établissant un bienfait |
| 3288 | éternel et un grand sourenir de leur élévation d'âme |
| 3289 | devant ceux qui sont et ceux qui seront; |
| 3290 | Les dieux leur ont donné l'affermissement de leur |
| 3291 | puissance suprême, en échange, et que leur fussent |
| 3292 | donnés lors les autres biens jusquà toujours ; |
| 3293 | AVEC LE SALUT ET LA PROSPÉRITÉ ! |
| 3294 | Il est renu dans le coeur des prêtres qui wont en |
| 3295 | Égypte ; |
| 3296 | D'agrandir les honneurs qui sont faits au roi Ptolé- |
| 3297 | mée et à la reine Bérénice, les dieux Evergètes, dans |
| 3298 | les temples, et ceux qui sont pour les dieux frères qui |
| 3299 | firent être eux et ceux des dieux sauveurs qui firent |
| 3300 | être ceux qui firent être eux; |
| 3301 | Les prêtres de chacun des temples de l'Egypte |
| 3302 | seront appelés prétres des dieux Evergites, en outre de |
| 3303 | leur antre nom de prétres. Quils lécrivent sur les |
| p. 150 | |
| 3304 | ı36 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3305 | protocoles de contrats de chose quelconque. Qu'on fasse |
| 3306 | (indique) la puissance sacerdotale des dieux Evergètes |
| 3307 | sur les anneanx qu'ils portent, qu'ils l'y gravent. Qu'ils |
| 3308 | constituent une nouvelle tribu des prêtres des temples |
| 3309 | d'Egypt en plus des 4 tribus qui y sont, qu'on l'appelle |
| 3310 | tribu cinquième des dieux Evergètes. |
| 3311 | Puisque, avec la bonne fortune, le salut et le bonheur, |
| 3312 | onl célèbre la naissance du roi Ptolémée, fils des dieux |
| 3313 | frères, le 5 Dios, jour déclaré avoir été le principe de |
| 3314 | biens nombreux pour tous les hommes, ceux qu'on a |
| 3315 | fait prêtres depuis la première année qu'on les fasse |
| 3316 | prétres de cette tribu ainsi que ceux qu'on fera prêtres |
| 3317 | jusqu'à Mesori de l'an ix. avec leurs enfants jusqu'à |
| 3318 | toujours. Les prêtres antérieurs à la première année, |
| 3319 | qu'ils soient dans les tribus où ils étaient primitivement; |
| 3320 | de même aussi leurs enfants depuis le jour indiqué plus |
| 3321 | haut, qu'on les enregistre dans les tribus où étaient |
| 3322 | leurs pères. |
| 3323 | À la place des 20 prêtres accomplissant parole que |
| 3324 | l'on choisit annuellement dans les quatre tribus exis- |
| 3325 | tantes et qui sont pris 5 dans chaque tribu, qu'il y ait |
| 3326 | 25 prêtres accomplissant parole, qu'on prenne ces 5 |
| 3327 | supplémentaires dans la tribu des dieux Evergètes et |
| 3328 | ceux de cette cinquième tribu des dieux Evergètes |
| 3329 | auront part aux lustrations et à tout le reste de ce qui |
| 3330 | se fait dans les temples; qu'un phylarque soit à elle |
| 3331 | (à cette tribu) ainsi qu'aux quatre (autres) tribus. |
| 3332 | Puisqu'on fait fétes des dieux Evergètes dans les |
| 3333 | temples mensuellement le 5, le 9, le 25, selon le décret |
| p. 151 | |
| 3334 | PIERRET'S TRANSLATION I37 |
| 3335 | écrit précédemment, qu'aux autres dieux grands on fait |
| 3336 | aussi fêtes (simples) et fêtes grandes et solennelles en |
| 3337 | Egypte annuellement, qu'on fasse (en plus) une fête |
| 3338 | grande, annuelle, au roi Ptolémée et à la reine Bérénice, |
| 3339 | dieux Evergètes, fête solennelle dans les temples de |
| 3340 | l'Egypte entière le jour où la divine étoile d'Isis se lève |
| 3341 | (nommé) nouvel an par les hiérogrammates, et fêté le |
| 3342 | 1º" Payni de l'an ix. lois de la fète dans l'édifice de |
| 3343 | Bast et du grand exode de Bast (et qui est aussi le |
| 3344 | jour) où l'on rassemble les fruits et où le fleuve s'emplit ; |
| 3345 | Il arriverait transfert complet des levers de l'étoile / |
| 3346 | d'Isis à un autre jour tous les ‡ ans; qu'on ne trans- |
| 3347 | porte pas le jour de faire la dite fête à cause de cela ; |
| 3348 | qu'on la fasse de même au 1" Payni comme on la faite |
| 3349 | d'abord en l'an ix.; yu'on fasse la dite fête jusqu'au |
| 3350 | 5° jour, prenant couronne, faisant libation et le reste |
| 3351 | des choses qu'il convient de faire; pour que soit main- |
| 3352 | tenu l'ordre de toutes les saisons conformément au ciel |
| 3353 | établi sur elles, aujourdhui, pour qu'il n'arrive pas que |
| 3354 | quelque» unes des fétes solennelles d'Égypte à célébrer |
| 3355 | en hiver soient un jour célébrées en ité par transfert |
| 3356 | d'un jour en t ans des apparitions de Sothis, ni que |
| 3357 | d'autres fetes à cólébrer en cté soient célébrées plus tarl |
| 3358 | en hiver, ce qui est arrivć autrefois et arriverait encore : |
| 3359 | à l'année qui fait 360 jours plus les 5 jours qu'il est de |
| 3360 | droit d'ajouter à la fin, que l'on ajoute un jour de fête |
| 3361 | des dieux Erergètes dorénavant tous les 1 ans, en |
| 3362 | plus des 5 jours que l'on ajoute avant le nourel an, afin |
| 3363 | que tout homme sache que le peu qui ctait en défant |
| p. 152 | |
| 3364 | 138 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3365 | dans la disposition des saisons de l'année et des choses |
| 3366 | qui sont n'cessaires à connaitre dans les marches du |
| 3367 | ciel par les destinées furent rétablies, complétées par les |
| 3368 | dieux Evergètes. |
| 3369 | Puisque la fille qui fut au roi Ptolémée et à la reine |
| 3370 | Bérénice, dieux Evergètes, nommée Bérénice, qu'on |
| 3371 | allait manifester comme reine, il arriva qu'étant encore |
| 3372 | vierge elle alla au ciel tout à coup; les prêtres qui |
| 3373 | vienuent d'Egrpte anmuellement près du roi au lien où |
| 3374 | il est, faisant grand deuil de lamentations sur cet |
| 3375 | événement subit, suppliant devant le roi et la reine, |
| 3376 | persuadirent leur coeur d'envoyer la déesse avec Osiris |
| 3377 | dans le sanctuaire de Canope, le premier parmi les |
| 3378 | temples de premier ordre . .. et étant parmi ceux qui |
| 3379 | exaltent le roi et tous les hommes d'Egypte. |
| 3380 | Lorsqu'on introduit Osiris dans la barque d'or au |
| 3381 | dit temple annuellement, en remontant du sanctuaire de |
| 3382 | l'Héracléum, au 29 Choiac, alors que sont tous ceux qui |
| 3383 | viennent des temples de premier ordre faisant sacrifice |
| 3384 | sur les autels qu'ils ont faits pour chacun des temples |
| 3385 | de premier ordre sur les deux côtés du Dromos. Apris |
| 3386 | ces choses qu'il est de droit de faire pour sa divinisation |
| 3387 | et la clóture du deuil, ils dépensèrent, (tant prodigues |
| 3388 | de coeur dans leur chaleur, autant qu'il est coutume de |
| 3389 | faire pour Apis et Mnévis. |
| 3390 | Il a paru bon de faire (tre honneur (ternel à la reine |
| 3391 | Bérínice, fille des dieux Evergètes, dans tous les |
| 3392 | temples d'Egypte. Puisqu'elle est allée parmi les dieux |
| 3393 | en Trbi qui est le mois où cut lien primitivement lapo- |
| p. 153 | |
| 3394 | PIERRET'S TRANSLATION I39 |
| 3395 | thcose de la fille du Soleil qu'il nommait par amour |
| 3396 | d'elle son uraeus et son oeil, qu'on lui fait panćgyrie et |
| 3397 | périple dans beaucoup des temples de premier ordre au |
| 3398 | dit mois où eut lieu sa divinisation primitivement, qu'on |
| 3399 | fasse une panugyrie et un périple à la reine Berénice, |
| 3400 | fille des dieux Evergètes, dans tous les temples d'Egypte |
| 3401 | en Tybi, depuis le 17, jour où l'on fit pour la première |
| 3402 | fois son périple et sa clôture de deuil, jusqu'à quatre |
| 3403 | jours; |
| 3404 | Que l'on produise à elle une image d'or pleine de |
| 3405 | pierres précieuses dans chacun des temples de premier |
| 3406 | et de deuxième ordre, |
| 3407 | Qu'elle pénétre dans le sanctuaire ; |
| 3408 | Le prophite (ou) l'un des prêtres choisis pour |
| 3409 | Thabillement des dieux, qu'il la produise dans ses |
| 3410 | bras dans les fêtes et panégyries des autres dieus |
| 3411 | (afin) que tout homme la voie, ladore et lui rende |
| 3412 | honnew, |
| 3413 | Disant à elle : "Béréniec, princesse des vierges" ; |
| 3414 | Le diadème d'or avec lequel ils font apparaître. |
| 3415 | limage divine, qu'il soit différent de celui (avec) lequel |
| 3416 | il font apparaitre l'image de la reine Bérénice, sa |
| 3417 | mère : qu'on le fasse de deux épis ayant un uracus au |
| 3418 | milieu, étant un seoptre de papyrus lié derriere, comme |
| 3419 | colui qui est dans la main des déesses, en sorte que la |
| 3420 | queue de ect uracus s'y cnroule, afin que la disposition |
| 3421 | du dit diadime d'or indique le nom de Bérínice selon |
| 3422 | les caractères des hicrogrammates. |
| 3423 | Quand on vient au jour des Kikellies, en Choiac. |
| p. 154 | |
| 3424 | IfO STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3425 | avant ie périple d'Osiris, que les vierges, les femmes de |
| 3426 | prêtres, lui fassent une antre statue aux jours de |
| 3427 | la dite panćgyrie; qu'il soit aussi permis (?) en ces |
| 3428 | jours aux autres vierges, celles qui veulent faire les |
| 3429 | choses prescrites, de faire à la déesse comme celles ci- |
| 3430 | dessus, adorant comme les pallacides choisies pour |
| 3431 | servir les dieux, couronnes d'or avec les couronnes d'or |
| 3432 | des dieux dont elles sont prêtresses. |
| 3433 | Quand la premiere semaille vient, que les pallacides |
| 3434 | portent des épis à l'image de la déesse ; |
| 3435 | Que des chanteurs et des chanteuses chantent à elle |
| 3436 | chaque jour ainsi qu'aux fêtes et panégyries des autres |
| 3437 | dieux en manière d'hymnes que les hiérogrammates |
| 3438 | redigeront, qu'ils donneront au maître de chant et |
| 3439 | dont on ccrira copie sur les livres sacrés. |
| 3440 | Puisqu'on distribue les revenus sacrés aux prêtres |
| 3441 | des temples, lorsqu'on en fait partage, qu'on donne la |
| 3442 | provende aux filles, femmes des prêtres depuis le jour |
| 3443 | de leur naissance, celle qui a été faite dans le revenu |
| 3444 | sacré des dieux selon la provende que .. . les prêtres |
| 3445 | uccomplissant parole de chaque temple ont fixće |
| 3446 | d'après la proportion du rerenu sacré. Le pain |
| 3447 | qu'on donne aux femmes des prêtres, qu'on lui |
| 3448 | impose une marque distincte et qu'on l'appelle pain |
| 3449 | de Bérénice. |
| 3450 | [The final clause of the Greek and hieroglyphic |
| 3451 | versions, which orders that copies of the Decree shall |
| 3452 | he set up in the temples of the first, second, and |
| 3453 | third runk, is wanting in the Demotic version.] |
| p. 155 | |
| 3454 | BRUGSCH'S TRANSLATION I4I |
| 3455 | III.—GERVAN TRINSLATION BY THE LATE DR. H. |
| 3456 | BrUGSCH (Bautexte und Inschriften, Leipzig, |
| 3457 | 1891, p. xiv.). |
| 3458 | (1) Im 9. Jahre, am T. des Monats Mpellüus, Künigs |
| 3459 | Ptolemäus, des ewig lebenden, Sohnes des Ptolemäus |
| 3460 | (2) und der Arsinoi, der Gütter Brüder; als Priester |
| 3461 | war des Alezander und der Götter Brüder (und) der |
| 3462 | Gütter Wohlthäter (3) Apollonides, der des Moskion, |
| 3463 | wührend Menekratin (sic), eine Tochter des Philamon |
| 3464 | (‡), den Silberkorb vor der Arsinoe, der Brüderlieb- |
| 3465 | enden, trug. |
| 3466 | An diesem Tage (5)' (6) eine Beschlussfassung, |
| 3467 | nachdem die Obersten der Tempelverwaltung, die Pro- |
| 3468 | pheten und die Priester, welche in das Sanktuarium |
| 3469 | eintreten, um die Gottheiten zu bekleiden, und die |
| 3470 | Schreiber des Hierogrammatenhaus (7) und die |
| 3471 | gelehrten Schreiber und die andern Priester aus den |
| 3472 | Tempeln Aegyptens herbeigekommen waren zum 5. des |
| 3473 | Monats Dios, an welchem sie den Geburtstag (8) des |
| 3474 | Königs feierten und zum Datum des 25. des genannten |
| 3475 | Monates, an welchem er die höchste Würde aus der |
| 3476 | Hand seines Vaters empfangen hatte. |
| 3477 | Indem sie sich in (9) dem Tempel der Götter Wohl- |
| 3478 | thäter, welcher in der Stadt Pakute gelegen ist, |
| 3479 | rersammelten, sprachen sie: |
| 3480 | " Weil es geschehen ist, dass König Ptolemius, (10) |
| 3481 | der ewig lebende, der Sohn des Ptolemüus und der |
| 3482 | The fifth line is blank, but the narratire is not broken. |
| p. 156 | |
| 3483 | I42 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3484 | Arsinoë, der Götter Brüder, und die Königin Berenike, |
| 3485 | (11) seine Schwester (und) seine Frau, die Götter |
| 3486 | Wohlthäter, sehr viel Wohlthaten den Tempeln |
| 3487 | Aegyptens zu jeder Zeit reichlichst (?) zu erweisen |
| 3488 | pflegten, damit die Ehren (12) der Götter vergrössert |
| 3489 | würden, in der Weise, |
| 3490 | dass sie zu jeder Zeit Sorge trugen für das was den |
| 3491 | Apis, den Wermer (Mnevis) und die übrigen Thiere, |
| 3492 | welche geheiligt in Acgypten sind, betrifft |
| 3493 | dass sie (13) viel für die Gütterbilder aufwandten, |
| 3494 | welche die Perser betrifft, aus Aegypten weggefiihrt |
| 3495 | hatten, nachdem der hönig nach den Ländern auswärts |
| 3496 | gezogen war, sie fortnahm, um sie nach Acgypten zu |
| 3497 | bringen, (14) indem er sie ihren Tempeln, aus welchen |
| 3498 | sie früher weggefüihrt worden waren, zuriickgab, |
| 3499 | dass er das Land vor Krieg bewahrte, in dem er an den |
| 3500 | fernsten Orten (15) gegen viele Völker und die Leute, |
| 3501 | welche in ihnen die Herrschaft hatten, Krieg führte, |
| 3502 | dass fiir alle Leute, welche zu Aegypten gehörten, |
| 3503 | und die üibrigen Leute, welche sich unter seiner Ober- |
| 3504 | hoheit befanden, was gesetzlich war bestand ; |
| 3505 | und weil einmal (16) ein niedrigen Wasserstand zu |
| 3506 | ihrer Zeit war (und) eine entstandene Hungersnoth für |
| 3507 | jodermann, der zu Aegypten gehörte, beängstigend |
| 3508 | wirkte, wegen dessen, was die Folge gewesen wäre, |
| 3509 | wenn man die Unglücksschläge erwog, welche unter |
| 3510 | einigen (17) Künigen, die früher waren, eingetreten |
| 3511 | waren, so dass die Lente, welche zu Aegypten gehörten, |
| 3512 | sich in Noth und Elend unter ihnen (sc. den früheren |
| p. 157 | |
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| p. 158 | |
| 3553 | I44 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3554 | Königen) befanden,—sic mit Herzenswürme fur die- |
| 3555 | jenigen, welche zu (18) den Tempeln gehören und die |
| 3556 | Andern, welche in Aegypten weilen, Sorge trugen, |
| 3557 | indem sie viel nachdachten, wie sie die vielen Steuern |
| 3558 | zu erlassen vermüchten, in der Absicht den Leuten das |
| 3559 | Leben zu fristen, (19) (und) indem sie die Einfuhr von |
| 3560 | Getreide nach Aegypten um hohe Silberpreise, aus der |
| 3561 | provinz des Aschur •(Syrien); aus der provinz der |
| 3562 | Hinterländer (Huru, Phünizien) und der Insel Sala- |
| 3563 | mina (Cypern) (20) und aus vielen andern Orten |
| 3564 | bewerkstelligten, damit sie die Lente, welche sich in |
| 3565 | Aegypten befanden, zu erhalten vermüchten, indem sie |
| 3566 | eine ewige Wohlthat und das Mal seines (sic) Vorzuges |
| 3567 | zur Zeit derer, welche sind (21) und derer, welche sein |
| 3568 | werden, hinterliessen, wofür ihnen die Götter den |
| 3569 | Bestand ihrer Oberhoheit als Sohn gewährten—mügen |
| 3570 | sie ihnen Alles andere Gute bis in Ewigkeit hin und |
| 3571 | das Heil und die Gesundheit schenken,—(22) so hat es |
| 3572 | den Herzen der Priester, welche zu Aegypten gehören, |
| 3573 | gefallen, um zu bewirken, dass es also sei: das die |
| 3574 | Ehren, welche dem König Ptolemüus und der Königin |
| 3575 | Berenili?, (23) den Göttern Wohlthätern, zu Theil |
| 3576 | werden in den Tempeln und die welche den Güttern |
| 3577 | Briider, ihren Erzengern, und den Güttern Retter, den |
| 3578 | Erzengern ihrer Erzeuger, zu Theil werden, (24) |
| 3579 | vergrossert werden sollen. Die Priester, welche zu |
| 3580 | den Tempeln Aegyptens, jedem einzelnen Tempel, |
| 3581 | gehüren, sie sollen mit Namen: "die Priester der |
| 3582 | Gütter Wohlthüter," neben ihren andern priesterlichen |
| p. 159 | |
| 3583 | BRUGSCH'S TRANSLATION I45 |
| 3584 | Namen heissen. Man soll ihn eintragen (25) in die |
| 3585 | Archive jeder Art. Man soll den Priestertitel, bezüig- |
| 3586 | lich auf die Götter Wohlthäter, auf den Siegelring, |
| 3587 | welchen sie tragen werden, einschreiben, so dass er auf |
| 3588 | seine Oberfläche eingegraben werde. Man soll für |
| 3589 | sie eine (26) andere Klasse unter den Priestern, welche |
| 3590 | zu den Tempeln Aegyptens gehüren, schaffen, ausser- |
| 3591 | halb den vier Klassen, welche heutigen Tages bestehen. |
| 3592 | Man soll sie als die fiinfte Klasse der Götter Wohl- |
| 3593 | thäter bezeichnen. (27) Weil es geschah, in dem ein |
| 3594 | glücklicher Zufall—mit dem Heil und der Gesundheit! |
| 3595 | —eintraf, dass die Geburt des Königs Ptolemüus, |
| 3596 | Sohnes der Gütter Brüder, am 5. Tage des Monats |
| 3597 | Dios stattfand, welches ist (28) der Tag, der für |
| 3598 | jedermann der Anfang viels Guten war, so soll man |
| 3599 | diejenigen Priester, welche seit dem Jahre 1 Priester |
| 3600 | geworden waren, in diese Klasse thun, diejenigen mit |
| 3601 | eingeschlossen, welche bis zum Jahre 9, dem 1. Mesore |
| 3602 | es sein werden, (29) sammt ihren Kindern in Ewigkeit |
| 3603 | hin. Die Priester, welche es bis zum Jahre 1. waren, |
| 3604 | sie sollen verbleiben in den Klassen, in welchen sie |
| 3605 | sich friher befanden, in selbiger Weise auch (30) ihre |
| 3606 | Kinder, von dem heutigen Tage an, indem man sie in |
| 3607 | die Klassen einschreibe, in welchen ihre Väter einge- |
| 3608 | schrieben worden sind. An Stelle der 30 (sic) berathen- |
| 3609 | den Priester, welche alljährlich gewählt werden aus den |
| 3610 | vier (31) Klassen, welche bestehen (und) aus welchen |
| 3611 | je finf genommen werden für jede Klasse, sollen 25 |
| 3612 | berathende Priester vorhanden sein, imlem man die 5, |
| 3613 | vOL. IIl. |
| p. 160 | |
| 3614 | 146 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3615 | welche man dazufügen wird, aus der fünften Klasse |
| 3616 | (32) der Götter Wohlthäter wählt. |
| 3617 | Es sollen Antheil haben diejenigen, welche zur |
| 3618 | fünften Klasse der Götter Wohlthäter gehören, und der |
| 3619 | vorgeschrieben heiligen Handlungen und an allen |
| 3620 | iibrigen Dingen, welche in den Tempeln (des Brauches) |
| 3621 | sind. Es soll (33) ein Klassenvorsteher für sie vor- |
| 3622 | handen sein, gleichwie der, welcher für die 4 Klassen |
| 3623 | vorhanden ist. Weil es geschieht wiederum, dass man |
| 3624 | das Fest der Götter Wohlthüter in den Tempeln |
| 3625 | allmonatlich am 5. 9. und 25 Tage feiert entsprechend |
| 3626 | (34) dem Beschlusse, welcher früher niedergeschrieben |
| 3627 | wurde, den andern Göttern (aber) Panegyrien und |
| 3628 | grosse Feste abwechselnd in Aegypten feiert, so soll |
| 3629 | man ein grosses Fest alljährlich dem (35) König |
| 3630 | Ptolemäus und der Königin Berenike, dem Göttern |
| 3631 | Wohlthäter, abwechselnd in den Tempeln, welche zu |
| 3632 | (36) ganz Aegypten gehören, feiern an dem Tage |
| 3633 | an welchem der Siriusstern aufgeht welcher mit Namen |
| 3634 | "Jahresanfang'" in den Schriften der Hierogrammaten |
| 3635 | genannt wird, welchen sie im Jahre 9 am 1. des Monats |
| 3636 | Payni feiern, (37) in welchem die Panegyrie der |
| 3637 | Eröffnung der Göttin Baste und das grosse Fest der |
| 3638 | Baste gefeiert wird, welches der (Monat) ist, an |
| 3639 | welchem die Früchte eingesammelt werden, nachdem |
| 3640 | auch das volle Wasser an ihn eingetreten ist. (38) |
| 3641 | Da est aber der Fall ist, dass die Feste des Sirius auf |
| 3642 | einen andern Tag in jedem vierten Jahre, übergehen, |
| 3643 | damit man nicht den Tag des genannten F'estes deswegen |
| p. 161 | |
| 3644 | BRUGSCH'S TRANSLATION I47 |
| 3645 | verschiebe, so sei gefeiert was zu feiern ist (39) in |
| 3646 | gleicher Weise am 1. Payni, an welchem sie es vorher |
| 3647 | im Jahre 9 gefeiert hatten. Man soll die genannte |
| 3648 | Panegyrie bis zum 5. Tage feiern, indem man sich |
| 3649 | bekränzen werde, Brand und Trankopfer und alles |
| 3650 | Uebrige ausführen, (40) was zu thun vorgeschrieben ist. |
| 3651 | Damit es auch geschehe, dass man thun das, was |
| 3652 | vorgeschrieben zu jeder Jahreszeit nach dem Stande |
| 3653 | in welchem der Himmel seine Stellung hat in Bezug |
| 3654 | auf das, was am heutigen Tage ausgefübrt wird (und) |
| 3655 | um nicht Veranlassung zu geben, das der Fall eintrete, |
| 3656 | das einige von den Panegyrien, (+1) welche in Aegyp- |
| 3657 | ten abwechselnd stattfinden (und) deren Feier man |
| 3658 | im Winter ausfiihrt, einstmal im Sommer ausgefiihrt |
| 3659 | wurden, in Folge des Vorwürtsschreitens aller Auf- |
| 3660 | günge des Sirius um einen Tag in jeden (42) vierten |
| 3661 | Jahre, andere wiederm von den Panegyrien, welche |
| 3662 | man in jetziger Stunde im Sommer zu feiern pfiegt, in |
| 3663 | kommender Zeit im Winter gefeiert würden, das was |
| 3664 | (t3) der Fall gewesen war in den früheren Zeiten (und) |
| 3665 | was wiederum geschehen würde bei dem Jahre, welches |
| 3666 | aus 360 Tagen und den 5. Tagen besteht, nach den |
| 3667 | Vorschriften für die Hinzufiigung, welche am Schlusse |
| 3668 | geschah: so soll ein (‡1) Tag als Panegyrie der Gütter |
| 3669 | Wohlthäter von dem heutigen Tage an in jedem vierten |
| 3670 | Jahre als Teberschuss zu den 5. Tagen hinzugefiigt |
| 3671 | werden, welche man dem Jahresanfang cinschalten soll, |
| 3672 | damit es geschehe, dass jedermann es wisse, warum die |
| 3673 | Kleinigkeit, welche (15) fehlte an der Anordnung der |
| p. 162 | |
| 3674 | 148 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3675 | Jahreszeiten und des Jahres und der Dinge, welche als |
| 3676 | Gesetze für die Kenntnisse der Bewegungen galten, |
| 3677 | eben berichtigt worden sei (46) indem sie von den |
| 3678 | Göttern Wohlthäter ausgefillt wurde. Darum weil es |
| 3679 | auch geschah, dass die Tochter, welche dem Könige |
| 3680 | Ptolemüus und der Königin Arsinoe, (t7) den Göttern |
| 3681 | Wohlthüter erstanden war (und) welche man mit Namen |
| 3682 | Berenike hiess, welche man als Königin gekrönt hatte, |
| 3683 | dass diese, eine Jungfrau seiend, zufällig in (48) den |
| 3684 | Himmel plötzlich einging und die Priester, welche aus |
| 3685 | Aegypten zum König alljährlich kamen nach dem |
| 3686 | Platze, woselbst er sich befindet, eine grosse Trauer als |
| 3687 | Klage (49) um dieselbe anstellten (und) plötzlich der |
| 3688 | Fall eintrat, dass vor dem Könige und der Königin sıe |
| 3689 | es sich erbaten und sie verlanlassten, es sich angelegen |
| 3690 | sein zu lassen, ihr, der Güttin, einen Kultus zu stiften |
| 3691 | (gemeinschaftlich) mit (50) dem des Osiris vom Gottes- |
| 3692 | hause von Paliute (Kanopus), welches zu den Tempeln |
| 3693 | ersten Ranges gezühlt (?) wird ... . einzig allein der |
| 3694 | •.... der, welcher in ihm ist, in dem er zu denjenigen |
| 3695 | gehört, welchen die Könige (51) und alle Aegypter |
| 3696 | hoch ehren, wobei es geschieht, dass man den Osiris in |
| 3697 | dem goldenen Sekti-Schiff nach dem genannten Tempel |
| 3698 | alljährlich ziehen lüsst (52) in der Richtung nach dem |
| 3699 | Gotteshause der Amonswohnung der Stadt Karl, am 29. |
| 3700 | des Monats Choiak, (und) wobei es zu geschehen pflegt, |
| 3701 | dass alle Insassen der Tempel ersten Ranges Brandopfer |
| 3702 | für die Altäre bereiten, welche sie aufrichten in (53) |
| 3703 | den Tempeln ersten Ranges, in einem jeden einzelnen |
| p. 163 | |
| 3704 | BRUGSCH'S TRANSLATION I49 |
| 3705 | Tempel, auf den beiden Seiten des Dromos, nach diesem |
| 3706 | die Vorschriften für die Handlungen bei ihrer Gottwer- |
| 3707 | dung und bei der Reinigung der Trauer ausführten (5*) |
| 3708 | indem sie mit einem Herzen [voll] Wärme freigebigst |
| 3709 | verfuhren gleichwie das gewohnheitsmässig vom Apis |
| 3710 | und Wermer (Mnevis) geschieht,—so haben sie be- |
| 3711 | schlossen, dass ewige Ehren gestiftet werden der Künigin |
| 3712 | Berenilie (55), der Tochter der Gütter Wohlthäter, in |
| 3713 | allen Tempeln Aegyptens. Darum weil es geschehen |
| 3714 | ist, dass sie zu den Göttern einging am 1. des Tybi (56) |
| 3715 | welches der Monat ist, an welchem friher stattfand das |
| 3716 | Abscheiden der Tochter des Sonnengottes Re, welche |
| 3717 | er seine Krone und sein Auge mit Namen hiess, aus |
| 3718 | Liebe zu ihr, (und) welcher man (57) cine Panegyrie |
| 3719 | der Wasserfahrt in vielen Tempeln unter den Tempeln |
| 3720 | ersten Panges in dem genannten Monat feiert, in welchem |
| 3721 | früher ihr Gottwerden stattfand: So soll man eine |
| 3722 | Panegyrie und eine (58) Wasserfahrt der Künigin |
| 3723 | Berenilie, der Tochter der Gütter Wohlthäter, stiften |
| 3724 | in allen Tempeln Acgyptens im Monat Tybi vom 17. |
| 3725 | Tage an, an welchem man ihre (59) Wasserfahrt und |
| 3726 | ihre Reinigung der Trauer zum ersten Male vollzog; |
| 3727 | bis zum vierten Tage hin; man soll ihre ein goldenes |
| 3728 | mit Edelsteinen ausgelegtes Gottesbild aufrichten in |
| 3729 | den Tempeln ersten (und in) (60) den Tempeln zweiten |
| 3730 | Ranges, in jedem einzelnen Tempel; es soll seinen |
| 3731 | Platz finden in dem Sanktuarium des Propheten oder |
| 3732 | eines ron den Priestern, welcher auserwählt ist fir das |
| 3733 | Sanktuarium zur Bekleidung der Gütter (61) und |
| p. 164 | |
| 3734 | I50 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3735 | welcher es auf seinem Arme trägt an dem Tage, an |
| 3736 | welchem die Feste und die Panegyrien der andern Götter |
| 3737 | stattfinden, damit jedermann es schaue, dass man es |
| 3738 | anbetet, indem man ihm die Ehren erweist (62) (und) |
| 3739 | es als Berenike, die Fürstin der Jungfrauen bezeichnet ; |
| 3740 | las goldene Diadem, mit welchem man das Götterbild |
| 3741 | schmiiekt, soll unterschieden sein von dem, welches (63) |
| 3742 | die Statue der Königin Berenike, ihrer Mutter, schmüickte. |
| 3743 | Es sei aus zwei Kornhären gebildet, in deren Mitte sich |
| 3744 | eine Uräusschlange befindet, mit einem (61) Papy- |
| 3745 | russtengel, der hinterwärts befestigt ist, wie sich ein |
| 3746 | solches in der Hand der Göttinnen befindet. Es soll |
| 3747 | der Schwanz dieser Uräusschlange sich um dasselbe |
| 3748 | herumwinden, so das (65) die Anordnung der genannten |
| 3749 | Krone den Namen "Berenike" ausspricht nach den |
| 3750 | Symbolen der heiligen Schriften. Ist man herbeige- |
| 3751 | kommen und feiert man die Tage (66) der Satzung |
| 3752 | (? Ki,) der Göttin Isis im Monate Choiak vor der |
| 3753 | Wasserfahrt der Isis, so sollen die Jungfrauen der |
| 3754 | weiblichen Familie der Priester für sich eine andere |
| 3755 | Statue machen lassen für die Tage (67) der genannten |
| 3756 | Panegyrie. Es soll auch gestattet sein, dass eine |
| 3757 | solche in der Hand der übrigen Jungfrauen sei, welche |
| 3758 | es wiinschen, (und) dass sie das, was als Vorschrift fir |
| 3759 | jene in Bezug auf die Göttin gilt, auch verrichten (68), |
| 3760 | gleich wie es oben angegeben worden ist. Während |
| 3761 | anch sie dieselbe besingen, so sollen die Musikantinnen, |
| 3762 | welche auserwählt worden sind, damit sie den Güttern |
| 3763 | die (heiligen) Dienste verrichten, gekrönt sein mit den |
| p. 165 | |
| 3764 | BRUGSCH'S TRANSLATION I5I |
| 3765 | goldenen Kronen (69) der Gütter deren Priesterinnen |
| 3766 | sie sind. Wenn die Frühsaat herangekommen ist, so |
| 3767 | sollen die Musikantinnen die Aehre emporheben, |
| 3768 | damit sie dieselbe auf (70) das Bild der Göttin legen. |
| 3769 | Es sollen die Sänger und die Sängerinnen ihr |
| 3770 | alltäglich die Hymnen singen an den Festen und an |
| 3771 | den Panegyrien der andern Götter, (71), nach der |
| 3772 | Vorschrift der Loblieder, welche die heiligen Schreiber |
| 3773 | in Schrift abzufassen hätten. Man soll sie den |
| 3774 | Meistersängern übergeben und man soll eine Abschrift |
| 3775 | davon für die Bücher des Hierogrammatenhauses |
| 3776 | anfertigen. Weil es auch geschieht (72), dass man den |
| 3777 | Unterhalt den Priestern von den Tempeln her gewährt, |
| 3778 | nachdem sie zu Priestern gemacht worden sind, so |
| 3779 | möge man die Ernährung den weiblichen Kinder der |
| 3780 | Priester von dem Tage (73) ihrer Geburt an gewähren. |
| 3781 | Das, was ihnen geboten wird von den heiligen Ein- |
| 3782 | künften der Götter, entspreche der Ernährung, welche |
| 3783 | die Priester erhalten, die Berather in den Tempeln, |
| 3784 | (74) in jedem einzelnen Tempel, sind. Die Bestimmung |
| 3785 | sei nach dem Verhältniss der heiligen Einkünfte |
| 3786 | getroffen. In Bezug auf das Brot, welches man der |
| 3787 | Frauen der Priester reichen wird, so soll man dafir |
| 3788 | einen unterscheidenden Brotstempel einfiihren (75) in |
| 3789 | der Weise, dass man es "Brot der Berenike" mit |
| 3790 | Namen heisse.' Dieser Beschluss, er müge von den |
| 3791 | 1 Da in dem demotischen Theile des Kanopus das Folgende fehlt, |
| 3792 | so ist die Uebersetzung des Schlusses nach Inhalt des hieroglyphi- |
| 3793 | schen Textes vorgelegt worden. |
| p. 166 | |
| 3794 | 152 STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3795 | Berathern der Tempel und von den Vorstehern der |
| 3796 | Tempel und von den Tempelschreibern abgeschrieben |
| 3797 | werden und sie eingeschnitzt auf eine Stele von Stein |
| 3798 | oder Erz in heiliger Schrift, in Briefschrift und in |
| 3799 | jonischer Schrift. Sie werde aufgestellt in der Halle |
| 3800 | des Volkes, in den Tempeln ersten, zweiten und dritten |
| 3801 | Ranges, damit sie allen Leuten es vor Augen führe, |
| 3802 | welche Ehre die Priester der Tempel Aegyptens den |
| 3803 | Güttern Wohlthäter und ihren Kindern erwiesen haben |
| 3804 | entsprechend dem, was geschehen ist. |
| p. 167 | |
| p. 168 | |
| 3805 | Ptolemy III, making an offering of four |
| 3806 | bulls, one red, |
| 3807 | 52141 |
| 3808 | KHNRS |
| 3809 | ne white, one 1 |
| 3810 | ied |
| p. 169 | |
| 3811 | and one bl |
| 3812 | BEOIE |
| 3813 | NNRNAK™ |
| 3814 | ack, to Ainsu-Amen-Rü, the god of ro |
| 3815 | production and gene |
| 3816 | ration. |
| p. 170 | |
| 3817 | 4 |
| 3818 | 156 |
| 3819 | CHAPTER VI. |
| 3820 | HE GREEK TEXT OF THE DECREE OF |
| 3821 | CANOPUS. |
| 3822 | TRANSCRIPT. |
| 3823 | Baoulevovros Птолеuaiov, той Птоленалои |
| 3824 | kai Apowvóns DEûv "ASENDâN, ÉTOUS ÉvárOU, |
| 3825 | eф' iєpÉws 'ATToNhavíõou Toû |
| 3826 | Mooxícvos 'ANEğávôpou Kai DEûv 'ASENфû» |
| 3827 | kai DEw Evepyetiv, kaunфópou 'Apowvóns |
| 3828 | ФіЛабéлфог Мєvєкpатєías |
| 3829 | TôS #irápMOvOs, unvòs "ATENraiou EBioun, |
| 3830 | AiyunTiwı бè Tußi Énтакаıбєкáту. |
| 3831 | Fńфı0ua |
| 3832 | Oi åpXIEpEîs |
| 3833 | каї профітал каї оі єis тò áбитои єiото- |
| 3834 | PEÓEvOL TIPÒS TÒI OTONLOUÒr Tür DEûU Ka |
| 3835 | птєрофóриь каї ієроурамматє каі |
| p. 171 | |
| 3836 | 1 |
| 3837 | 2 |
| 3838 | 3 |
| 3839 | (157) |
| 3840 | CHAPTER VI. |
| 3841 | THE GREEK TEXT OF THE DECREE OF |
| 3842 | CANOPUS. |
| 3843 | ENGLISH RENDERING. |
| 3844 | Ix the reign of PrOLENT, the son of PTOLENT and |
| 3845 | ArsINoË, the Brother Gods, the NINTH year, |
| 3846 | APOLLONIDES, the son of Moschiox, being priest |
| 3847 | of ALEXANDER, |
| 3848 | and of the Brother Gods, and of the Good-doing |
| 3849 | Gods, and MENEKRATEl, the daughter of |
| 3850 | PHILAMNoN, being Canephoros of |
| 3851 | ARSINOE PHILADELPHOs, on the SEVENTII day of the |
| 3852 | month APELLAIOS,' [which is] the SEVENTEENTII |
| 3853 | day of the month TrBI of the Egyptians. |
| 3854 | DECREE |
| 3855 | The high priests, |
| 3856 | and the prophets, and those who go into the holy |
| 3857 | place to array the gods in their ornamental apparel, |
| 3858 | and the bearers of feathers, and the sacred scribes, |
| 3859 | 1 4 Macedonian month auswering to our December. |
| p. 172 | |
| 3860 | 158 |
| 3861 | 5 |
| 3862 | 6 |
| 3863 | 7 |
| 3864 | 10 |
| 3865 | 11 |
| 3866 | STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3867 | oi äNloL iEpEîs oi OUVaUTýOarTES EK Tâv KaTà |
| 3868 | T xpa iEpov eis TiD TÉUTTnU TOû diov, |
| 3869 | Ẻu Ỷ äyETaL Tà YEvÉONLa TOû |
| 3870 | BarINÉws, kai eis Tiu TéuTTn каї єікáба |
| 3871 | T c tens eu î tapélaßev tiu Baoı- |
| 3872 | NELar Tapà TOÛ TaTpÓS, OVVESpÉvOaUTES |
| 3873 | Ta TỘ quÉpa Ẻu TỘ Ẻv KavwTQ iEpQi TOv |
| 3874 | EUEpyETür dEQU ElTaz° |
| 3875 | "ETELôn BaoilEùs ITodeuaîos Iтолєuaíou |
| 3876 | кai 'Apowons, DEûv 'ASEN dûv, |
| 3877 | каї Ваoíлıюга Вереvікл і абелфі а'тоû |
| 3878 | Kai yvuń, DEOi EiEpyÉTaL, SLaTENOûOU TONlà |
| 3879 | кaї мEyáла єєруєтoûитєs тà катà тіv хúpav |
| 3880 | ієрà кат |
| 3881 | TàS TUUÀS TÂ ĐEOU ÉTÌ TNÉOU aUŠOUTES' TOû |
| 3882 | TE "ATLOS KaI TOO MUNÚLOS KAI TÔU LOITÊN |
| 3883 | Byu b Tâ Ẻu Tô Xúpa Tòo |
| 3884 | ÉTTUUÉNELar SLaTarTÒS TOLOûUTaL MErà MEyálns |
| 3885 | Sarávns кai хорпyíаs каї тà ₴ğeveyхĐévтa |
| 3886 | ěk Tûs xúpas iєpà åyáruara vTò |
| 3887 | TQI ПEрOQ» EğoтpaтEvoas ó BarIlEÙs åvÉ- |
| 3888 | OWOEV AÏYUTTOV Kaİ åTÉÔWKEV eis Tà iєpá, |
| p. 173 | |
| 3889 | 5 |
| 3890 | 6 |
| 3891 | 7 |
| 3892 | 8 |
| 3893 | 9 |
| 3894 | 10 |
| 3895 | 11 |
| 3896 | 1 |
| 3897 | Nov |
| 3898 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION 159 |
| 3899 | and the other priests who gathered themselves |
| 3900 | together from the temples throughout the country |
| 3901 | for the FIFTH day of [the month] Dios,' whereon |
| 3902 | are celebrated the birthday festivals of |
| 3903 | the King, and for the TWENTY-FIFTH day of the |
| 3904 | same month, whereon he received the sovereignty |
| 3905 | from his father, having assembled |
| 3906 | on this day in the temple of the Good-doing Gods |
| 3907 | in CANOPUS, spake thus: |
| 3908 | "Inasmuch as King ProLEMY, the son of |
| 3909 | "PrOLENT and ArsINOË, the Brother Gods, |
| 3910 | "and the Queen BERENICE, his Sister and Wife, |
| 3911 | "the Good-doing Gods, are at all times performing |
| 3912 | "very many and great deeds of benevolence to the |
| 3913 | "temples throughout the country; and are |
| 3914 | "multiplying exceedingly the honours of the gods; |
| 3915 | "and for Apis and for MNEvIs, and for the other |
| 3916 | "sacred animals which are held in honour |
| 3917 | "throughout the country, |
| 3918 | " they take the greatest care in every way possible, |
| 3919 | "with great expense and provisions in abundance; |
| 3920 | "and the sacred images [of the gods] which had |
| 3921 | " been carried out from the country |
| 3922 | "by the PERSIANs, the king, having carried out an |
| 3923 | "expedition, brought them back safely into EGYrT, |
| 3924 | "and restored [them] to the temples wherefrom |
| 3925 | "cach had been originally carried off; |
| 3926 | A Macedonian month corresponding to our October and |
| 3927 | ember. |
| p. 174 | |
| 3928 | I60 |
| 3929 | 12 |
| 3930 | 13 |
| 3931 | 14 |
| 3932 | 15 |
| 3933 | 16 |
| 3934 | 17 |
| 3935 | 18 |
| 3936 | STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 3937 | p t вinn батетпрукеи, протоленс» |
| 3938 | ÜTÉP QUTÂS TPÔS TONlà ÉOun Kai TOÙs Ẻv |
| 3939 | aủTOiS SUVaOTÉVOVTaS KàI TOiS Ẻv Tộ xúpa |
| 3940 | TH K To äNlos Tos vTò TÀ aủTâv |
| 3941 | BAOÍNELaN TaGOQUEVOLS TYU EUVOMLaN TAPE- |
| 3942 | XOUOW, TOÛ TE TTOTAMOÔ TTOTE ENNITTEOTEPOU |
| 3943 | ava- |
| 3944 | BáuTOS RaI TáUTW Tâ ẺU TÔ XÚpa KaTaTET- |
| 3945 | AnHÉVW ÉTTÌ TỌ OUUßEßYKÓTI Kai EvDuuov- |
| 3946 | LÉvv Tău yeyernuÉrnu karaфlopàr |
| 3947 | Ènі тиwи тüv трóтєроv Beßaoieukóтwv, eф |
| 3948 | ÂU OUVÉßn åBpOxÍaLs TEpLTTETTUKÉvaL TOÙS |
| 3949 | T XÚpav KaTOKoUтas, прогтáтєs кудемо- |
| 3950 | VUKÔUS TOU TE ẺU TOÎS iEPOÎS Kai TOU äNAOr |
| 3951 | TÔ TÂu XÚpav KaTOLKOÚVTOv, TONrà Mèv |
| 3952 | TPOVOnDÉUTES, OUK ÖNíYaS SÈ TûV TPOrÓSWr |
| 3953 | Üттєр- |
| 3954 | S tEK TS TO åvOpwTov owinpías, Ёk |
| 3955 | Te Eupías kai Фowikns kai Kúпpov каi ɧ |
| 3956 | áNNOr TLELÓVWU TÓTWU oÎTOU METa- |
| 3957 | PrEvol eis tno Xúpar Tuico MELçóvwu |
| 3958 | SiErWOaU TOÙS TÀU AlyUTTOv KaTOLKoûuras, |
| 3959 | åDávaTOv EUEpyEGÍav KaÌ TÎS aUTOv åpETîS |
| p. 175 | |
| 3960 | 12 |
| 3961 | 13 |
| 3962 | 14 |
| 3963 | 15 |
| 3964 | 16 |
| 3965 | 17 |
| 3966 | 18 |
| 3967 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION IбI |
| 3968 | "and hath preserved the country in peace, fighting |
| 3969 | "battles on its behalf against many peoples and |
| 3970 | "those who were masters over them; and to all |
| 3971 | "those who are in the country, |
| 3972 | "and to [all] others who are in subjection to their 1 |
| 3973 | "sovereignty, administers good government; and |
| 3974 | "when on one occasion the river [NILE] did not |
| 3975 | "rise |
| 3976 | "[to its proper height], and all those who were in |
| 3977 | "the country were terror-stricken at what had |
| 3978 | *happened, and they recalled in their memories |
| 3979 | "the calamities which had taken place |
| 3980 | "under some of the kings who had reigned before, |
| 3981 | "when it fell out that those who inhabited the |
| 3982 | "country were distressed for the want of water; |
| 3983 | "[they, ie., Ptolemy and Berenice,] aided and |
| 3984 | " bestowed care upon |
| 3985 | "those who inhabited the temples, and those who |
| 3986 | "dwelt throughout the country, and by taking |
| 3987 | "much forethought, and by giving up no small |
| 3988 | "amount of their revenues |
| 3989 | "in order to save men's lives, having sent into the |
| 3990 | *country corn from StRA, and PHOENICIA, and |
| 3991 | "CYrRus, and from many other districts |
| 3992 | "where prices were high, they sared those who |
| 3993 | "livel in Eurrt, and so leave behind them a |
| 3994 | "icathless doed of kindness, and of their own |
| 3995 | "merit |
| 3996 | 1 Ie., the king and queen. |
| 3997 | VOL. LII. M |
| p. 176 | |
| 3998 | I62 |
| 3999 | 19 |
| 4000 | 20 |
| 4001 | 21 |
| 4002 | 22 |
| 4003 | 23 |
| 4004 | 24 |
| 4005 | 25 |
| 4006 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4007 | MÉYLOTOU ÚTÓUUnUa KаTaлELTOUTES TOÎS TE VûU |
| 4008 | KaI TOS ÉTTLyIVOMÉVOLS, åvO âN Oi ĐEOi |
| 4009 | Sєбкrш aroîs evoTadovoar Tiv BaoIdEí- |
| 4010 | an Kai Súoovow TáNX' ảyaĐà TáuTa cỈs TòI |
| 4011 | ảEi XpÓvOU® |
| 4012 | ảyaôn Túxô |
| 4013 | SEбóxDaL Tois катà тiv Xúpar iEpEvowv Tás |
| 4014 | тє проuтархоvоаs |
| 4015 | TUUàSẺU TOîSİEpOîs BaoidєîПтоленаішкаї Ваоі- |
| 4016 | Nooy BEpEviKy DEOîs EUEpyÉTaLs KaÌ TOîs YOvE- |
| 4017 | DOW aUTâN DEOiS 'ASENDOÎS Kai TOÎS TPOYÓVOLS |
| 4018 | OEOiS EwinpOW auğEW Kai TOÙS İEpEîS TOÙS |
| 4019 | Ẻu ÉкáTỌ Tâv катà тіv хúpav iєpûv проo- |
| 4020 | OVOMáLEODaL İEpEÎS Kai TüI EÜEPYETQU DEWU. |
| 4021 | каї екурáфє- |
| 4022 | OOaL ẺU TrâOW TOÎS XPnuaTLOuOîs, Kai Ẻv |
| 4023 | Tois Sakтuлías oîs форобоw проsеуколáт- |
| 4024 | TdL kai Tiv iepwoúvnu Tüu EuepyETQv |
| 4025 | PEo прosaтoбеxоn- |
| 4026 | v dè pos rais vüv inapxovoaıs téroapoL |
| 4027 | DN TO TNnDOUS TOU İEPÉWU TÔU ẺU ẺKáƠ TỤ |
| 4028 | iEpç kai árrn, i mposovouao OnoєraL Téu- |
| 4029 | Tin purn tâ Eủ[E]PYETON DEÛV, ÉTEI KàI" TÙU |
| 4030 | TH đn T Kai Tà yÉverw BaoLlÉws HTo- |
| 4031 | NEpaiOv TOû TÂN DEQV 'ASENDÂN OUUBÉßnKEN |
| 4032 | 1 The text has mpoLs. * Lepsius, [кai]. |
| p. 177 | |
| 4033 | 19 |
| 4034 | 20 |
| 4035 | 21 |
| 4036 | 22 |
| 4037 | 23 |
| 4038 | 24 |
| 4039 | 25 |
| 4040 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION I63 |
| 4041 | "a great memorial, both to present and future |
| 4042 | "generations, and in return wherefor the gods |
| 4043 | "have given to them firmly stablished dominion |
| 4044 | "and they shall gire unto them all other good |
| 4045 | "things for ever and for ever!" WITII FATOUR- |
| 4046 | ING FORTUNE: It hath been decreed by the |
| 4047 | priests everywhere in the country, to multiply |
| 4048 | the |
| 4049 | honours which are at present [paid] in the |
| 4050 | temples to King PrOLENT and Queen BErE- |
| 4051 | NICE, the Good-doing Gods, and to those who |
| 4052 | begot them, the Brother Gods, and to their |
| 4053 | ancestors, |
| 4054 | the Saviour Gods; and the priests who are in |
| 4055 | each and every temple throughout the country |
| 4056 | shall, in addition [to their other titles,] be called |
| 4057 | "priests of the Good-doing Gods" ;and the priest- |
| 4058 | hood of the Good-doing Gods |
| 4059 | shıall be inscribed in all their ‹eeds (or, instruments), |
| 4060 | and shall be engraved upon the rings which they |
| 4061 | wear; and there shall be established, |
| 4062 | in addition to the four tribes of the company |
| 4063 | of priests which already exist in each and |
| 4064 | every temple, another tribe which shall be named |
| 4065 | the |
| 4066 | Fifth Tribe of [the priests of] the Qood-doing |
| 4067 | Gods, since it hath happened with favouring |
| 4068 | fortume, that the birth of King Ptolemy, the son |
| 4069 | of the Brother Gods, |
| p. 178 | |
| 4070 | I64 |
| 4071 | 26 |
| 4072 | 27 |
| 4073 | 28 |
| 4074 | 29 |
| 4075 | 30 |
| 4076 | 31 |
| 4077 | 32 |
| 4078 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4079 | YEvÉODaL TÔ TÉuTTY TOÔ AiOU, Ý Kai TONNâD |
| 4080 | y dpxň yÉyovev mârw ảvOpúTToLs eis |
| 4081 | SÈ Tà durg TauTn KaTaлExOnvaL TOùS ả Tò |
| 4082 | TOÛ TIPÚTOU ÉTOUS YEYEUnUÉVOUS iEPEÎS Kai TOÙS |
| 4083 | прOSкатaтиynoQuÉvous Ews unvòs MEropn |
| 4084 | TOÔ ẺU TỘ ẺVÁTQ ÉTEL, KAI TOÙS TOÚTOU ẺKYÓ- |
| 4085 | VOUS ELS TÒI ỎỀI |
| 4086 | XPÓvOv, TOÙS SÈ TPOUTápXOUTaS iEpEîS ÉWS TOû |
| 4087 | TрWтOU ÉTOUS EivaL ÜSaÚTOS Ẻu Taîs auTaîs |
| 4088 | фulaîs ev ais mpórepor noav, óuoíws Sè kai |
| 4089 | TOÙS |
| 4090 | EYÓvOUS aUTÔ ảTÒ TOû vôu KaraxwpiLEoDaL |
| 4091 | ELS TàS aUTàS фUNàS ẺN aÎS Oi TaTÉpES cioiv. |
| 4092 | ảUTÌ SÈ TOU EÏKOOL BOUNEUTOU iEpÉWI Tâ |
| 4093 | aipovuÉvwr |
| 4094 | KAT ÉVLAUTÒV ÉK TOV TPOUTAPXOVOQN TEOGá- |
| 4095 | por bulr, eš cv TÉvTE åd' Ékáorys durns |
| 4096 | LauBávovTaL, єÏKOƠL Kai TÉVTE TOÙS BoU- |
| 4097 | LEUTàs |
| 4098 | İEpEÎS EÎvaL, TpOrNauBaVOpEVOOV Ẻk TüS TÉuT- |
| 4099 | TnS QUNnS TOU EvEPYETOOr DEÑU äNACOV TrÉUTE |
| 4100 | METÉXEW SÈ Kai TOÙS ẺK TÂS TÉNTTYS |
| 4101 | фULiS TüN EÜEPyETOr DECU TÜN äYVELCOV Kai |
| 4102 | Tâ aNLo ăTárToU TâU Ẻu TOÎs iEpoîs Kai |
| 4103 | фúnapxov aurns cvau, KaĐà Kai Eì Tâv |
| 4104 | álAwu TEo- |
| p. 179 | |
| 4105 | 26 |
| 4106 | 27 |
| 4107 | 28 |
| 4108 | 29 |
| 4109 | 30 |
| 4110 | 31 |
| 4111 | 32 |
| 4112 | GREEK TEXT—TRANSLATION I65 |
| 4113 | took place on the fifth day of the month DIos, |
| 4114 | which became the source of very many good |
| 4115 | things for all mankind; and among this tribe |
| 4116 | shall be |
| 4117 | entered the priests who have been born since the |
| 4118 | FIRST Jear, and those who are to be inscribed |
| 4119 | among them, up to the month of MEsore, in the |
| 4120 | NINTI year, and those who shall be begotten by |
| 4121 | them |
| 4122 | for ever; and those who were priests up to the |
| 4123 | first year shall continne in the tribes wherein they |
| 4124 | were, and similarly, |
| 4125 | the children who shall be begotten by them |
| 4126 | shall be entered among the tribes wherein their |
| 4127 | fathers were; and instead of the twenty priests |
| 4128 | who formed the Council, |
| 4129 | who are elected each year from the four tribes of |
| 4130 | priests which already exist, fire from each tribe, |
| 4131 | the priests who form the Council shall be fire and |
| 4132 | twenty [in number], |
| 4133 | and the five additional priests shall be taken from |
| 4134 | the Fifth Tribe of the Goorl-doing Gods; and the |
| 4135 | priests of the Fifth Tribe of the |
| 4136 | Good-doing Gods shall hare their portion in the |
| 4137 | religious services, and alko in everything which is |
| 4138 | in the tomples, and thero shall be a chief priest of |
| 4139 | the Tribe (Phylarch]. evon as there is to the |
| 4140 | other |
| p. 180 | |
| 4141 | I6C |
| 4142 | 33 |
| 4143 | 34 |
| 4144 | 35 |
| 4145 | 36 |
| 4146 | 37 |
| 4147 | 38 |
| 4148 | 39 |
| 4149 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4150 | vápar фurv inápyEi кai eтEбn кав' Екао- |
| 4151 | TOr MîDa áyOUTaL ÈU TOiS iEpOîs ÉopTai Tâv |
| 4152 | Еієруєтии Oєби ката тò прóтєро урафèv |
| 4153 | уnфoнa |
| 4154 | Ý TE TÉuTTy kai ň evárn kai i TéuTTn |
| 4155 | ÉTT EIKáSI, TOÎS TE aNLOIS MEYÍOTOLS AEOÎS |
| 4156 | Kат eкauтò ovvтEлoîитаL Éортаі каї та- |
| 4157 | yúpELs бумотє- |
| 4158 | es,dyola kar evıavròv navńyupw Ôпротелn |
| 4159 | c k örnu tiu xúpar |
| 4160 | Ваoілєї Птолерагш каї Ваoиíооу Вереvіку |
| 4161 | PS EEPYÉTaLS Tğ nuÉpa, ẺU ğ ETLTÉNLEL TÒ |
| 4162 | ảơтpov Tò Tâs"Ioios, îvouúŞeraı dià Tâv iєpâv |
| 4163 | YPApMáTOOv vÉOv ÉTOS EUVaL, ÖYETaL SÈ VÔU ẺU TỘi |
| 4164 | ÉváTO ÉTEL vOUUqVía TOî TaûvI unvòs, ev |
| 4165 | ệ каì тà мькрà BovBáora кai тà мєyáлa |
| 4166 | BouBáota äyeraı kai ň ovvaywyn Tâv |
| 4167 | картâ» кай і тоб |
| 4168 | TOTauOÎ åváßaoıs yÍvEraL Eàv Sè кai ovu- |
| 4169 | B Tu ETLTOLÀ TOû ảoTPOU uETaBaivEW EiS |
| 4170 | Érépar nuépav dià rErrápwv Érûv, un METaTí- |
| 4171 | DEodaL Tiu Tavýyupu, ård' ăyco laı [óuoíws] |
| 4172 | von t Hi, ểu ô kai t åpxôs |
| 4173 | H BU TỘ ẺUa TỘ ÉTEL KàI ƠUYTENÊN aUTNU ÉTÌ |
| 4174 | npépas |
| 4175 | • The text actually has TnvTnv. |
| p. 181 | |
| 4176 | 33 |
| 4177 | 34 |
| 4178 | 35 |
| 4179 | 36 |
| 4180 | 37 |
| 4181 | 38 |
| 4182 | 39 |
| 4183 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION I67 |
| 4184 | four tribes And inasmuch asthere are celcbrated |
| 4185 | in the temples each month feasts of the Good- |
| 4186 | doing Gods, according to the Decree which was |
| 4187 | passed originally, namely on the |
| 4188 | FIFTH day, and the NINTH day, and the TWENTI- |
| 4189 | FIFTH day; and since to the other great gods |
| 4190 | there are celebrated each year festirals and |
| 4191 | processions by the people generally: a general |
| 4192 | fes- |
| 4193 | tival and procession shall be celcbrated each year, |
| 4194 | both in the temples and by the people thronghout |
| 4195 | all the country. to King ProLEMT and Queen |
| 4196 | BERENICE, |
| 4197 | the Good-doing Gods, on the day whereon the |
| 4198 | star of Isıs riscth, which, according to the holy |
| 4199 | books, is regarded as the New Year and is now |
| 4200 | kept, in |
| 4201 | the XINTI year, on the first day of the month |
| 4202 | Parst, whereon the Greater and Lesser festivals |
| 4203 | of Bubastis are celebrated, and the garnering of |
| 4204 | the fruit and |
| 4205 | the rise of the River take place; but though it |
| 4206 | shall fall out that the rising of the star shall, in |
| 4207 | the course of four years, change to amother day, |
| 4208 | the festival and procession shall not be |
| 4209 | changed, but they shall be celebrated on the first |
| 4210 | day of PArvI, even as they were celebrated |
| 4211 | originally on that day in the NINTu rear; and the |
| 4212 | festival shall last for |
| p. 182 | |
| 4213 | I68 |
| 4214 | 40 |
| 4215 | 41 |
| 4216 | 42 |
| 4217 | 43 |
| 4218 | 44 |
| 4219 | 45 |
| 4220 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4221 | TÉVTE METà OTEфarnфopías Kai Ouoiu kai |
| 4222 | u Ka Tâ ẩNhwr Tâu Tрoonкóuтшх® |
| 4223 | Önws Sè кai ai бpa тò каnко тOwоw |
| 4224 | Sтavтòs катà Tn vôu |
| 4225 | ủoa кaтáorarn Toû kóouov kai un ov- |
| 4226 | Ba TàS TâU SnuOTENQv ÉOpTOv Tâv ảyo- |
| 4227 | MHÉN C ẺN TỘI XELUCN ảyEơ baL TrOTE ẺU TQ DÉPEL, |
| 4228 | TOÛ ảoTpOv |
| 4229 | METaBaivOVTOs MÍar quÉpar Sià TErrápwv |
| 4230 | BT H S Tâ vÙI ảyQuÉvU Ẻu Tộ DÉpEL |
| 4231 | yErDau Ẻu T XEquCÔv Ẻv TOîs uETà Taûra |
| 4232 | кaоїs, кавáтєр трó- |
| 4233 | TEpÓW TE OUUBÉßYKEL YEvÉODaL, rai' vôU ắv |
| 4234 | ÉYÍVETO TÃS OUVTáSEWS TOÛ EVLAUTOÛ MEVOVOnS |
| 4235 | ек т тракобіши каі єбпкотта пнєрби каї |
| 4236 | тOби йOтEрOv тpoS- |
| 4237 | VOMLODELOCI ÈTTáyEODaL TÉVTE İNEpâN, äTTÒ |
| 4238 | TO v MÍar nuÉpar ÉopTiy TWI EUEpyETOv |
| 4239 | DE ETáyErdaL dià TErOápWU ẺTOD ÉTÌ TaîS |
| 4240 | TÉUTE TaÎS |
| 4241 | ÉTTayQUÉVaLS TPÒ TOÛ VÉOU ÉTOUS, ÖTTWS äTTUUTES |
| 4242 | o, dLÓTı TÒ ENLELTOr Tpótepor Tєpі Tỳv |
| 4243 | OÚVTaĞW TOV CPÔV KaI TOÔ ÉvLaUTOi каi тOг |
| 4244 | vouço- |
| 4245 | 1 The text actually has kaTarTaoтaow. |
| 4246 | The text actually has ka. |
| p. 183 | |
| 4247 | 40 |
| 4248 | 41- |
| 4249 | 42 |
| 4250 | 43 |
| 4251 | 44 |
| 4252 | 45 |
| 4253 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION Ібg |
| 4254 | five days, and crowns shall be worn, and sacrifices |
| 4255 | and libations [shall be made], and whatsoever |
| 4256 | ought to be done shall be done. And that the |
| 4257 | seasons of the year may coincide wholly with the |
| 4258 | present |
| 4259 | settlement (oi, constitation) of the world, and that |
| 4260 | it may not happen that some of the popular |
| 4261 | festivals which ought to be held in the winter |
| 4262 | come to be celebrated in the summer, [owing to] |
| 4263 | the Star (i.e., the Sun) |
| 4264 | changing one day in the course of four years, and |
| 4265 | that festivals which are now kept in the summer |
| 4266 | come to be celebrated in the winter in times to |
| 4267 | come, even as hath |
| 4268 | formerly happened, and would happen at the |
| 4269 | present time if the year continued to consist of |
| 4270 | three hundred and sixty days, and the five |
| 4271 | additional days which |
| 4272 | it is customary to add thereto: from this time |
| 4273 | onwards one day, a festival of the Good•doing |
| 4274 | Gods, shall be added every four years to the five |
| 4275 | additional days |
| 4276 | hefore the New lear, so that all men] may |
| 4277 | know that the error of deficiency which existed |
| 4278 | formerly in respect of the arrangement of the |
| 4279 | seasons, and of the year, and of the views usually |
| 4280 | believed |
| p. 184 | |
| 4281 | 170 |
| 4282 | 46 |
| 4283 | 47 |
| 4284 | 48 |
| 4285 | 49 |
| 4286 | 50 |
| 4287 | 51 |
| 4288 | 52 |
| 4289 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4290 | Év Tepi ri örnu dıakóounow Toi Tóлou |
| 4291 | боройова каї ảvатєтіпраодаı ovuBÉßnKEv |
| 4292 | H T EYT EQ KaI ẺTELÔN Tìu Ẻy |
| 4293 | BaoilÉws IIToлeuaíou |
| 4294 | kai Baoudioons Bepevikns, DEûv Eєруєтüv, |
| 4295 | yEyernuÉrno Duyatépa kai óvouaobeoan |
| 4296 | Bерevік, ка Baríльгга єuDÉws ånEбEíxOn, |
| 4297 | OUVÉßY TaÚTnU TápDEVOr |
| 4298 | OaN EğaLdUnS METENDE eỈS TÒ đÉVaOV KÓ0- |
| 4299 | MO, ÉTTL EVÔNMOÚVTOD TaPà TỘ BaO UNÊi Tâu ẺK |
| 4300 | Tâs Xúpas TapayıvQuÉvwo TpÒs auTòv KаT |
| 4301 | ÉvLavTòv iEpÉwv |
| 4302 | Oi MÉYa [MÈN] TrÉUDOS ÉTTì TỘ OUMBEBYKÓTE |
| 4303 | EUDÉWS OUVETÉNETAV, åğIWOaVTES SÈ Tòr Baot- |
| 4304 | NÉa Kai TÀu BaríNLOGav ÉTELTar KadıSpûoaL |
| 4305 | TÀN ĐEàI METà TOû ' OOÍPIOS ẺN TỘI |
| 4306 | ẺN KavTO iEpç, ö ou Móvov eu TOîs TpÚTOLS |
| 4307 | [i]EPOÎS EOTW, ảNJà Kai ÚTTÒ TOû BaoINÉws Kai |
| 4308 | TÂ KaTà TÀ Xúpan TáUTWI Ẻv Tois MálLora |
| 4309 | TLUWVÉVOIS ÜTáPXEL |
| 4310 | Kai n åvaywyỳ ToÔ iEpoû TrOíOU Toû OocípLOS |
| 4311 | ELS TOÛTO TÒ İEPÒV KAT' ÉVLAUTÒV YÚVETOL ẺK TOÛ |
| 4312 | Ẻu TỘI HpaKhELÇ iEpOû Tô eváTg rai cỉ Káôi |
| 4313 | TOÔ XOĨaX, TÔN ẺK TÂU TPá- |
| 4314 | T LEPO TáVTOr QUoiaS OUUTELOVUTOU ÉTÌ |
| 4315 | TÔN iSpUpÉvOr T aUTâN BOpÔN ÚTTÈp ÉKáOTOU |
| p. 185 | |
| 4316 | 46 |
| 4317 | 47 |
| 4318 | 48 |
| 4319 | 49 |
| 4320 | 50 |
| 4321 | 51 |
| 4322 | 52 |
| 4323 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION I7I |
| 4324 | concerning the general ordering of the heavens |
| 4325 | hath been rectified and filled up satisfactorily by |
| 4326 | the Good-doing Gods. And since it hath happened |
| 4327 | that the daughter who was born of |
| 4328 | King Ptolemy and Queen Berenice, the Good- |
| 4329 | doing Gods, and was called Berenice, who was |
| 4330 | straightway proclaimed Queen, being a virgin, |
| 4331 | departed |
| 4332 | suddenly into the everlasting world, whilst there |
| 4333 | were with him the priests who were wont to |
| 4334 | gather themselves together to the King every |
| 4335 | year, |
| 4336 | they made great mourning straightway because of |
| 4337 | that which had happened, and having made suppli- |
| 4338 | cation to the King and Queen, they persuaded |
| 4339 | them to establish the Goddess (i.e., Berenice) with |
| 4340 | Osiris |
| 4341 | in the temple of Canopus, which is not only |
| 4342 | among the temples of the first class, but is |
| 4343 | also held in the greatest reverence, both by |
| 4344 | the King and all the people throughout the |
| 4345 | country, |
| 4346 | and the bringing up of the sacred bark of Osiris to |
| 4347 | this temple from the temple in the Herakleion |
| 4348 | taketh place each year, on the twenty-ninth day |
| 4349 | of the month Choiach, when all [the priests] |
| 4350 | from |
| 4351 | the temples of the first class offer up sacrifices |
| 4352 | upon the altars which they have set up for each |
| p. 186 | |
| 4353 | 172 |
| 4354 | 53 |
| 4355 | 54 |
| 4356 | 55 |
| 4357 | 56 |
| 4358 | 57 |
| 4359 | 58 |
| 4360 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4361 | EpOî Tü TpÚTWU Eğ åupoTÉpwr Tûv MEpâv |
| 4362 | тoй брóрои |
| 4363 | мєтà бè таûта [тà] трòs тỳu ẺкDéwow aurîs |
| 4364 | Dó ua Kài TN TOO TrÉUDOUS ảTTóLUOW ảTTÉdw- |
| 4365 | ках мєуалотретиз каї кубємошкиs, каватєр |
| 4366 | KàI ÉTÌ TẬ "A[ TEI] |
| 4367 | Kai MUrÚEL EiDLOMÉVOv EOTİv yÍvEODaL SEбóx- |
| 4368 | DaL OUUTENEÎN TÂ ẺK TâU EUEPYETOU DEûU YE- |
| 4369 | yvntn Barıioon Bepeviky Tuuàs äïdlous |
| 4370 | Ẻu ăTarı тoî[s] |
| 4371 | KaTà тv XÚpar iEpOîS® Kai ÉTTEL EiS DEOÙS |
| 4372 | METTNĐEU ẺU Tậ TôBÌ MnVi, Ẻu CTEp Kai n |
| 4373 | TO HNOU DuYaTÀP ẺU åpXî METýALağEV TÒV |
| 4374 | Biov, îu ó marip oTÉpšas ủ[vó]- |
| 4375 | MaTEV ÖTE MÈN BarINEíar ÖrE [8E] opaow |
| 4376 | aủтoî, kai üyovow aйrğ čортiи каі пєрі- |
| 4377 | TNOUU ẺU TLELOOW iEPOÎS TÔD TPÚTWU ÉU TOÚTW |
| 4378 | Tộ pinvi, Ẻv c n åTodÉwoIs aủ[ Tâs] |
| 4379 | ẺN åPXÎ EyEvńOn, OUUTENEÎ kai Baoılioon |
| 4380 | Bepeviky Ti eк Tüv EUEpyETüv DEQu ev äraoL |
| 4381 | TS krà Tu Xúpar iEpoîs eu Ta TüßL unui |
| 4382 | Еортди каї ттє- |
| 4383 | pítdovr ed nuépas réroapas ånò ÉптакаL- |
| 4384 | SEKáTnS, Ẻv ğ Ö TEpÍTLOUS Kai n TOû TTÉUDOUS |
| 4385 | 1 The text actually has єnтакасдекату. |
| p. 187 | |
| 4386 | 53 |
| 4387 | 54 |
| 4388 | 55 |
| 4389 | 56 |
| 4390 | 57 |
| 4391 | 58 |
| 4392 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION 173 |
| 4393 | of the temples of' the first class on each side of |
| 4394 | the dromos, |
| 4395 | and after this they performed all the things which |
| 4396 | were connected with making her divine, and |
| 4397 | brought to an end the mourning ceremonies with |
| 4398 | all the magnificence and great care which it is |
| 4399 | wont to show [at the burials of] Apis |
| 4400 | and Mnevis. It is decreed: to pay to Queen |
| 4401 | Berenice, the daughter of the Good-doing Gods, |
| 4402 | everlasting honours in all the |
| 4403 | temples throughout the country; and inasmuch |
| 4404 | as she went to the gods in the month of |
| 4405 | Tybi, wherein, at the beginning, the daughter |
| 4406 | of Helios departed from life, whom her loving |
| 4407 | father |
| 4408 | at one time called his "crown," and at another his |
| 4409 | "sight," and they celebrate in her honour a |
| 4410 | festival and tow round the sacred bout of Osiris in |
| 4411 | procession in the greater number of' the temples |
| 4412 | of the tirst class in this month, wherein her |
| 4413 | apotheosis |
| 4414 | took place originally ; and to celebrate for Queen |
| 4415 | Berenice also, the daughter of the Good-doing |
| 4416 | Gods, in all the temples throughout the country, |
| 4417 | in the month of TrBi, a festival and |
| 4418 | a procession for four days, from the seventeenth |
| 4419 | day, wherein the procession and the conclusion of |
| p. 188 | |
| 4420 | 174 |
| 4421 | 59 |
| 4422 | 60 |
| 4423 | 61 |
| 4424 | 62 |
| 4425 | 63 |
| 4426 | 64 |
| 4427 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4428 | C Ti Cà tnhon củ Tì ẩp Xýv oUUTENÉoa |
| 4429 | ổ aủTns kài |
| 4430 | iEpòr äyalua XpurOvu SiáNDOv ẺN ÉKáoTÇ |
| 4431 | та прúтш каі беuтéрши ієрии, каї кадібрі- |
| 4432 | Tai Ẻn Tộ ăy ô Sè ThOonTnsn TâU cỉs Tò |
| 4433 | äSUTOv EiTOpEVOUÉvWI° |
| 4434 | TS Tò OTONLTUÒU TOV DEûU OLƠEL ẺU |
| 4435 | Taîs åykáraıs, örav ai zğoSєlaı кai тavn- |
| 4436 | yPEE T dOLTQU DEN yiUTOUTa[L], ÖTTOS ÚTTÒ |
| 4437 | TávTWU ÓpÚuEVOr |
| 4438 | тумата каї прогкиитаг калогнєко, 'Вєре- |
| 4439 | vrns dvrrns tplÉvr tivar dé tiu eTITL- |
| 4440 | OEuÉrnu BarıNELar Tğ ciKóvı aurîs бıaфÉpou- |
| 4441 | DaL TiS ETITIOEUÉvnS |
| 4442 | Tî cikóow Tis unrpòs aurns Baoulioons |
| 4443 | Bepevíkns, ek orayúwv Suûv, âv ảvà uÉơov |
| 4444 | ErTaı n ảonudocíôns Barılcía, raúrns 8° |
| 4445 | óтíow ґбииєтрої окіптро» |
| 4446 | TaTupoELSÉs, ö Eiwlarw ai DEai ÉyEW ev Taîs |
| 4447 | xepoiv, тEpi oб кai i oupà rñs Barileías |
| 4448 | ÉOTaL TIEpLELAnMNÉrn ČOTE Kai ek TâS бıa. |
| 4449 | PÉTECS Tâs BaoidEías Sia- |
| 4450 | oaфeñoDaı тò Bepevikns övoua катà та еті- |
| 4451 | 1 Strack's reading is ó профýтns. |
| 4452 | 2 Thetext actually has enuevov. |
| 4453 | 3 Strack has ETITIOGUÉvOv. |
| p. 189 | |
| 4454 | 59 |
| 4455 | 60 |
| 4456 | 61 |
| 4457 | 62 |
| 4458 | 63 |
| 4459 | 64 |
| 4460 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION I75 |
| 4461 | the lamentation originally took place; and to |
| 4462 | make of' her |
| 4463 | a sacred image of gold, set with precious stones, in |
| 4464 | each of the temples of the first and second class, |
| 4465 | and to set it up in the holy place [in each], which |
| 4466 | the prophet, or one of the [priests] who go into |
| 4467 | the sanctuary |
| 4468 | for the [purpose of ] dressing the gods, shall carry |
| 4469 | in his arms, when the journeyings forth [of the |
| 4470 | gods] on the festivals of the other gods are cele- |
| 4471 | brated, so that baing seen by all |
| 4472 | it may be adored and bowed down to under the |
| 4473 | mame of "Berenice, the Queen of Virgins" ; and |
| 4474 | moreover, the crown which shall be placed upon |
| 4475 | the head of her image shall be different from |
| 4476 | that |
| 4477 | which is placed upon the image of her mother |
| 4478 | Queen Berenice, and it shall be of two ears of |
| 4479 | corn between which shall be a serpent-shaped |
| 4480 | crown, and behind this shall be a sceptre, |
| 4481 | papyrus-shaped, similar to those] which the |
| 4482 | goddesses are wont to hold in their hands, and |
| 4483 | round this [sceptre] the tail of the serpent-crown |
| 4484 | shall be wound, so that from the arrangement of |
| 4485 | the crown |
| 4486 | the name of Berenice shall be indicated according |
| 4487 | tu the listinguishing signs of the hieroglyphics; |
| p. 190 | |
| 4488 | 176 |
| 4489 | 65 |
| 4490 | 66 |
| 4491 | 67 |
| 4492 | 68 |
| 4493 | 69 |
| 4494 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4495 | onua ins iepâs ypauuarıKns кaі öтav тà |
| 4496 | KúýNNa ảynTau Ẻv Tậ Xoax unvì TPò Toi |
| 4497 | пєрітлог тоб'Oтєíplюs, ката- |
| 4498 | OKEVaGaL TàS TapDÉvOUS TOr LEpÉWI aldo |
| 4499 | åyarua Bepevikns åváoons naplévwv, ç |
| 4500 | rUVTENÉrOVOW Óuoíws Ouríav кai таlла тà |
| 4501 | OUVTENOÚuEva vó- |
| 4502 | ua Tộ ÉopTỹ Tavry ẺğEwaı бè кaтà таuтà кai |
| 4503 | Tais aNLaLS TaplÉvOLS TaîS BOUlQuÉVaLS OUUTE- |
| 4504 | NÊN Tà Vópua Tỹ ĐEQ ÚUVEo Đai 8 auTnv Kai Ũ- |
| 4505 | TÒ TÂ ÉmUNEYQUÉvWU iEpâr' TapDévov kai |
| 4506 | TÀS XPELaS TAPEXQUÉVWI TOiS DEOiS, TTEPLKEL- |
| 4507 | MÉVOU TàS iSÍaS BarINEíaS TOV DECON, Cv iÉpELaL |
| 4508 | vоuцovта [d] |
| 4509 | va kai, örav ó mpúïuos oTópos пapaorn, |
| 4510 | åvaфépew Tàs iEpàs Taplévous oráxus ToÙs |
| 4511 | TapaTEOnoQuÉvows* TộI ảyáNuaTI TâS DEOû• |
| 4512 | äSEW Ổ eis aủTňu |
| 4513 | Kа0 nuÉpav кai Ẻv Taîs ÉopTais кai тarnyú- |
| 4514 | PEOI TOD MOLTON DEDU TOÚS TE cSoÙs äuSpas |
| 4515 | кaì тàs yuvaîkas, oůs ầv Upvous oi iєpoypap- |
| 4516 | MaTEis ypá- |
| 4517 | The test actually has LEpeLwr. 2 Ibid., єlкаскас. |
| 4518 | Ibid., пpowpunos. 1 Ibid., rapalno Quevous. |
| p. 191 | |
| 4519 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION I77 |
| 4520 | and when the Kikellia are celebrated in the month |
| 4521 | of Choiach before the procession (Periplus) of |
| 4522 | Osiris, |
| 4523 | 65 the daughters of the priests shall make ready |
| 4524 | another image of Berenice, the Queen of Virgins, |
| 4525 | whereto likewise they shall offer up sacrifices and |
| 4526 | shall perform all the other things which it is |
| 4527 | customary to perform |
| 4528 | 66 at this festival; and it shall be lawful, after the |
| 4529 | same manner, for other virgins who desire to |
| 4530 | perform the ceremonies which it is customary to |
| 4531 | perform to the goddess, so to do; and hymns shall |
| 4532 | be sung to her, |
| 4533 | 67 both by the holy virgins who are specially chosen |
| 4534 | and by those who minister unto the gods, and who |
| 4535 | shall put on their heads the crowns which are |
| 4536 | peculiar to the gods, whose priestesses they are |
| 4537 | held |
| 4538 | 68 to be; and when the early harvest is nigh, the |
| 4539 | holy virgins shall bear the ears of corn which are |
| 4540 | to be set before the image of the goddess; and |
| 4541 | both at the festivals |
| 4542 | 69 and in the panegyries of the other gods the |
| 4543 | singing men and the singing women shall sing |
| 4544 | unto her daily the songs which the sacred |
| 4545 | scribes, |
| 4546 | VOL. III. N |
| p. 192 | |
| 4547 | I78 |
| 4548 | 70 |
| 4549 | 71 |
| 4550 | 72 |
| 4551 | 73 |
| 4552 | 74 |
| 4553 | 75 |
| 4554 | 76 |
| 4555 | THE STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4556 | KanTES SOOw T сбодıбаoкáл, бv кai |
| 4557 | тартіурафа катахсріюOnoєтаL єis Tàs iєpàs |
| 4558 | BúßNOUS" Kai, ÉTTELÔN TOÎS İEPEÛOW SíSOUTaL ai |
| 4559 | трофаí ек-тûv |
| 4560 | İEpv, ETTàU ÉTTaXDüDOIv EiS TÒ TNnlos, Síбoo- |
| 4561 | DaL Taîs Duyarpárı TüV İEpÉWV ÉK Tüv iEpâv |
| 4562 | d n r пuépas yévourac, tàu |
| 4563 | OUvKpLOnoouÉ- |
| 4564 | TOCi ÚTÒ TOD BOULEUTOU İEpÉWV TON ẺU |
| 4565 | ÉKáoTO TOv iEpûv Karà Lóyov rûv iєpûv пpoo- |
| 4566 | kai ròv SıбóuEvov äpTov Taîs yuvarŞiv |
| 4567 | TO İEpÉW ÉYEW iSLOV TÚTTOr Kai KaNEîoDaL |
| 4568 | " BEpEvíKnS äpTov? |
| 4569 | ÉT TQv İєpQv KaDEOTYKÙS ÉTL- |
| 4570 | OTáTYS кai åpхIєpEÙs Kai oi TOû iєpoû |
| 4571 | урамматєs агаурафáтига тоûто тò фńфігна |
| 4572 | eis orýino dlivno î xadknu iepoîs ypáu- |
| 4573 | MaoW Kai AiYUTTÍOLS Kai 'ENAnUUKOîS Kai |
| 4574 | åvale- |
| 4575 | TTa Ẻu TQ ETIфaVEOTáти Tóта то тє тр- |
| 4576 | ти iєрб каї бетéрш каї трітши' öтшs оі |
| 4577 | Kатà Tiv Xúpar iEpEîs фaírorTaL TuuQUras (sie) |
| 4578 | TOÙS EUEpyETàs OEOÙS Kai Tà TÉKva aỦTân, |
| 4579 | каdúтєр бíкaó» Ẻoти. |
| 4580 | 1 The text actually has тwn те А сєрши кол В кал Г. |
| p. 193 | |
| 4581 | GREEK TEXT-TRANSLATION I79 |
| 4582 | 70 having written them down, shall give to the sing- |
| 4583 | ing master, whereof copies shall be inscribed in |
| 4584 | the sacred books; and when supplies of food are |
| 4585 | given to the priests out of the |
| 4586 | 71 rerenues of the temples, whensoever they are |
| 4587 | brought for the whole company [of the priests], |
| 4588 | there shall be given to the daughters of the |
| 4589 | priests out of the rerenues of the temples, [reckon- |
| 4590 | ing] trom the day when they were born, the |
| 4591 | subsistence |
| 4592 | 72 which hath been calculated by the Councillor- |
| 4593 | Priests in cach of the temples, according to the |
| 4594 | amount of the rerenues of the temples; and the |
| 4595 | bread which shall be given to the wives of the |
| 4596 | priests shall have a special form, and shall be |
| 4597 | called the "Bread of Berenice." |
| 4598 | 73 And the gorernor who hath been appointed in |
| 4599 | each temple; and the high-priest, and the sacred |
| 4600 | scribes in each temple |
| 4601 | shall inscribe a copy of this decree upon a stele of |
| 4602 | stone or bronze in the hieroglyphic characters, |
| 4603 | and in Egrptian and Greek characters, and shall |
| 4604 | 75 set it up in the place where it will be most seen in |
| 4605 | the temples of the first, and second, and third |
| 4606 | class. so that the priests throughout the country |
| 4607 | may show that they hold in honour the Good- |
| 4608 | doing Gods, and their children, |
| 4609 | 76 as is most right. |
| p. 194 | |
| 4610 | 4 |
| 4611 | ( ISo ) |
| 4612 | CHAPTER VII. |
| 4613 | THE DECREE OF CANOPUS. |
| 4614 | GREEK TEXT I. |
| 4615 | BAZIЛEYONTOZПTOЛEMАIOYTOYNT |
| 4616 | OЛEMAIOYKAIAPZINOHZGERNАДЕЛФ |
| 4617 | SNETOYEENATOYEФІЕРЕЛЕАПОЛЛЯ |
| 4618 | NIAOYTOY |
| 4619 | MOEXIRNOZAAEEANAPOYKAI@ENNA |
| 4620 | ДЕЛФЯNKAI@ERNEYEPrETSNKANHФO |
| 4621 | POYAPZINOНЕФІЛАДЕЛФОYМENEКРА |
| 4622 | TEIAZ |
| 4623 | ТHЕФIЛAMMONOEMHNOZANEЛЛАIOY |
| 4624 | EBДОМНIAIГYПTISNAETYBIENTAKAI |
| 4625 | ДЕКАТНІ *HФ/MАОАРXIE |
| 4626 | PEIZ |
| 4627 | КАІПРОФНТАIKАIOIEIETOAAYTONEIZ |
| 4628 | ПОPEYOMENOINPOETONETOAIZMON |
| 4629 | TONGESNКАIПТЕРОФОРАІКАПЕРОГР |
| 4630 | AMMATEIZKAI |
| 4631 | OIAMAOIEPEIZOIZYNANTHEANTEZE |
| 4632 | KTONKATATHNXSPANIEPANEIETHN |
| 4633 | ПЕМПТHNTOYAIOYENHIAГЕТАІТАГЕ |
| 4634 | NEOMIATOY |
| 4635 | BAZIAEREKAIEIETHNNEMNTHNKAIEI |
| p. 195 | |
| 4636 | THE GREEK TEXT I8I |
| 4637 | КАДАТОYAYTOYMHNOZENНIПАРЕЛА |
| 4638 | BENTHNBAZIAEIANПАРАТОYПАТРОЕ |
| 4639 | EYNEAPEYZANTEZ |
| 4640 | TAYTHITHIHMEPAIENTRIENKANDnS |
| 4641 | HEPRITONEYEPTETSNGERNEINAN |
| 4642 | ЕПЕІДНВАЕІЛЕYЕПТОЛЕМАОЕПТОЛ |
| 4643 | EMAIOYKAIAPEINOHZOESNАДЕЛФЯN |
| 4644 | KAIBAZINIZZABEPENIКННАДЕЛФНАYТ |
| 4645 | OYKAIГYNHOEOIEYEРГЕТAІДІАTЕЛОY |
| 4646 | ZINПОЛЛАКАІМЕГАЛАЕYЕРГЕТОYNT |
| 4647 | ESTAKATATHNXSPANIEPAKAI |
| 4648 | 9 TAETIMAETRNOERNENIПAEONAYEO |
| 4649 | NTEETOYTEANIOEKAITOYMNHYIOZ |
| 4650 | KAITONAOINSNENAOTIMONIEPONZ |
| 4651 | RISNTONENTHIXOPAITHN |
| 4652 | IO EПIMEЛEIANAIAMANTOZNOIOYNTAI |
| 4653 | МЕТАМЕГАЛНЕДАПАNНЕКАІХОРНГІА |
| 4654 | ZKAITAEEENEXOENTAEKTHEXOPAZI |
| 4655 | ЕРААГАЛМАТАУПО |
| 4656 | II TONNEPERNEEETPATEYZAZOBAZINE |
| 4657 | YZANEERIZENEIZAIYNTONKAIAПEД |
| 4658 | DKENEIETAIEPAOOENEKAETONEEAPX |
| 4659 | HEEEHXOHTHNTE |
| 4660 | XOPANENEIPHNHIAIATETHPHKENПP |
| 4661 | ОПОЛЕМSNYПЕРАУТНЕПРОЕПОЛЛА |
| 4662 | EONHKAITOYZENAYTOIZAYNAZTEYO |
| 4663 | NTAZKAITOIZENTHIXOPAI |
| 4664 | 13 NAZINKAITOIZAMAOIETOIZYNOTHN |
| p. 196 | |
| 4665 | I82 |
| 4666 | 1f |
| 4667 | 15 |
| 4668 | I6 |
| 4669 | 17 |
| 4670 | IS |
| 4671 | 19 |
| 4672 | 20 |
| 4673 | STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4674 | AYTONBAZIAEIANTAZZOMENOIETHN |
| 4675 | EYNOMIANПAPEXOYZINTOYTEПOTA |
| 4676 | МОYПОТЕЕЛЛІПЕТTEPONANA |
| 4677 | BANTOEKAINANTANTONENTHIXAPA |
| 4678 | ІКАТАПЕПAHГMENSNENІTRIZYMBEB |
| 4679 | HKOTIKAIENGYMOYMENSNTHNEГЕ |
| 4680 | NHMENHNKATAФOOPAN |
| 4681 | ENITINONTONПPOTEPONBEBAZIAEY |
| 4682 | KOTSNE•SNZYNEBHABPOXIAIENEPI |
| 4683 | NENTSKENAITOYETHNXOPANKATOI |
| 4684 | KOYNTAZNPOZTANTEZKHAEMO |
| 4685 | NIKSETONTEENTOIZIEPOIEKAITSNA |
| 4686 | AA.SNTONTHNXOPANKATOIKOYNTS |
| 4687 | NПОЛЛAMENПPONOHOENTEZOYKOA |
| 4688 | ІГАЕДЕТОNПPOZOASNYПEP |
| 4689 | IAONTEZENEKATHETANANOPSNANE |
| 4690 | STHPIAZEKTEZYPIAZKAIФOINIKHEKAI |
| 4691 | KYПРОYKAIEEAЛAЯNПЛEIONSNТON |
| 4692 | RNEITONMETAПEM |
| 4693 | YAMENOIEIETHNXOPANTIMONMEIZO |
| 4694 | NONAIEERIZANTOYETHNAIГYNTON |
| 4695 | KATOIKOYNTAZAGANATONEYEPTEZI |
| 4696 | ANKAITHZAYTONAPETHZ |
| 4697 | MERIZTONYПOMNHMAKATAЛEIПОN |
| 4698 | TEETOIZTENYNOYZINKAITOIZENITIN |
| 4699 | OMENOIZANERNOIGEOIAEARKAZINA |
| 4700 | YTOIZEYETAOOYEANTHNBAZINEI |
| 4701 | ANKAIAREOYEINТAЛЛАГАЮАПАNTAE |
| p. 197 | |
| 4702 | 21 |
| 4703 | 22 |
| 4704 | 23 |
| 4705 | 2f |
| 4706 | 25 |
| 4707 | 26 |
| 4708 | THE GREEK TEXT 183 |
| 4709 | IETONAEIXPONON АГАОНІТУХНІД |
| 4710 | EAОXOAITOIEKATATHNXSPANIEPEYE |
| 4711 | INТAEТЕПРОYПАРХОYZAE |
| 4712 | TIMAZENTOIZIEPOIEBAZIЛEIПТОЛЕМ |
| 4713 | AISIKAIBAZIAIZZHIBEPENIKHIOEOIZE |
| 4714 | YEPRETAIEKAITOIZRONEYZINAYTON |
| 4715 | ОЕОІЕАДЕЛФОЕKAITOIEПPOГONOIZ |
| 4716 | OEOIEESTHPEINAYEEINKAITOYZIEPE |
| 4717 | IETOYZENEKAETRITONKATATHNXSP |
| 4718 | ANIEPONПPOZONOMAZEZ@AHEPEIEK |
| 4719 | AITONEYEPTETONOESNKAIENГРАФЕ |
| 4720 | ZOAIENMAZINTOIEXPHMATIZMOIEKA |
| 4721 | IENTOIEAAKTYNIOIZOIEOPOYEINПP |
| 4722 | ОТЕГКОЛАПТЕZОAIKAITHNIEPRZYNH |
| 4723 | NTSNEYEPTETRNGESNПРОZАПОДЕІ |
| 4724 | хен |
| 4725 | NAIДEПPOIE(sie)TAIZNYNYПAPXOYEAI |
| 4726 | ETEEZAPZIФYЛAIETOYПAHOOYETON |
| 4727 | IEPERNTONENEKAZTOHЕРДIКАIАЛAН |
| 4728 | NHПPOZONOMAZOEZETAINEM |
| 4729 | ПТНФYЛHTONEY[E]PRETSNGESNENE |
| 4730 | IKAIZYNTHIAГAЄHІTYХНІKAITHNTEN |
| 4731 | EZINBAZIAENENTONEMAIOYTOYTAN |
| 4732 | OERNAAEAФSNZYMBEBHKEN |
| 4733 | TENEZOAITHIПEMПTНІTОYДIOYHKAI |
| 4734 | ПОЛЛДNАГАОДNАРХНГЕГОNENПAEI |
| 4735 | NANOPRNOIZEIZAETHNФYAHNTAYT |
| 4736 | НNКАТАЛЕХЕНNЛ!ТOYEAnO |
| p. 198 | |
| 4737 | 184 |
| 4738 | 27 |
| 4739 | 28 |
| 4740 | 29 |
| 4741 | 30 |
| 4742 | 3I |
| 4743 | 32 |
| 4744 | 33 |
| 4745 | STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4746 | TOYПPATOYETOYEREГENHMENOYZI |
| 4747 | EPEIEKAITOYEПPOZKATATAГНЕОME |
| 4748 | NOYEEREMHNOZMEZOPHTOYENTSI |
| 4749 | ENATRIETEIKAITOYETOYTSNEKTON |
| 4750 | OYEEIETONAEI |
| 4751 | XPONONTOYEДEПРОYПАРХONTAZIE |
| 4752 | PEIZERETOYNPATOYETOYZEINAIDE |
| 4753 | AYTREENTAIZAYTAIZ$YAAIZENAIEN |
| 4754 | POTEPONHEANOMOINEAEKAITOYE |
| 4755 | EKГONOYZAYTONANOTOYNYNKATA |
| 4756 | XOPIZEZOAIEIETAZAYTAZSYAAZENAI |
| 4757 | ZOINATEPEZEIZINANTIAETSNEIKOZI |
| 4758 | BOYAEYTONIEPERNTONAIPOYMEN |
| 4759 | 2N |
| 4760 | KATENIAYTONEKTONПРОУПАРХОYЕ |
| 4761 | RNTEZEAPNSYARNEEONNENTEAФE |
| 4762 | KASTHЕФYЛНЕЛAMBANONTAIEIKOZI |
| 4763 | KAINENTETOYEBOYAEYTAZ |
| 4764 | IEPEIZEINAINPOZNAMBANOMENSNEK |
| 4765 | ТНЕПЕМПТНЕФYЛHETSNEYEPTETSN |
| 4766 | OERNAMAONNENTEMETEXEINAEKAIT |
| 4767 | OYZEKТНЕПЕМПТНЕ |
| 4768 | ФYAHETONEYEPTETSNOESNTONARN |
| 4769 | EISNKAITONAMAONAMANTONTONEN |
| 4770 | TOIZIEPOIEKAIФYЛAРХONAYTHEEINA |
| 4771 | IKAOAKAIENITSNAMAONTEZ |
| 4772 | ZAPONФYAДNYПАРХЕІКАІЕПЕІДНКАО |
| 4773 | EKAZTONMHNAATONTAIENTOIZIEPO |
| p. 199 | |
| 4774 | 34 |
| 4775 | 35 |
| 4776 | 36 |
| 4777 | 37 |
| 4778 | 39 |
| 4779 | 40 |
| 4780 | THE GREEK TEXT 185 |
| 4781 | IZEOPTAITONEYEPRETSNOERNKATA |
| 4782 | ТОПРОТЕРОNГРАФЕNЧНФІЕМА |
| 4783 | НТЕПЕМПТНКАІНЕNАТНКАІНПЕМПТ |
| 4784 | НЕПЕІКАДІТОЕTEAЛЛОIEMEГІЕТОIE |
| 4785 | HEOIEKATENIAYTONZYNTEAOYNTAI |
| 4786 | EOPTAIKAIПANHГYРEIZAHМОТЕ |
| 4787 | ЛEIZAГЕE@AIKATENIAYTONNANHГYP |
| 4788 | INAHMOTEAHENTETOIEIEPOIEKAIKA |
| 4789 | OOAHNTHNXOPANBAZIЛЕIПТОЛЕМА |
| 4790 | IDIKAIBAZIAIZZHIBEPENIKHI |
| 4791 | HEOIZEYEPrETAIETHIHMEPAIENHIEN |
| 4792 | ІТЕЛЛEIТОAETPONTOTHEIZIOZHNO |
| 4793 | MIZETAIAIATONIEPONPAMMATONN |
| 4794 | EONETOZEINAIATETAIAENYNENT2I |
| 4795 | ENATRIETEINOYMHNIAITOYNAYNIM |
| 4796 | HNOZENSIKAITAMIKPABOYBAZTIAKA |
| 4797 | ІТАМЕГАЛАВОYВАЕТІААГЕТАІКАІНЕ |
| 4798 | YNAГATHTONKAPПSNKAIHTOY |
| 4799 | ПOTAMOYANABAZIZTINETAIEANAEK |
| 4800 | AITYMBAINHITHNENITOAHNTOYAET |
| 4801 | POYMETABAINEINEIZETEPANHMEPAN |
| 4802 | AIATEZZAPANETONMHMETATI |
| 4803 | OEZGAITHNANHГYPINАЛЛАГЕZЮАІ |
| 4804 | [OMOIDE]THINOYMHNIAITOYNAYNIE |
| 4805 | NHIKAIESAPXEZHXOHENTRIENATSLIE |
| 4806 | TEIKAIZYNTEAEINAYTHNEIHMEPAZ |
| 4807 | MENTEMETAZTEФANHФOPIAZKAIOYEI |
| 4808 | ONKAIENONARNKAITRNAMAONTON |
| p. 200 | |
| 4809 | I86 |
| 4810 | 41 |
| 4811 | +2 |
| 4812 | 43 |
| 4813 | 44 |
| 4814 | 4 |
| 4815 | STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4816 | ПРOEHKONTSNONSEAEKAIAINPAIT |
| 4817 | OKAOHKONNOIREINAIANANTOZKAT |
| 4818 | ATHNNYN |
| 4819 | OYEANKATAZTAETAZIN(sic)TOYKOEM |
| 4820 | OYKAIMHZYMBAINHITINAZTANAHM |
| 4821 | OTEARNEOPTONTRNAROMENSNENT |
| 4822 | RIXEIMONIAREZOAINOTEENTRI@EPEI |
| 4823 | TOYAETPOY |
| 4824 | METABAINONTOZMIANHMEPANAIAT |
| 4825 | EZZAPRNETONETEPAEAETSNNYNAR |
| 4826 | OMENONENTRIOEPEIATEZOAIENTSIX |
| 4827 | EIMONIENTOIEMETATAYTAKAIPOIEK |
| 4828 | АОАПЕРПРО |
| 4829 | TEPONTEZYMBEBHKENTENEZOAIKA[I] |
| 4830 | NYNANETINETOTHEZYNTAEESETOY |
| 4831 | ENIAYTOYMENOYZHZEKTONTPIAKO |
| 4832 | ZISNKAIEEHKONTAHMEPONKAITONY |
| 4833 | ETEPONПPOZ |
| 4834 | NOMIZGEIEONENATEZOAINENTEHME |
| 4835 | PRNAПOTOYNYNMIANHMEPANEOPT |
| 4836 | HNTONEYEPRETRNOERNENAГЕZЮАI |
| 4837 | AIATEZZAPONETONENITAIENENTET |
| 4838 | AIZ |
| 4839 | ЕПАГОMENAIEПРОTОYNEOYETOYZO |
| 4840 | NREANANTEZEIARZINAIOTITOEЛЛEI |
| 4841 | ПОNПРОТЕРОNПЕРITHNEYNTAEINT |
| 4842 | SNOPONKAITOYENIAYTOYKAITANN |
| 4843 | OMIE(sie)O |
| p. 201 | |
| 4844 | 46 |
| 4845 | 47 |
| 4846 | 48 |
| 4847 | 49 |
| 4848 | THE GREEK TEXT 187 |
| 4849 | MENONNEPITHNOAHNAIAKOZMHEIN |
| 4850 | ТOYПОЛОYAIДPOЛZOAIKAIANАПЕП |
| 4851 | AHPREOAIEYMBEBHKENAIATONEYEP |
| 4852 | ГЕTONGENNKAIEПЕIДНТHNEГВАZIЛ |
| 4853 | EДEПТОЛЕМАIOY |
| 4854 | KAIBAZIAIZZHEBEPENIKHZOERNEYEP |
| 4855 | ГЕТОNГEГENHMENHNOYГATЕРАКАO |
| 4856 | NOMAZGEIZANBEPENIKHNHKAIBAZIA |
| 4857 | IZZAEYOEREANEAEIXEHEYNEBHTAY |
| 4858 | THNПAPOENON |
| 4859 | OYEANEEAI@NHEMETEAGEINEIZTON |
| 4860 | AENAONKOEMONETIENAHMOYNTON |
| 4861 | ПАРАТЛIBAZIAEITONEKTHEXOPAZNA |
| 4862 | PAГINOMENONПPOZAYTONKATENIA |
| 4863 | YTONIEPESN |
| 4864 | OIMERA[MENINENGOZENITRIEYMBEB |
| 4865 | HKOTIEYOERZEYNETEAEZANAEINZA |
| 4866 | NTEZAETONBAZINEAKAITHNBAZIAIZ |
| 4867 | EANENEIZANKAOIAPYZAITHNOEANM |
| 4868 | ETATOYOZIPIOZENTSI |
| 4869 | ENKANANQIEPRIOOYMONONENTOIZ |
| 4870 | ПРOТО!E[|]EPOIZEETINAЛЛАКАIYПО |
| 4871 | TOYBAZIAEREKAITSNKATATHNXSPA |
| 4872 | NNANTSNENTOIEMANIETATIMOMEN |
| 4873 | ОІZYПАРХЕ! |
| 4874 | KAIHANAГДГНТОYІЕРОYПЛООУТОY |
| 4875 | OZEIPIOZEIZTOYTOTOIEPONKATENI |
| 4876 | AYTONTINETAIEKTOYENTOIHPAKAEI |
| p. 202 | |
| 4877 | I88 |
| 4878 | 52 |
| 4879 | 53 |
| 4880 | 54 |
| 4881 | 56 |
| 4882 | 57 |
| 4883 | STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4884 | SHEPOYTHIENATHIKAIEIKAAITOYXOI |
| 4885 | AXTONEKTONПPS |
| 4886 | TONIEPANNANTRNOYZIAZZYNTEЛO |
| 4887 | YNTONENITONIAPYMENSNYNAYTON |
| 4888 | BOMONYПEPEKAETOYIEPOYTONПPS |
| 4889 | TRNEEAMФOTEPANTONMEPONTOYA |
| 4890 | POMOY |
| 4891 | МЕТАДЕТAYTA[TA]ПPОETHNEKOESE |
| 4892 | INAYTHENOMIMAKAITHNTOYNENOO |
| 4893 | YZAПOЛYZINАПЕДКАNМЕГАЛОПРЕ |
| 4894 | ПДЕКАІКНДЕMONIKДЕКАOAПEPKAIE |
| 4895 | ПITOIALNEI |
| 4896 | KAIMNHYEIJEIOIZMENONEZTINTINEZ |
| 4897 | ОАIДЕДОХОAIZYNTEAEINTHIEKTONE |
| 4898 | YEPTETSNGESNTERENHMENHIBAZIAI |
| 4899 | EZHIBEPENIKHITIMAZAIAIOYEENANA |
| 4900 | ZITOI[E] |
| 4901 | T(sic)ATATHNXSPANIEPOIEKAIENEIEIE |
| 4902 | OEOYZMETHAOENENTSITYBIMHNIEN |
| 4903 | ПІПЕРКАІНТОYHЛIOYOYГAТHPENAPX |
| 4904 | HIMETHAЛAEENTONBIONHNОПАТНР |
| 4905 | ETEPEAER[NO] |
| 4906 | MAZENOTEMENBAZIAEIANOTEOPAZI |
| 4907 | NAYTOYKAIAROYZINAYTHIEOPTHNK |
| 4908 | АІПЕРІПЛОYNENПЛEIOZINIEPOIETS |
| 4909 | NOPATSNENTOYTRITRIMHNIENSIH |
| 4910 | AПOOESZIZAY[THZ] |
| 4911 | ENAPXHIERENHOHZYNTEAEINKAIBAZI |
| p. 203 | |
| 4912 | THE GREEK TEXT I89 |
| 4913 | AIEEHIBEPENIKHITHIEKTONEYEРГEТS |
| 4914 | NOESNENAMAZITOIEKATATHNXSPAN |
| 4915 | IEPOIZENTNITYBIMHNIEOPTHNKAINE |
| 4916 | РІПЛОYNЕФНМЕРАЕТЕZЕАРАТАПОЕП |
| 4917 | ТАКАІДЕ KATHIENHIOПЕРІПЛОУ |
| 4918 | EKAIHTOYNENGOYZANOAYZIZERENH |
| 4919 | OHAYTHITHNAPXHNEYNTENEZAIAAY |
| 4920 | THEKAI |
| 4921 | 59 IEPONAГAMAХPYZOYNAIAЛIOONEN |
| 4922 | EN(sic)AETRITONNPATONKAIДEYTEP |
| 4923 | ONIEPONKAIKAGIAPYZAIENTRIARINO |
| 4924 | ДЕПРОФНТНЕНТЯN7(sic)ETOAAYTO |
| 4925 | NEIPH(sic)MENON |
| 4926 | 60 IEPERNMPOETONETOAIEMONTSNOE |
| 4927 | SNOIZEIENTAIZAГКАЛAIZOTANAIEE |
| 4928 | OДEIAIKAINANHTYPEIETONAOINANO |
| 4929 | ESNTINONTA(sic)ONSEYNONANTON |
| 4930 | OPRMENON |
| 4931 | 6I TIMATAIKAINPOZKYNHTAIKAЛOYME |
| 4932 | NONBEPENIKHZANAZZHEMAPOENSN. |
| 4933 | EINAIAETHNENITIOEMENHNBAZINEI |
| 4934 | ANTH(sic)EIKONIAYTHEAIAФEPOYEAN |
| 4935 | THEENITIOEMENHE |
| 4936 | 62 TAIZEIKOZINTHEMHTPOZAYTHEBAZI |
| 4937 | AIZEHZBEPENIKHZEKETAXYSNAYSN |
| 4938 | RNANAMEZONEZTAIНАZПІДОЕІДНЕ |
| 4939 | BAZIAEIATAYTHEAONIEREYMMETPO |
| 4940 | NEKHПTPON |
| 4941 | ПАПYРOEIДEZOEINOAZINAIOEAIEXEI |
| p. 204 | |
| 4942 | IgC |
| 4943 | 65 |
| 4944 | 66 |
| 4945 | 67 |
| 4946 | 68 |
| 4947 | 69 |
| 4948 | STELE OF CANOPUS |
| 4949 | NENTAIEXEPEINDEPIOYKAIHOYPATH |
| 4950 | ЕВАZIЛЕТАZЕЕТАIПЕРІЕІЛНМ(sic)MENH |
| 4951 | RETEKAIEKTHEAIAGEZERETHEBAZIA |
| 4952 | EIAZAIA |
| 4953 | EAФEIZOAITOBEPENIKHEONOMAKAT |
| 4954 | АТАЕПІЕНМАТНЕТЕРАЕГРАММАТІКН |
| 4955 | EKAIOTANTAKIKHAAIAATHTAIENTSI |
| 4956 | ХОІАХМНNIПРОТОУПЕРІПЛОYТОYОЯ |
| 4957 | EIPIOZKATA |
| 4958 | EKEYAZAITAENAPOENOYETONIEPERN |
| 4959 | АЛЛОАГАЛМАВЕРЕNIKHEANAZZHENA |
| 4960 | POENSNRIEYNTEAEZOYZINOMOINZO |
| 4961 | YZIANKAITAMATAZYNTENOYMENANO |
| 4962 | MIMATHIEOPTHITAYTHIEEEINAIAEKA |
| 4963 | TATAYTAKAITAIZAЛЛАIEПАРENOIET |
| 4964 | AIZBOYAOMENAIZZYNTEAEINTANOMI |
| 4965 | MATHI@ENIYMNEIZOAIAAYTHNKAIY |
| 4966 | ПОТSNЕПІЛЕГОMENSNIEPEINПАРO |
| 4967 | ENONKAITAEXPEIAZNAPEXOMENONT |
| 4968 | OIZOEOIENEPIKEIMENSNTAZIAIAZBA |
| 4969 | ZIAEIAZTONGERNONIEPEIAINOMIZO |
| 4970 | NTA[I] |
| 4971 | EIKAIKAIOTANOПРОДРІМОZEПОРОЕ |
| 4972 | ПАРАЕТHIANAФЕPEINTAZIЕРАZПАРО |
| 4973 | ENOYZZY(sir)AXYETOYZПАРАОНЕОME |
| 4974 | NOYETSIAГAЛMАТITНZ@EOYAIAEIN |
| 4975 | AEIZAYTHN |
| 4976 | KAOHMEPANKAIENTAIZEOPTAIZKAIN |
| 4977 | ANHTYPEZINTONAOINSNOERNTOYE |
| p. 205 | |
| 4978 | 72 |
| 4979 | 73 |
| 4980 | it |
| 4981 | 75 |
| 4982 | THE GREEK TEXT I9I |
| 4983 | TЕДIДOYEANAPAZKAITAZTYNAIKAZO |
| 4984 | YEANYMNOYEOHЕРOГРАММАТЕЕГРА |
| 4985 | YANTEZAREINTRINIДОДIДAЕKAARIS |
| 4986 | NKAITANTIГРАФАКАТАХДРІДЄНЕЕТА! |
| 4987 | EIZTAZIEPAZBYBAOYEKAIEПEIДHTOI |
| 4988 | EIEPEYEINAIAONTAIAITPOФAIEKTAN |
| 4989 | IEPONENANENAXERZINEIZТOПЛНЄО |
| 4990 | EAIAOEOAITAIZOYTATPAZINTONIEPE |
| 4991 | SNEKTSNIEPONNPOZOARNAPHEANH |
| 4992 | MEPAZTENONTAITHNZYNKPICHZOME |
| 4993 | NHNTPOФHNYNOTSNBOYAEYTONIE |
| 4994 | PERNTONENEKAETRITONIEPONKATA |
| 4995 | ЛOГONTSNIEPONПPOZOARNKAITON |
| 4996 | AIAOMENONAPTONTAIZTYNAIEIN |
| 4997 | TONIEPERNEXEINIAIONTYNONKAIKA |
| 4998 | AEIZOAIBEPENIKHEAPTONOAENEKAZ |
| 4999 | TRITANIEPONKAGEETHKREENIETAT |
| 5000 | HEKAIAPXIEPEYEKAIOITOYIEPOY |
| 5001 | ГPAMMATEIZANAГPAYATREANTOYT |
| 5002 | OTOYHФIZMAEIZETHAHNAIOINHNHX |
| 5003 | AAKHNIEPOIEГPAMMAZINKAIAIГYNTI |
| 5004 | OIEKAIEAAHNIKOIEKAIANAOE |
| 5005 | TREANENTRIENIФANEZTATRITONSI |
| 5006 | TONTEAIEPANKAIBKA!ГОПДЕОIКАТА |
| 5007 | THNXSPANIEPEIZAINONTAITIMONT |
| 5008 | A(sic)ETOYZEYEPTETAZOEOYEKAITAT |
| 5009 | EKNAAYTON |
| 5010 | КАФАПЕРДIKAIONEZTIN. |
| p. 206 | |
| 5011 | (I92 ) |
| 5012 | CHAPTER VIII. |
| 5013 | THE GREEK TEXT OF THE DECREE OF |
| 5014 | CANOPUS. |
| 5015 | GERVAN TRANSLATION BI DR. R. LEPSIUS (Das |
| 5016 | Bilingue Dekret von Karorus, Berlin, 1886), p. 21. |
| 5017 | (1) Unter der Regierung des Ptolemaeus, Sohnes des |
| 5018 | Ptolemaeus und der Arsinoë, der Götter Adelphen, im 9. |
| 5019 | Jahre ; als Apollonides, Sohn des (2) Moschion, Priester |
| 5020 | des Alexander und der Götter Adelphen und der Gütter |
| 5021 | Euergeten war, (und) Menekrateia, Tochter (3) des |
| 5022 | Philammon, Kanephore der Arsinoü Philadelphus; am |
| 5023 | 7. des Monats Apellaeus, das ist am I7. Tybi der |
| 5024 | Aegypter. |
| 5025 | DEKRET. |
| 5026 | Die Erzpriester (+) und Propheten und die in das |
| 5027 | Sanktuarium zur Bekleidung der Gütter Eintretenden, |
| 5028 | und Pterophoren und Hierogrammaten und (5) die |
| 5029 | andern Priester die zusammenkamen aus der Tem- |
| 5030 | peln des Landes auf der 5. des Dios, an welchem das |
| 5031 | Geburtsfest (6) des Künigs gefeiert wird, und auf den |
| 5032 | 25. desselben Monats, an welchem er die königliche |
| p. 207 | |
| 5033 | LEPSIUS' TRANSLATION 193 |
| 5034 | Würde von seinem Vater übernahm, als sie versammelt |
| 5035 | waren (7) an diesem Tage in dem Tempel der Götter |
| 5036 | Euergeten zu Kanopus, SPRACHEN AUS : |
| 5037 | Da der König Ptolemaeus, Sohn des Ptolemaeus und |
| 5038 | der Arsinoü der Götter Adelphen, (8) und die Königin |
| 5039 | Berenike, seine Schwester und Gemahlin, die Götter |
| 5040 | Euergeten, fortwührend den Tempeln im Lande viele |
| 5041 | und grosse Wohlthaten erzeigen und (9) die Ehren der |
| 5042 | Götter immerzu vermehren; |
| 5043 | und für den Apis und den Mnenis und die übrigen |
| 5044 | angesehenen heiligen Thiere im Lande (10) durch- |
| 5045 | gängig Sorge tragen mit grossen Kosten und Ausstatt- |
| 5046 | ungen; |
| 5047 | und der König die aus dem Lande von (11) den |
| 5048 | Persern geraubten heiligen Bilder von seinem Feldzuge |
| 5049 | glücklich nach Aegypten zurückbrachte, und den |
| 5050 | Tempeln, aus denen jedes ursprünglich weggeführt war, |
| 5051 | wiedergab ; |
| 5052 | und (12) das Land in Frieden erhielt, indem er für |
| 5053 | dasselbe gegen viele Völker und ihre Gewalthaber |
| 5054 | Krieg führte ; |
| 5055 | und sie (13) Allen die im Lande sind und den |
| 5056 | Andern die unter ihre Herrschaft gestellt sind, Gesetz |
| 5057 | und Ordnung gewähren; |
| 5058 | und, als der Fluss einmal unvollkommen (14) stieg |
| 5059 | und Jedermann im Lande erschreckt war iiber das |
| 5060 | Ereigniss und mit Sorge sich des Verderbens erinnerte, |
| 5061 | welches (15) unter einigen der früheren Regenten |
| 5062 | eingetreten war, unter denen es geschah dass die |
| 5063 | VOL. III. |
| p. 208 | |
| 5064 | I94 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 5065 | Bewolner des Landes in die Plage einer Dürre gerie- |
| 5066 | then, sie, indem sie (16) sowoll für die in den Tempeln |
| 5067 | wie auch für die andern Einwohner des Landes eifrig |
| 5068 | sorgten sowohl durch viele Vorkehrungen für die |
| 5069 | Zukunft als durch den Nachlass nicht weniger Ein- |
| 5070 | künfte (17) zum Besten des Volkes, und indem sie aus |
| 5071 | Syrien und Phönizien und Cypern und mehreren |
| 5072 | andern Orten Getreide in das Land kommen (18) liessen |
| 5073 | fir hohe Preise, die Bewohner Aegyptens aus aller Noth |
| 5074 | retteten, und so eine unvergängliche Wohlthat und |
| 5075 | eine (19) mächtige Erinnerung an ihre Tugend sowohl |
| 5076 | für die Zeitgenossen als für die Nachkommen hinter- |
| 5077 | liessen, wofür ihnen die Götter eine festbeständige |
| 5078 | Herrschaft (20) gewührt haben, und alles übrige Gute |
| 5079 | für ewige Zeit gewäbren werden: |
| 5080 | so hatten die Priester des Landes beschlossen : |
| 5081 | ZU GUTEM HEIL, |
| 5082 | dass sie die früheren (21) Ehren in den Tempeln für |
| 5083 | den Künig Ptolemaeus und die Künigin Berenike, die |
| 5084 | Gütter Euergeten, und für ihre Eltern die Götter |
| 5085 | Adelphen, und die Grosseltern (22) die Götter Soteren |
| 5086 | vermehrten: |
| 5087 | und dass die Priester in jedem der Tempel des |
| 5088 | Landes anch " Priester der Gütter Euergeten" genannt |
| 5089 | würden ; |
| 5090 | und dass auch das Priesterthum der Götter Euer- |
| 5091 | geten in allen öffentlichen Urkunden eingeschrieben |
| p. 209 | |
| 5092 | LEPSIUS' TRANSLATION I95 |
| 5093 | (23) und- auf den Fingerringen die sie tragen einge- |
| 5094 | schnitten werde: |
| 5095 | dass ferner (24) zu den 4 jetzt vorhandenen |
| 5096 | Phylen der Priesterschaft in jedem Tempel noch eine |
| 5097 | andre dazu gebildet werde, welche (25) "fünfte Phyle |
| 5098 | der Gütter Energeten" genannt werden soll, da es sich |
| 5099 | anch zum guten Glück traf, das auch die Geburt des |
| 5100 | Künigs Ptolemaeus, des Sohnes der Adelphen, sich am |
| 5101 | (26) 5 des Dins ereignete, welcher Tag auch der |
| 5102 | Anfang vieler Giiter für alle Menschen wurde: |
| 5103 | dass in diese Phyle aber die Priester eingeschrieben |
| 5104 | werden sollen, welche es vom (27) 1. Jahre (des |
| 5105 | Ptolemacus) an geworden sind so wie die welche bis |
| 5106 | zum Monat Mesore des 9. Jahres hinzugefügt sein |
| 5107 | werden und ihre Nachkommen für alle (28) Zeit; dass |
| 5108 | aber die friiheren Priester bis zum 1. Jahre ebenso in |
| 5109 | denselben Phylen seien, in denen sie früher waren; |
| 5110 | gleicherweise aber auch die (29) Nachkommen derselben |
| 5111 | von jetzt an in dieselben Phylen eingetragen werden, |
| 5112 | in welchen ihre Vüter sind: |
| 5113 | dass ferner, statt der 20 den Rath bildenden Priester, |
| 5114 | welche (30) jährlich gewählt werden aus den friheren |
| 5115 | 4 Phylen, aus denen 5 von jeder Phyle genommen |
| 5116 | werden, der Rath aus 25 (31) Priestern bestehe, indem |
| 5117 | 5 andere aus der "5. Phyle der Gütter Energeten" dazu |
| 5118 | genommen werden: |
| 5119 | und dass auch die (Priester) ans der "5. (32) Phyle der |
| 5120 | Gütter Euergeten" an den Sühmungen und allen andern |
| 5121 | (heiligen Handlungen) in den Tempeln Theil haben : |
| p. 210 | |
| 5122 | Ig6 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 5123 | und dass dieselbe cinen Phylarchen habe, wie dies |
| 5124 | auch bei den (33) 4 andern Phylen der Fallist : |
| 5125 | und dass, da jeden Monat in den Tempeln als Feste |
| 5126 | der Gütter Energeten nach dem früher abgefassten |
| 5127 | Dekrete (34) der 5. und der 9. und der 25. (Tag) |
| 5128 | gefeiert werden, den höchsten Göttern aber jährlich |
| 5129 | (auch) öffentliche Feste und Panegyrien (35) abge- |
| 5130 | halten werden, jährlich eine öffentliche Panegyrie |
| 5131 | sowohl in den Tempeln als im ganzen Lande dem |
| 5132 | Künige Ptolemaeus und der Königin Berenike, (36) |
| 5133 | den Göttern Euergeten, gefeiert werde an dem Tage, |
| 5134 | an welchem der Stern der Isis aufgeht, welcher in den |
| 5135 | heiligen Schriften als Neujahr angesehen, jetzt aber im |
| 5136 | (37) 9. Jahre am 1. des Monats Payni gefeiert wird, in |
| 5137 | welehem auch die kleinen Bubastia und die grossen |
| 5138 | Bubastia gefeiert werden und die Einbringung der |
| 5139 | Früchte und das (38) Steigen des Flusses geschieht : |
| 5140 | dass aber, auch wenn der Aufgang des Sterns auf |
| 5141 | einen andern (Kalender-) Tag im Verlauf von 4 Jahren |
| 5142 | übergehen würde, (dennoch) die Panegyrie nicht (39) |
| 5143 | verlegt, sondern am 1. Payni gefeiert werde, an |
| 5144 | welchem sie von Anfang an im 9. Jahre gefeiert |
| 5145 | wurde: |
| 5146 | und dass sie (40) 5 Tage lang abgehalten werde mit |
| 5147 | einen Stephanephorie und Opfern und Spenden und |
| 5148 | was sonst dazu gehört: |
| 5149 | dass aber, damit auch die Jahreszeiten fortwährend |
| 5150 | nach der jetzigen (41) Ordnung der Welt ihre Schul- |
| 5151 | digkeit thun und es nicht vorkomme, dass einige der |
| p. 211 | |
| 5152 | LEPSIUS' TRANSLATION I97 |
| 5153 | öffentlichen Feste welche im Winter gefeiert werden, |
| 5154 | einstmals im Sommer geteiert werden, indem der Stern |
| 5155 | (t2) um einen Tag alle ‡ Jahren weiterschreitet, andere |
| 5156 | aber die im Sommer gefeiert werden, in spitern Zeiten |
| 5157 | im Winter gefeiert werden, wie dies sowohl (t3) früiher |
| 5158 | geschah, als auch jetzt wieder geschehen würde, wenn |
| 5159 | die Zusammensetzung des Jahres aus den 360 Tagen |
| 5160 | und den 5 Tagen, welche spüter (*ł) noch hinzuzufügen |
| 5161 | gebräuchlich wurde, so fortdauert: von jetzt an ein |
| 5162 | Tag als Fest der Gütter Euergeten alle vier Jahre |
| 5163 | gefeiert werde hinter den 5 (45) Epagomenen (und) vor |
| 5164 | dem neuen Jahre, damit Jedermann wisse, dass das, |
| 5165 | was früher in Bezug auf die Einrichtung der Jahres- |
| 5166 | zeiten und des Jahres und des hinsichtlich der ganzen |
| 5167 | Himmels-Ordnung (16) Angenommenen fehlte, durch |
| 5168 | die Gütter Euergeten glücklich berichtigt und ergänzt |
| 5169 | worden ist: |
| 5170 | und, da es geschal, dass die von dem Künige |
| 5171 | Ptolemaeus (‡7) und der Künigin Berenike, den Güt- |
| 5172 | tern Euergeten, entsprossene und Berenike genannte |
| 5173 | Tochter, welche sogleich auch als Künigin proklamirt |
| 5174 | wurde, diese als Jungfrau (t8) plützlich hinüiberging in |
| 5175 | die ewige Welt, wührend bei dem Künige die jührlich |
| 5176 | aus dem Lande zu ihm kommenden Priester noch |
| 5177 | verweilten, (t9) welche sogleich eine grosse Trauer |
| 5178 | iiber das Ereigniss veranstalteten, bei dem Künige und |
| 5179 | der Künigin aber beantragten und sie bewogen die |
| 5180 | Güttin aufzustellen zur Scite des Osiris in dem Tempel |
| 5181 | (50) zu Kanopus, welcher nicht nur einer von dem |
| p. 212 | |
| 5182 | Ig8 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 5183 | Tempeln erster Ordnung ist, sondern auch zu den von |
| 5184 | dem Künige und allen Bewohnern des Landes am |
| 5185 | meisten geebiten gehört, (51)—auch geschieht die Fahrt |
| 5186 | des heiligen Schiffes des Osiris nach diesem Tempel |
| 5187 | jährlich aus dem Tempel im Herakleion am 29. |
| 5188 | Choiach, wobei alle (Priester) aus den (52) Tempeln |
| 5189 | erster Ordnung Opfer vollbringen auf den von ihnen |
| 5190 | gegründeten Altären für einen jeden der Tempel erster |
| 5191 | Ordnung auf beiden Seiten des Dromos,-(53) nach- |
| 5192 | her aber das zur Vergütterung derselben Gehörige und |
| 5193 | die Ablüsung der Traner reich und sorgfältig ausführten, |
| 5194 | wie es bei dem Apis (54) und Mneuis zu geschehen |
| 5195 | pflegt, so hätten sie beschlossen : |
| 5196 | der von den Göttern Euergeten erzeugten Königin |
| 5197 | Berenike ewige Ehren in allen (55) Tempeln des |
| 5198 | Landes zu erweisen : |
| 5199 | und, da sie zu den Göttern hinüberging im Monat |
| 5200 | Tybi, in welchem auch die Tochter des Helios einst aus |
| 5201 | dem Leben schied, welche der Vater aus Zuneigung |
| 5202 | (56) bald seine Krone bald seinc Augenlicht nannte, |
| 5203 | und (da) man dieser ein Fest und cinen Periplus in den |
| 5204 | meisten Tempeln erster Ordnung feiert in diesem Monate, |
| 5205 | in welchem die Apothcose (57) zuerst geschah : auch |
| 5206 | der Künigin Berenike, der (Tochter) der Gütter |
| 5207 | Euergeten in allen Tempeln des Landes im Monat |
| 5208 | Tybi ein Fest und einen (58) Periplus zu feiern |
| 5209 | 1 Tage lang vom 17. an, an welchem von Anfang an |
| 5210 | der Periplus und die Ablösung der Trauer fir sie |
| 5211 | geschah : |
| p. 213 | |
| 5212 | LEPSIUS' TRANSLATION I99 |
| 5213 | wie auch (59) ein heiliges Bild von ihr aus Gold und |
| 5214 | mit edeln Steinen besetzt in jedem Tempel der ersten |
| 5215 | und zweiten Ordnung anzufertigen und im Sanktuarium |
| 5216 | aufzustellen—der Prophet aber oder einer von den |
| 5217 | Priestern, welche in das Sanktuarium cintreten (60) zur |
| 5218 | Bekleidung der Götter wird (es) in den Armen tragen, |
| 5219 | wenn die Ausziige und Panegyrien der übrigen Götter |
| 5220 | geschehen, damit es, für Jedermann sichtbar, (61) geehrl |
| 5221 | und angebetet werde, unter dem Namen der " Berenike |
| 5222 | der Fürstin der Jungfranen" :— |
| 5223 | dass ferner das dem Bilde derselben aufgesetzte |
| 5224 | Diadem, verschieden von dem welches (62) den Bildern |
| 5225 | ihrer Mutter der Königin Berenike aufgesetzt ist, aus |
| 5226 | zwei Aehren bestehc, in deren Mitte das schlangen- |
| 5227 | förmige Diadem sein soll, hinter diesem aber ein im |
| 5228 | richtigen Verhältniss stehendes (63) papyrusförmiges |
| 5229 | Szepter, welches die Güttinnen in den Hündeu zu balten |
| 5230 | pflegen, (und) um welches auch der Schwanz des |
| 5231 | (Schlangen)-Diadems herumgewunden sein soll, damit |
| 5232 | auch aus der Anordnung des Diadems (6t) die Benennung' |
| 5233 | der Berenike erkannt werde nach den Sinnbildern der |
| 5234 | heiligen Schriftkunde: |
| 5235 | und dass, wem die Kikellien gefeiert werden im |
| 5236 | Monat Choiach vor dem Periplus des Osiris, (65) die |
| 5237 | Jungfrauen der Priester ein andres Bild der " Berenike |
| 5238 | Fürstin der Jungfranen" zurichten, dem sie gleichfalls |
| 5239 | cin Opfer und das Ucbrige, (66) welches an diesem |
| 5240 | F'este dargebracht zu werlen pflegt, darbringen sollen : |
| 5241 | und dass es gleicher Weise auch dem andern |
| p. 214 | |
| 5242 | 200 DECREE OF CANOPUS |
| 5243 | Jungfranen die es wünschen freistehe der Göttin das |
| 5244 | Herkömmliche zu erweisen : |
| 5245 | und dass sie auch besungen werde von den (67) |
| 5246 | ausgewählten heiligen Jungfrauen, und denen welchen |
| 5247 | die Bedienung der Götter obliegt, bekränzt mit den |
| 5248 | besondern Diademen der Götter als deren Priesterinnen |
| 5249 | sie gelten : |
| 5250 | (68) und dass, wenn die Frühsaat naht, die heiligen |
| 5251 | Jungfrauen die dem Bilde der Göttin aufzusetzenden |
| 5252 | Aehren beschaffen : |
| 5253 | und dass (69) täglich auch bei den Festen und |
| 5254 | Panegyrien der übrigen Götter sowohl die männlichen |
| 5255 | Sänger als die Frauen ihr die Gesänge singen, welche die |
| 5256 | Hierogrammaten (70) schriftlich dem Gesangmeister |
| 5257 | üibergeben und von welchen (Gesängen) auch die |
| 5258 | Abschriften in die heiligen Bücher eingetragen werden |
| 5259 | sollen : |
| 5260 | und dass, daden Priestern, sobald sie der Körperschaft |
| 5261 | überwiesen worden, der Unterhalt aus den (71) Tempeln |
| 5262 | gegeben wird, (auch) den Töchtern der Priester aus |
| 5263 | den heiligen Einkünften von dem Tage ihrer Geburt |
| 5264 | an der ihnen (72) von den im Rathe sitzenden Priestern |
| 5265 | cines jeden Tempels je nach Verhültniss der heiligen |
| 5266 | Einkünfte zugemessene Unterhalt gegeben werde : |
| 5267 | und dass das den Frauen (73) den Priester gegebene |
| 5268 | Brod ein besonderes Prägzeichen habe und genannt |
| 5269 | werde " das Brod der Berenike." |
| 5270 | Der einem jeden Tempel bestellte Vorstehen und |
| 5271 | der Erzpriester und (74) die Schrieber des Tempels |
| p. 215 | |
| 5272 | LEPSIUS' TRANSLATION 20I |
| 5273 | sollen dieses Dekret auf eine steinerne oder eherne |
| 5274 | Stele aufschreiben in heiliger und Aegyptischer und |
| 5275 | Griechischer Schrift und (75) es an dem sichtbarsten |
| 5276 | Orte in den Tempeln der 1. und 2. und 3. Ordnung |
| 5277 | aufstellen, damit die Priester des Landes sich als solche |
| 5278 | zeigen, welche die Götter Euergeten und ihre Kinder |
| 5279 | ehren, (76) wie es recht ist. |
| p. 216 | |
| 5280 | 202) |
| 5281 | VOCABULARY. |
| 5282 | C = Canopus text. R = Rosetta text. |
| 5283 | ca, island, C. 9. |
| 5284 | II |
| 5285 | II=419 É Apalius, O.1. |
| 5286 | mww |
| 5287 | 44 Apulanițes, Ap |
| 5288 | nides, C.1. |
| 5289 | Il- ahet, field, estate, R. 14, 30. |
| 5290 | at, time, moment, C. 21; R. 32. |
| 5291 | I-ateb(?), a word of doubtful reading |
| 5292 | meaning, R. 9. |
| 5293 | 4I ef-, iant, dignity, rank, honour, C.4; I |
| 5294 | 13 ; T-, C.12; R. 12, 35, 45, 51. |
| 5295 | iaut, ranks, grades, honours, C. |
| 5296 | Ti, C. 12; 43 R.51. |
| 5297 | 4 2 cire, to be, C. 2; R. 4, 6, 7. |
| 5298 | and |
| 5299 | . 10, |
| 5300 | 10; |
| p. 217 | |
| 5301 | VOCABULARY |
| 5302 | au =c er, C. 3,5; R. 9, 11, 12. |
| 5303 | шиш миши |
| 5304 | au-men= mim er-men, until, u |
| 5305 | www |
| 5306 | C. 14. |
| 5307 | iil, heart, desire, wish, C. S, 9, 27; R. 2, 23, 31 |
| 5308 | 5 - ab neter; heart of a god, R. 11. 1 |
| 5309 | f aib, left hand, C. 26; R. 45. |
| 5310 | + l- cibt, east, C.9. |
| 5311 | .* L É iih, to desire, to wish, to love, R. 52. |
| 5312 | 70,O" Fo üibet, month, C. 3, 17, 18, |
| 5313 | R. 47; ДД-, Р. 46; 2Дос. |
| 5314 | 32; a2,R.1; a |
| 5315 | R. 46. |
| 5316 | Xcp, distinguished, C. 35. |
| 5317 | OxI ptu, adjudged, deciled, C. 22, 35. |
| 5318 | f, f ip renpit, upening of the |
| 5319 | festival, i.e., New Year's feast, C. 3, 18. |
| 5320 | åp renput, New Year festivals, R. 17. |
| 5321 | cipen, these, R. 40, 45. |
| 5322 | 203 |
| 5323 | p to, |
| 5324 | , 36. |
| 5325 | 28; |
| 5326 | 20, |
| 5327 | yeaı |
| p. 218 | |
| 5328 | 20+ DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPU |
| 5329 | 4 f cinn, in, on, thereon, C. 3, +,6; 4I |
| 5330 | am, in, on, R. 12, 16, 18, 42. |
| 5331 | am, in, C. 19. |
| 5332 | = cim, in, R. 10. |
| 5333 | = im, in, among, C. 15, 16; R. 12. |
| 5334 | immr, those ia. O. 1, 16: +1, C.8. |
| 5335 | +- I ; cimmu, those in, B. 1 |
| 5336 | cimmu, those in, C. 8, 9, 12, 26; R |
| 5337 | ,ammu, those in, R. 53. |
| 5338 | 4 44 cimi, let!, O let!, R. 51. |
| 5339 | aim-tu, among; C. 25. |
| 5340 | + rimthe, among, O. 13, 22, 28, 30. |
| 5341 | im cn, C. 35; R. 8. |
| 5342 | - cin, C. 33; R.25. |
| 5343 | 4 t a in, to cut, to destroy, I. 12. |
| 5344 | I mm cine, to bring back, C. 6. |
| 5345 | S |
| 5346 | C.27. |
| 5347 | .23. |
| p. 219 | |
| 5348 | VOCABULARY |
| 5349 | SrIAM wwww |
| 5350 | intu, brought back, C. 0, |
| 5351 | an, not, C. 31. |
| 5352 | www |
| 5353 | 154=Il inelu, walls, fortifcatic |
| 5354 | cast up by a besieging force, R. 24. |
| 5355 | IIS Anel hetchet, "White Wall," |
| 5356 | Memphis, P. T. |
| 5357 | › amer, stone, C. 37. |
| 5358 | D amvn cintet, valley, C.T. |
| 5359 | 4T ainctct, avenger, B. 10. |
| 5360 | L ir, emphatic particle, C.21; R. 1t, + |
| 5361 | L 4/ ai dis, C. 25, 33; P. 42. |
| 5362 | aref, C. 13, 19. |
| 5363 | iri, belonging to. C. |
| 5364 | R. 51; 49 xa, R. 52. |
| 5365 | ari, to do, R. 1, 17. |
| 5366 | crit, C.6; R. 18. |
| 5367 | o 41 , ciriti, R. 14. |
| 5368 | 205 |
| 5369 | 16. |
| 5370 | ns, mounds |
| 5371 | a name of |
| 5372 | 2. |
| 5373 | 12, 16, 20; |
| p. 220 | |
| 5374 | 206 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5375 | riritu, dlone, performed, C. 3, 16, 17, 18, |
| 5376 | 19; C.21. |
| 5377 | arit, things done, C. 37. |
| 5378 | ari tchet, to make speech, C.4. |
| 5379 | o " 1 iri neter, to deify, C. 26, 28. |
| 5380 | 4eDl cirs, forme, rite, cuseniny, R. 47. |
| 5381 | • 3z airp, wine, P. 31. |
| 5382 | 4toot, 4= Toop ailel, vine, vineyard, R. 14, 31. |
| 5383 | aru, thereupon (see matet), C.33. |
| 5384 | )Arsenat, Arsinoë, wife of Ptolemy |
| 5385 | III., C. 1, 4; wife of Ptolemy IV., R. 2. |
| 5386 | (1230 - Arsenat ta-sen- |
| 5387 | s-meri, Arsinoü Philadelphus, R. 5. |
| 5388 | (1= B) - I lin = Arscuat ta-itef- |
| 5389 | s-mer, Arsinoi Philopator, R. 6. |
| 5390 | Eso7-Arsrnat, the Cancphoros, C.2. www |
| 5391 | 1504I-1Arsmat, danghter of Cadnns, |
| 5392 | R. 5. |
| p. 221 | |
| 5393 | VOCABULARY 207 |
| 5394 | (21] illisunlis =(1214-=) ниm с |
| 5395 | Alkşanters, King Alesander, C. 1; R. 3. |
| 5396 | ( 2(:4= Alisintrs-t, city of Alexander, |
| 5397 | i.e., Alexandria, R. 17. |
| 5398 | O1 cis, an enclitic conjunetion, C. 19, 22, 31, 33, 3t; |
| 5399 | B. 47, 52; 4| + is-su, R.8, 10; 4|, C.5, |
| 5400 | 8, 19, 20, 22; R. 16, 17, 27 ; 4-x2, C.т. |
| 5401 | isu |
| 5402 | iisiu em åsiu, in return for, C. 10, 15; |
| 5403 | R. 35, 43. |
| 5404 | risiu |
| 5405 | TEl İsir; Osiris, C. 25, 32; RL. 10. |
| 5406 | JOL ist, Isis, F. 1, 10. |
| 5407 | J- aist, seat, throne, C. G. |
| 5408 | 4P D78 1 (3) aschir, rebels, T. 23. |
| 5409 | 1S]E Aerbemret, name of a temple district, |
| 5410 | C. 26. |
| 5411 | 1xa. ritef-s mer, loving her father. ie., Phile- |
| 5412 | pator, R. 6. |
| p. 222 | |
| 5413 | 208 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5414 | 20,д terti, the great sanctuaries of the South |
| 5415 | and North, C. 3, 18; R. 7, 36. |
| 5416 | 1300 za cithi, prince, sovereign, R. 2. |
| 5417 | →, āa, ãat, great, R. 18, 26 ; |
| 5418 | cin-ăn-ur, er-āa-ur, exceedingly, |
| 5419 | C. 5; R. 18. |
| 5420 | āa-en-sa, chief of an order of priests, |
| 5421 | Phylarch, C. 16. |
| 5422 | o mi ăat, stone, C. 29 ; R. 41, 54. |
| 5423 | Ln E • aaui, the two hands, C. 31; R. 16, 52. |
| 5424 | àu, totality; < 11"' 11,' |
| 5425 | C. 9, 11, 12, 13, 18, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 35; R. 10, |
| 5426 | 13, 14, 35, 48. |
| 5427 | -))) àg, middle, B. 45. |
| 5428 | "ui, sacred animal kept in a shrine, R. 31; |
| 5429 | plur. - fo : intu, C.5. |
| 5430 | -' J ab, to enter, go in, T. 8. |
| 5431 | • ]ab, to embalm (?), R. 32. |
| 5432 | mmm ab, libation, C. 16, 30. |
| p. 223 | |
| 5433 | VOCABULARY |
| 5434 | ( ab, priest, libationer; C.1; B.3. |
| 5435 | (22i abu, C. 12, 13, 14, 15; B. 36. |
| 5436 | 12/2 ābu, R. 50. |
| 5437 | 1Af abu, libationers, C. 3. |
| 5438 | ( abls, libations, or, libationers, C. 11. |
| 5439 | i abr, libationers, 0. 2; B. 6. |
| 5440 | fog an, to write, to inseribe, scribe, writing, C.3 |
| 5441 | 3т; 1. 5t; 8gc, C. 35; 8gi, C. 15, 18, |
| 5442 | PxI, C. 36: 1019→ f, scribes oi |
| 5443 | house of life. |
| 5444 | ·3722 eners vueter shact, scribes of divine ho |
| 5445 | C.3; R. 7. |
| 5446 | f änlih, to live, life, B. 2. |
| 5447 | f= ünlih tchetta, ever-living, C. 1, 4, 11, 13, 17. |
| 5448 | TEd| antiin, living folk, C. 7, 8, 10, 14, 25. |
| 5449 | În arát, uraeus, C. 31. |
| 5450 | as ärg, last, end of, R. 46, 47. |
| 5451 | VOL. ILI. |
| 5452 | 209 |
| 5453 | 12, |
| 5454 | 32 ; |
| 5455 | the |
| 5456 | oks, |
| 5457 | 23. |
| p. 224 | |
| 5458 | 210 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5459 | 30,54. |
| 5460 | 4 TRO chii, stele, tablet, 1. 53. |
| 5461 | Tslı, many; Ir> howsoever many they |
| 5462 | be, R. 34, 36. |
| 5463 | fchil, offering by fire, B. 32,48. |
| 5464 | āslt, many, C. 7, 10; C C.9. |
| 5465 | — ye ash, to call, proclaim, C. 32. |
| 5466 | āg, to enter, R. 6, 31, 36. |
| 5467 | AA' |
| 5468 | •C TE |
| 5469 | A:1 4III āqu, bread-cakes, temple bread, |
| 5470 | С. 35,.36. |
| 5471 | āț, slaughter, R. 26. |
| 5472 | ua, to set aside, remit, R. 30. |
| 5473 | 8 wuh, to adıl, C. 22; Li. 32, 48; em uuh, in |
| 5474 | addition, C. 16; ,, C.13; C.12. |
| 5475 | T watch, papyrus-sceptre, C. 31, 32. |
| 5476 | 7m D wutoleir, "Great Cireen Water" |
| 5477 | i.e., the Mediterranean Sea, C. 10 ; R. 21. |
| p. 225 | |
| 5478 | VOCABULARY |
| 5479 | <=2 vã, one, C. 14, 15, 28. |
| 5480 | uăt, C. 15; <2 , a festival, C.2 |
| 5481 | un, to be, C. #, 5; R. 13, 14, 23, 27 |
| 5482 | unen, to be, Pi. 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 29, |
| 5483 | rww |
| 5484 | mn11 ypi unenia, those who exist, men and, |
| 5485 | R. 12, 52. |
| 5486 | unami, right side, C.26. |
| 5487 | urt, great, C. t; R. 1, 12, 36; |
| 5488 | R. 32; ,R. 26; < |
| 5489 | urи, C. 5, 10; R. 9. |
| 5490 | Pa sour, to magnify, C. 11, 12. |
| 5491 | -a lal urtet, tvo uraei, Il. 43. |
| 5492 | [E7 usekht, hall of assembly in a temple, C. 3T. |
| 5493 | 9 9 utu, to oriler, order: command, R. 1t, 16. |
| 5494 | 900 si utui, journey, R. 16. |
| 5495 | 94400 ulrith, stele, C. 36. |
| 5496 | →J= uteb, change, C. 19. |
| 5497 | 21I |
| 5498 | Fonner |
| 5499 | C. 5; |
| p. 226 | |
| 5500 | 2I2 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5501 | uțen, libations and offerings, C. 20 ; R. 32. |
| 5502 | muIll |
| 5503 | e j utcha, strengtl, C. 11, 13; P. 5. |
| 5504 | utcha, to set out, C.6. |
| 5505 | utchat, the country of the eye of Rã (or, Horus), |
| 5506 | i.e., Egypt, R. 39. |
| 5507 | A i, to come, C. 8,21 ; R.T; A% 3, 0.10; A49 A, |
| 5508 | R. 20. |
| 5509 | 40- Irenat, Irene, R. 6. |
| 5510 | → bah, R. 40, and see em bah: |
| 5511 | I° 102 Bust, the great goddess of Bubastis, C. 18. |
| 5512 | E yp C bag-bu, prosperous, 1. 12. |
| 5513 | 1e ® Baget, the land of the olive, ie., ligypt, |
| 5514 | C. 5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 37 ; R. 13, 23, 48. |
| 5515 | J- bre, place, B. 6, 27, 42. |
| 5516 | D'g2 Ire-nebt, eroryone, all people, E. 2, 22. |
| 5517 | J I bu-nefer, felicity, happiness, C. 1t. |
| 5518 | ben, not, C.21. |
| p. 227 | |
| 5519 | VOCABULARY 213 |
| 5520 | YLLA 8Berenikat, Berenice, wife of |
| 5521 | Ptolemy III., C. 4, 11, 18, 23. |
| 5522 | EY11<I Berenikat, daughter of Ptolemy |
| 5523 | III., C. 25; 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36. |
| 5524 | A Berenikat ta menklet, |
| 5525 | Berenice Euergetes, R. 5. |
| 5526 | beha (?), interpretation, meaning, R. 39, 46. |
| 5527 | Jl F bes, to enter in, brought in, C. 14, 16, 3t; |
| 5528 | JNA, R. 15; IN S 0.11. |
| 5529 | Beq, Egypt, C. 8. |
| 5530 | JE bet, house, C. 24. |
| 5531 | =a f pa înli, "house of life," C. 18, 32, 31, 3T. |
| 5532 | ==f== pari ânlil, "double house of life," R. T. |
| 5533 | _] I1l pau, houses, temples, C. 9; R. 29. |
| 5534 | 35 DL Paitamna, Philammon, |
| 5535 | C. 2. |
| 5536 | pu, this, C. 12, 13, 14; R. 39, 46. |
| 5537 | mиm, mn' pan, pen, this, C. 13, 1t, 15, 18, 19, |
| 5538 | 20, 23, 28, 53; R. 6, 26, 27, 30, 45. |
| p. 228 | |
| 5539 | 2I4 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5540 | <= per, to come forth, R. 42. |
| 5541 | E per, appearance, or rise of a star, C. 18. |
| 5542 | 5 Per, Pert, the senson of Spring |
| 5543 | 21,27; R. 1. |
| 5544 | No peru, corn, C. 9. |
| 5545 | 9Typ Perriles, Pyrrhides, R. 4. |
| 5546 | #M Persatet, Persia, C. 6 |
| 5547 | eV pețvi, end, C. 22. |
| 5548 | pehpeh, pehpcht, renown, fame, |
| 5549 | 27; R.1. |
| 5550 | • pest, paut, nine, C. 1, 14. |
| 5551 | A pest, to shine, Pi. 44. |
| 5552 | 188Tpeg, byssus, B. 17,29. |
| 5553 | E8l Pekatlhet, C.4,25. |
| 5554 | pet, - pet-ct, hearen, C. 20, 23, 28. |
| 5555 | 28,2& Ptai, the great god of Memphis, C. |
| 5556 | 11, 17, 23; Pv. 2, ete. |
| 5557 | C.1, |
| 5558 | C. 5, |
| 5559 | 1,4, |
| p. 229 | |
| 5560 | VOCABULARY 215 |
| 5561 | 88=111 Ptulmås, Ptolemy II., C. 1, +, 11, 13. |
| 5562 | 17,23. |
| 5563 | (88=11) Ptulmis, Ptolemy IV., R. 2, 41. |
| 5564 | (68=1172= Ptulmis inlih tchettu |
| 5565 | Ptah meri, Ptolemy, ever-living, beloved of Ptah. |
| 5566 | (Ptolemy V.), R. 2, 8, 9, 38, 41, 49, 54. |
| 5567 | =8=44Pyp Ptulmis, Ptolemy, father of Irene. |
| 5568 | R.6. |
| 5569 | =N=440 Phulmis, Ptolemy, son of Pyrrhides, |
| 5570 | R.+. |
| 5571 | *~ f, he, his, its, C. 3, 4, 5. |
| 5572 | & f, he, his, its, C.4. |
| 5573 | S f, he, his, its, C. 3, 6; R. 10, 13. |
| 5574 | fa, to carry, C. 33. |
| 5575 | 88l= fa tni, bearer of the basket, i.e., |
| 5576 | Canephoros, C. 2. |
| 5577 | fu țennu, R.5. |
| 5578 | 5? ma fu shrp en yrn. bearer of the |
| 5579 | basket of victory, i.e., Atblophoros, R. 4. |
| 5580 | *a I e if| srgmu, rovarila gita, C. 11. |
| p. 230 | |
| 5581 | 2Іб DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5582 | ftu, four, C.13. |
| 5583 | em, in, into, among, as, like, accord |
| 5584 | by means of, C. 3, 4, 5, 8, 17, 25, 35; R. 1, 6, |
| 5585 | 17,20, 29, 40. |
| 5586 | em isiu, in return for, C. 10, 15. |
| 5587 | =ü, = cm bah, before, C. 2, 24; R. |
| 5588 | I cm ltheft her, opposite, O.26. |
| 5589 | em khen, within, C.25. |
| 5590 | em lihent, at the head of, C. 11, 15. |
| 5591 | em kher lru, in course of the day, R. |
| 5592 | em khet, after, C. 26. |
| 5593 | em sa, by the side of, R. 45. |
| 5594 | emn selihan, suddenly, C. 24. |
| 5595 | VaC omtute, lilkewise, moreover, T3. 40, 48, 52. |
| 5596 | emtutu, R. 38, 42, 45. |
| 5597 | I -B- B entatu, C. 17, 18, 22, 28, 29 |
| 5598 | ma (or, les), place, B. 26. |
| 5599 | ing: |
| 5600 | 10, |
| 5601 | 40. |
| 5602 | 40. |
| p. 231 | |
| 5603 | VOCABULARY 217 |
| 5604 | ; maa, to see, C.30. - |
| 5605 | maat, eye, C.28. |
| 5606 | maă, justice, what is right, R. 19. |
| 5607 | I maй, a legal rite or ceremony (?), B. 34, 45; PPP. |
| 5608 | R. 31. |
| 5609 | = maā, genuine (of precious stones), R. 41. |
| 5610 | B! maă lileru, one whose word is law, C. 1. |
| 5611 | P.T, mañu, temples, C. 2, 5, 6, 11, 27, 29, 3t. |
| 5612 | E8E mай, R. 6, 11, 17, 40, 47, 50, 54. |
| 5613 | PPP.T, maar, C.29; B.T. Ih, temples of fist |
| 5614 | rank, C. 25,26, 37; =Eh C.28; |
| 5615 | temples of second rank, C. 37; |
| 5616 | PTIW, temples of third rank, C. BT; -7, |
| 5617 | C. 29; R. 29. |
| 5618 | 1111 |
| 5619 | 3351 man, to care for greatly, C.9. |
| 5620 | Makha-taui, the part of Egypt near |
| 5621 | Memphis which marks the division between the |
| 5622 | Upper and Lower country, Pi. 8. |
| 5623 | miii, as. like, according to, C. 3, 10, 20, 27; R.2. |
| p. 232 | |
| 5624 | 218 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5625 | 84 mi-re, in proportion to, C.35. |
| 5626 | mиn |
| 5627 | må enti, like that, 'so that, R. 18. |
| 5628 | &- måtot, copy, something like something else, like- |
| 5629 | wise, C. 19, 34, 52; R. 13. |
| 5630 | miitet aru, like them, likewise, C. I5; R. 18, |
| 5631 | 19, 29, 30, 46. |
| 5632 | 6E°) maitenı, ways, courses, C. 23. |
| 5633 | mũ, from, C. 4, 2T, 33; B. 8; f=S→(?), |
| 5634 | R. 4. |
| 5635 | KIISIManagerata, Mtene- |
| 5636 | krateia, C. 2. |
| 5637 | Mâuskian, Moschion, C. 2. |
| 5638 | 44 5D müi, O grant! let it be! C. 36; R. 47. |
| 5639 | DL müi, given, C. 35. |
| 5640 | mn minen, twisted round, C. 31. |
| 5641 | f A l mäldheru, tributes, gifts, C. 6. |
| 5642 | i misha (?), soldliers (?), R. 27. |
| 5643 | mäti, since, R. 9. |
| p. 233 | |
| 5644 | VOCABULARY 2I9 |
| 5645 | A miten, way, road, R. 23. |
| 5646 | • mut, mother, C. 31. |
| 5647 | шину |
| 5648 | men, to remain, be firm, R. 16; |
| 5649 | ciu-men, until, C. 14. |
| 5650 | шиш: |
| 5651 | meni, a piece of linen eloth, R.30. |
| 5652 | www |
| 5653 | menfet, soldiers, R. 12. |
| 5654 | мишиу мими |
| 5655 | menmen, to stand, to remain firm, C. 6. |
| 5656 | MMA MwW |
| 5657 | шини |
| 5658 | menlih, beneficence, good deed, C. 10. |
| 5659 | Aff mentihu, benefits, C.4. |
| 5660 | A- menkhet, good deed, something good, R. I0, 13, |
| 5661 | 34,47 ; ,, good-hearted, R. 2, 11. |
| 5662 | mer, to lore, to wish, C. 2, 28, 33. |
| 5663 | = mer, to love, R. 9; &=, beloved of Ptah, |
| 5664 | C. 1, 4, 11, 13, 17, 23. |
| 5665 | RBP |
| 5666 | meru mañu, gorernors of temples, C. 2, 36; R. 6. |
| 5667 | L 22 Mer-ur, the Bull Nnevis, O.5, 27 ; R.31 |
| 5668 | * ỬI meh, garland, wreath of flowers, R. 50. |
| p. 234 | |
| 5669 | 220 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5670 | meh, to be crowned, C. 20. |
| 5671 | meh, to fll, be filled, inlaid, C. 29; R. 16, 41. |
| 5672 | X <2 |
| 5673 | * meh, sign of an ordinal number; , C.29; |
| 5674 | 1 |
| 5675 | *II, C. 29; E. 54; C*II, R. 54. |
| 5676 | al 1880, 09%11 -8888° meh sa, to |
| 5677 | take care for, to provide foi, C. 5, 9 ; R. 18, 19. |
| 5678 | Pn Mehenet, the serpent on the brow of Ri, C.28. |
| 5679 | Meht, North, P. 36. |
| 5680 | mekha, to burn, be ardent (of the heart), C. 9. |
| 5681 | Ml mes, to be born, C. 35; M/- I mestu, be born, |
| 5682 | C. 13; *, birthday, R. 46. |
| 5683 | *PёД1•ФP® MM mesu, children, C. 14, 15, |
| 5684 | 35, 37. |
| 5685 | *M A meses, statue, R. 40. |
| 5686 | e rdspech0:C5L2 |
| 5687 | rules, laws, C. 23. |
| 5688 | ()) i, metu, order, arangement ; =0 ) lă metu, |
| 5689 | to set in order, C. 23. |
| 5690 | n met, ten; .!!!!? seventeen, C. 1, 29; E. 46. |
| p. 235 | |
| 5691 | VOCABULARY 22I |
| 5692 | metch-tu, depth, R. 25. |
| 5693 | mиn, en, of, a preposition, C. 1, 2, +; R. 1, 2; |
| 5694 | www , R. 13; mm →, C.2. |
| 5695 | ww |
| 5696 | na, the, R. 7. |
| 5697 | nu, of (used after plural), C. 5, 6; R. 13, 14, 15. |
| 5698 | • •0' sono mub, gold, C. 29; R. 11, 1t, 21, 29, 33. |
| 5699 | neb, lord, master, R. 2, 8. |
| 5700 | neb, nebt, all, every, C.5; , C. 1t. |
| 5701 | wm]!ineb, everybody, ie., people, C.30. |
| 5702 | ^ 1441 E Nebinaitet, Cyprus (this reading |
| 5703 | is corrupt), C.9. |
| 5704 | ww nef, he, his, its, C.6; R. 12. |
| 5705 | Y sa nej, R. 11. |
| 5706 | So nef, C.13; B. 16. |
| 5707 | I nefer, good, beautiful, happy, C. 13; R. 35, 36, 16. |
| 5708 | ddd nufiru, benelits, R. 8, 9, 38, t1, 51, 52, 5t; i, |
| 5709 | R. 9. |
| 5710 | E C nejenei, oubly beautiful, . 34. |
| p. 236 | |
| 5711 | 222 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5712 | neferit er, up to, until, C. 29 ; R. 16, 29, 50. |
| 5713 | 3 7 nema, new (of work), R. 3t. |
| 5714 | 77 mm 7p, 77 (sic), enen, this, C.11,26; I. 35. |
| 5715 | % enen, rest, release, R. 14. |
| 5716 | www |
| 5717 | neh-tu, shortened, C. 22. |
| 5718 | T & e f nehu, to entreat, to beseech, C. 2t. |
| 5719 | i nehem, to suize, to carry off, O. 6; R. 17. |
| 5720 | e nekiht, strength, victory, R. 26, 35. |
| 5721 | i net, rules, ordinances, C.32. |
| 5722 | ! entăn, ordinances, C. 16. |
| 5723 | S a ent, of, C. 25. |
| 5724 | ww |
| 5725 | enti, who, which, C. 4, 9, 11, 25 ; R. 1, 24, 52. |
| 5726 | 0 |1 |
| 5727 | neter, god. |
| 5728 | Ti11.] reterae, gors, C. 5, 17; B. 2, 6, 14; |
| 5729 | Uli, gods and goddesses, B. 35. |
| p. 237 | |
| 5730 | VOCABULARY 223 |
| 5731 | 7°:7. Cn netert, goddess, C. 24, 25; B. 10. |
| 5732 | 3 lis, reteru pau, houses of the gods, i.e., |
| 5733 | temples, C.9, 12. |
| 5734 | 95 neter per, "gol appearing," ie., Epiphanes, |
| 5735 | R. 4, 8, 38, 41, 42, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54. |
| 5736 | 9fi nuter muțue, divine words, ie., hieroglyphic |
| 5737 | writing, R. 54. |
| 5738 | ğ neter hen, priest, Ev. 50. |
| 5739 | 9l|, füg neturu henu, priests, C.2; B. 6. |
| 5740 | 9l neter het, temple, C.3,25;plur: 9[l|, |
| 5741 | 1QFR. 30,32, 34, 49. |
| 5742 | 1l*/2| nteru het unmut (?), an order of priests, |
| 5743 | R. 15, 16. |
| 5744 | IF, neter hetepet, offerings, C. 35. |
| 5745 | 71° * neter Soptet, the star Sothis, C. 18, 19. |
| 5746 | neter sesheslet, divine figure bearing a sistrum, |
| 5747 | C. 6, 29, 31, 31. |
| 5748 | 7=, necter shat, huly writing, or book, C.3. |
| p. 238 | |
| 5749 | 224 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5750 | Ti5, neteru tefu, divine fathers, ie., priests, C. 3. |
| 5751 | S neter, god, R. 10; Lp - netert, goddess, C. 31. |
| 5752 | S, II S neteru, gods, C. 3, 11, 14. |
| 5753 | 5] = neterui itrei meri, the tivo father-loving |
| 5754 | gods, R. 2, 3, 4, 9, 41. |
| 5755 | F neterui menthwi, the two good-doing gods, C. |
| 5756 | 1, ‡, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 22, 23, 27, 29, 37 ; R. 3. |
| 5757 | neterui netchui, the two Saviour-gods, C. 12; R. |
| 5758 | 3,38. |
| 5759 | Ti ieterui seni, the two Brother-gods, C. 1, 4, 11, |
| 5760 | 13 ; R.3. |
| 5761 | neterui perui, the two Epiphanes-gods, R.2,9. |
| 5762 | www |
| 5763 | S netes, little, small, low (of the Nile), C.7,8. |
| 5764 | www |
| 5765 | enth, of, C. 4. |
| 5766 | T netch, to save, to protect, R. 39. |
| 5767 | *o, netch lihet, the guardians of temple property, |
| 5768 | councillors, C. 15, 16, 35, 36. |
| 5769 | 14 sio nutchi, subjection, C.7. |
| p. 239 | |
| 5770 | VOCABULARY |
| 5771 | netches, little, R. 26. |
| 5772 | , 0.5;01c , C.7. |
| 5773 | www ришши er-men, up to, until, C. 14. |
| 5774 | • 11' mn y er-enti, to that which, since, C. 1 |
| 5775 | 22, 25, 27, 30, 33, 3t. |
| 5776 | er-enth, since, inasmuch as, C.4. |
| 5777 | er erțu, outside, C. 6, 7. |
| 5778 | 44 Ff er-lai, C.6. |
| 5779 | •B0ot er Tiheper selihen, at the happen |
| 5780 | the event, C.8. |
| 5781 | - er-sa, at the side of, R. 42. |
| 5782 | F er-kes, at the placo ot, Ii. 5t |
| 5783 | re, mouth, opening, R. 25. |
| 5784 | ma re, in proportion to, C. 35. |
| 5785 | rai-uat (?), remit, set |
| 5786 | R.19. |
| 5787 | oa. Rù, the Sun-god, C. 28; R.2. |
| 5788 | VOL. III. |
| 5789 | 225 |
| 5790 | C.6; |
| 5791 | 3, 16, |
| 5792 | ing of |
| 5793 | aside, |
| p. 240 | |
| 5794 | 226 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CAN |
| 5795 | ge rut, R.5t. |
| 5796 | g1yp дi rul (?), people, C. 37. |
| 5797 | erpat, temple, C. 28. |
| 5798 | erpau, erpat, temple |
| 5799 | R. 40, 41, 50, 54. |
| 5800 | erpu, or, C. 30, 37. |
| 5801 | D erpet, statue, image, O. 31, 32. |
| 5802 | * ren, name, C. 12 ; R. 39, 40, 50, 54. |
| 5803 | ren, name, R. 2, 18. |
| 5804 | ww |
| 5805 | 1. renpit, year, C. 1, 7, 14, 15, 25; R. 1 |
| 5806 | www renenet, virgin, C. 24; plur. |
| 5807 | MAM O |
| 5808 | C.24, 31, 32,33. |
| 5809 | rer, general, universal (of a festival), |
| 5810 | 1L o veri, time, season, C. 20. |
| 5811 | 3 reli, to know, C. 10, 22. |
| 5812 | : relhh, science, C. 23. |
| 5813 | *, relch lihet, knowers of things, |
| 5814 | men, C.3. |
| 5815 | OPUS |
| 5816 | s, C. 16, 35 ; |
| 5817 | C. 17, 21. |
| 5818 | i.e., learned |
| p. 241 | |
| 5819 | VOCABULARY 227 |
| 5820 | irelchit, rational beings, men and women, |
| 5821 | C.9. |
| 5822 | Reset, South, R. 36. |
| 5823 | reli, time, season, C.S; |
| 5824 | B. 13, 26. |
| 5825 | 2, A- ertät, to gire, C. 6, 9, 10, 16; R. 10, |
| 5826 | 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 28, 32, 35, 10, +2, +5; 18 |
| 5827 | R. 51; , R. 19. |
| 5828 | mn cn Retennutet, Syria, C. 9. |
| 5829 | 111 ret, fruit, C. 19. |
| 5830 | Sti ret (3), foot-soldiers, I. 12, 35. |
| 5831 | ha, Г huu, time, season, C. 8. |
| 5832 | ПО hu, hru, day, C. 2, 3, 13, 15; R. 6, 13. |
| 5833 | m jf & hebs, injury, R. 23. |
| 5834 | hepu, laws, C. 23. |
| 5835 | RAAÉI AIZI hamomut, men und |
| 5836 | women, folk, R. 2, 13. |
| 5837 | heru, more, addition, R. 31, 5l. |
| p. 242 | |
| 5838 | 228 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5839 | ha, behind, C. 31. |
| 5840 | I Ii ha, I "huui, more, addition, li. 16, 2 |
| 5841 | P| Huni-nobui, Greeks, R. 51. |
| 5842 | Lu-nebu, Greeks, C. 37. |
| 5843 | 3 T 10 mm hai, Nile flood, C.19. |
| 5844 | 44FF muiй (3), excedingly, C.6. |
| 5845 | *49,T,hai, papyrus plants, C. 31. |
| 5846 | 84. lei, grain, com, B. 11, 15, 21, 29, 33. |
| 5847 | hü, and, C. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 37; |
| 5848 | 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1t, 15, 23, 2t, 26, 20, 31, |
| 5849 | *I "haai, and, R. 10. |
| 5850 | F.T, häre, flowers, C.20. |
| 5851 | 2 657 Hop, Apis Bull, C.5, 27 ; L. 31, 31. |
| 5852 | 8_ Hap, Nile, C. 7, 8, 19. |
| 5853 | hüpt, square, R. 45. |
| 5854 | , nat, front of, the buginning of, C. |
| 5855 | li. 10; first (of truits), U. 33; brow, U. 28. |
| 5856 | R. 3, ‡, |
| 5857 | 36, 1l. |
| 5858 | 6, 22 |
| p. 243 | |
| 5859 | VOCABULARY 229 |
| 5860 | liher hat, formerly, C. 14, 15. |
| 5861 | xxX Phunna, youth, R. 1. |
| 5862 | hel, festival, C. 16, 17, 18, 19; R. 2; |
| 5863 | plur. 11.: R. 52; 1 mm , festivals of |
| 5864 | boat processions, C. 28. |
| 5865 | & hept, breast, aum, C.30. |
| 5866 | hem, to see, C. 37. |
| 5867 | hemt, bronze, C. 37. |
| 5868 | hemt, wife, C. +,3t; plur A|. C.32; |
| 5869 | R. 35, 36. |
| 5870 | P. l 8. Le hen, majesty, C. 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 14; R. 1, |
| 5871 | 8, 10, 13, 14, 22. |
| 5872 | lPhen, majesty (fem.), C. 28. |
| 5873 | hent, mistress, lady, C. 31, 32. |
| 5874 | with, see neter hen. |
| 5875 | heni, and, with, together, C. 3, t, 9, 10, 25; |
| 5876 | Р. 3, 4, 7, 9. |
| 5877 | her, amd, C. T, 18, 26, 28, 29, 36; R. 10, 21, 3+, |
| 5878 | 35,43. |
| p. 244 | |
| 5879 | 230 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5880 | her, and, R. 15, 38, 40, 42. |
| 5881 | her, plain, C.T. |
| 5882 | her, upper, R. 45. |
| 5883 | her, on, over, concerning; C.5; R. 1. |
| 5884 | 8o herit, middle, C.9; 80, R.41. |
| 5885 | her i, straightway, C.24. |
| 5886 | mnm her en, on behalf of, C. 10. |
| 5887 | her ten, on top of, R. 43, 44. |
| 5888 | P her, with rerbs, P T, 0.4; $2 aha iha |
| 5889 | 809118. C.5;8680 |
| 5890 | 1, C.5. |
| 5891 | ZYPITheru xesieta neter, men over the s |
| 5892 | the god, C. 2; R. 6. |
| 5893 | QY'JEA lviu nehre, all faces, ie., ev |
| 5894 | C.37. |
| 5895 | hert, prison, R.14. |
| 5896 | Heru, Horus, R. 10. |
| 5897 | , С. 7; |
| 5898 | C. 24; |
| 5899 | crets of |
| 5900 | rybody, |
| p. 245 | |
| 5901 | VOCABULARY |
| 5902 | Heru nub, golden Horus, R. 2. |
| 5903 | Heru-Ra, Horus-Rã, R. 1. |
| 5904 | ›III Heru taii, Horus lands, i.e., |
| 5905 | R. 9, 21, 23, 16. |
| 5906 | P i nesu, singers, C. 34. |
| 5907 | 8INMes-tr, praised, C.3t. |
| 5908 | {lIeshet, reckoning, account, |
| 5909 | 8-hespet, nome, R. 15; plural, |
| 5910 | R. 40,42. |
| 5911 | 4? heg, sovereignty, to capture, C. 10; |
| 5912 | 2AP. 4Po2 hegt, gueen, C. 4, 11. |
| 5913 | E I nctu (?), temple men, C. 36. |
| 5914 | PO& Het-tia-Ptat, Memphis, B. |
| 5915 | -' → hetep, to rest, C. 25 ; Rl. 42. |
| 5916 | 8. notciu, silver, C. 10. |
| 5917 | { |i hetrit, revennes, C. 9. |
| 5918 | 3, hetepu, offerings, C. 34. |
| 5919 | temple e |
| 5920 | R. 13. |
| 5921 | R. 26. |
| 5922 | 11. |
| 5923 | 231 |
| 5924 | states, |
| 5925 | EHE, |
| p. 246 | |
| 5926 | 232 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5927 | Thuu, sacred pluces containing altars, R. 3t. |
| 5928 | I"BYGONIID"N khain, altans, |
| 5929 | C. 20, 26; R. 50. |
| 5930 | lihamesu, ears of corn, C. 31, 33. |
| 5931 | fi thartu, children, R. 30. |
| 5932 | **&: Thasu, vile men, C. G. |
| 5933 | > Khá, khãu, to rise (of a king on his throne, or of |
| 5934 | the sun), B. 1. |
| 5935 | Tihā, crown, C. 31; coronation, Ii. 40; crowned, |
| 5936 | C. 33. |
| 5937 | : Khau, crowns, C. 33; R. 52. |
| 5938 | Tha, feast, festival, C. 30, 3t; mиs, |
| 5939 | C. 17, 18. |
| 5940 | Iihu, to be good, to do good deeds, to be held as |
| 5941 | good, C. 5; R. 14, 21, 31. |
| 5942 | S i niu, blessings, C. 11. |
| 5943 | • Jo Tiheblinc, to slanghter; T. 26. |
| 5944 | •Tihep = , to take pplace, to come into being, to |
| 5945 | exist, C. 8, 13, 14, 16, 21, 27. |
| p. 247 | |
| 5946 | VOCABULARY 233 |
| 5947 | • lleper, to happen, to become, C. 7, 8, 11, 12. |
| 5948 | f iheperu, existing men and women, |
| 5949 | C. 10. |
| 5950 | kheft, when, C. 34; R. 45. |
| 5951 | khett a lihefti, in front of, opposite, C. S, 26. |
| 5952 | IIl Themt, three, R. 40. |
| 5953 | Tihemt, third, C.37. |
| 5954 | lihant, sanctuaries, shrines, E. B1. |
| 5955 | lihen, to sall round, , or about, U. 27; a boat pro- |
| 5956 | cession, C. 28, 29, 30. |
| 5957 | 44 E| Tiheni, sailos, R. 17. |
| 5958 | F S IĂ 1P thent, image, statue, TL. 38, 40, 41, 5t. |
| 5959 | - lihentet, first, in point of time or rank, C. 8, 13, |
| 5960 | 25,26; advancement, R. 11. |
| 5961 | em-khent, in, at the head of, C. 11, 15, 16, 18, |
| 5962 | 25, 34, 37. |
| 5963 | nih khentet, sanctuary, C. 33. |
| 5964 | Tiher, under, C. 1, 14, 24 ; R. 1, 2, 15. |
| p. 248 | |
| 5965 | 234 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 5966 | kher, under, with, R. 16, 36. |
| 5967 | = lher em, with, R. 29, 40. |
| 5968 | liher hüt, formerly, originally, C. 6, 14, 15, |
| 5969 | 17,28, 32; R. 46. |
| 5970 | kheru, food, C. 35. |
| 5971 | O111 |
| 5972 | A Tf, Riheru renpit, belonging to the year, C. 24. |
| 5973 | 4 lhert, what belongs to some one, property, R. 15. |
| 5974 | - Kher-ü, to stablish, R. 11, 19. |
| 5975 | Bai lherüu (?), dnes, reventes, R. 29. |
| 5976 | 41-*| Tiherit, ealamities, disasters, C. 8. |
| 5977 | fTherp, to rule, C.7. |
| 5978 | - khesef, to remit, send back, R. 18, 20. |
| 5979 | Tihet, cut, engraved, C. 12, 36. |
| 5980 | Tchet, to follow, C. 26. |
| 5981 | O Tihet, thing, property, R. 9; plu. s, C. 3, 5; |
| 5982 | R. 14. |
| 5983 | Ihetem, ring, C. 12; R. 51. |
| p. 249 | |
| 5984 | VOCABULARY 235 |
| 5985 | 1s= 1] senb, health, R. 35. |
| 5986 | PlT.=Prm m, son, they, them, theirs, C.6. |
| 5987 | = T É sa, to know, to recognize, R. 43, 53. |
| 5988 | Y srı, a tribe of priests, C. 12, 1t, 15; mww |
| 5989 | phylarch, C. 16; plur. Ri. C. 14, 15; X,' |
| 5990 | C. 6, 13, 15 ; Kn ll !I? C. 13, 16. |
| 5991 | É sa, side. back, 24, →4,C.9; R. 18. |
| 5992 | 1 tg sa, person, C. 15, 16; R. 10. 13. 1t, 48; plur: |
| 5993 | 1*, R.17. |
| 5994 | , O sa, son, C. 1, 2, t; R. 3, 10 ; , son of Ra, |
| 5995 | R. 2,9. |
| 5996 | sat, daughter, C. 2, 23; R. t. |
| 5997 | sat, ground, R. 30. |
| 5998 | Поті |
| 5999 | satet, divine apparel, ornaments |
| 6000 | of the gods, C. 3, 30; R. 6. |
| 6001 | Satet, Asia, C. 6. |
| 6002 | s-cri, to cause to make, R. 45. |
| 6003 | s-ilı, to purify, C. 26, 29. |
| p. 250 | |
| 6004 | 236 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 6005 | PF s-änlil, to make to live, C. 9. |
| 6006 | SPEPf suthi, to set up, C. |
| 6007 | R. 38, 52. |
| 6008 | * sue, it, he, C. 25; R. 52. |
| 6009 | 7, 7D sten, King of the Sonth, C. 14, 24 |
| 6010 | R. 1, 24. |
| 6011 | suteniu, kings, C.8. |
| 6012 | suten brit, King of the South and North, C. |
| 6013 | 11, 13, 17, 23 ; R. 2, 8, 9, 38, 41, 49. |
| 6014 | *44 sutenit, sovereignty, R. 8, 28. |
| 6015 | 7 sutenet, royal house, treasury, or palace, F. |
| 6016 | 7 suten thu, royal coronation, R. 47. |
| 6017 | 1EZANeL Nedi sutchu, auteia, to r |
| 6018 | strong, do good to, C. 6, 7, 10. |
| 6019 | P f sel, to rebel, rebel, B. 27 |
| 6020 | + J4,,, sebith (7), C. 10. |
| 6021 | T.@ scp, time, season; o, first time, 0 |
| 6022 | i, twice, C. 9%0'II, thrice, B. 40. |
| 6023 | 29 ; |
| 6024 | 25; |
| 6025 | 1, 4, |
| 6026 | 17. |
| 6027 | nake |
| 6028 | 29; |
| p. 251 | |
| 6029 | VOCABULARY 237 |
| 6030 | 1 xepu, seasons, times, phases, qualities, C. 10. |
| 6031 | 1 sept, provision, C. 5. |
| 6032 | ABBB semuău, to declare or do what is right, O. 27. |
| 6033 | 1l smăr, to array, to dress a statue, |
| 6034 | C.2,30; 8 111, R. 6. |
| 6035 | 1 smu, metal like gold, 1, electrum, R. +1. |
| 6036 | mmJ, P smen, to make permanent, to stablish, |
| 6037 | C. 10, 20, 22, 32 ; R. 1. |
| 6038 | PP i semsem, borses, B. 20. |
| 6039 | semtu, foreigu lands, C.T, 10. |
| 6040 | sen, they, them, their, C. 3, t, 5, 6; |
| 6041 | R. 6, 10, 12. |
| 6042 | I1 şen, two, C.9, etc. |
| 6043 | sen, two, C. 31. |
| 6044 | sen, brother; sen-nes, brother-lorings |
| 6045 | i.e., Philadelphus, C. 2. |
| 6046 | sen-s mer, "her brother loving" = Phila- |
| 6047 | delphia, R. 5. |
| p. 252 | |
| 6048 | 238 DECREES OF MEMPHIS •AND CANOPUS |
| 6049 | sent, sister, C.8. |
| 6050 | V sent-hemt, sister-vife; C. 4. |
| 6051 | sen, to bow down, C. 30. |
| 6052 | (T s-nefer, to beautify, B. 1. |
| 6053 | PW J snib, health, C. 11, 13. |
| 6054 | P'E D senem, to mourn, C. 26, 29. |
| 6055 | sent, to be settled, firm, a fixed custom, C. |
| 6056 | wwM sentil, to move, or pass on, C. 19. |
| 6057 | f seref, warm care, C. 27. |
| 6058 | k ser, to write, R. 51. |
| 6059 | 1 L serer, insoribed, C. 17, 27,34. |
| 6060 | se-hel, to make or keep a feast, R. 50. |
| 6061 | schen, crown, C.32. |
| 6062 | P?% srhetch, name of a chumber in the |
| 6063 | R.8. |
| 6064 | P8R sehetch, to lighten, l. 16. |
| 6065 | 27. |
| 6066 | temple, |
| p. 253 | |
| 6067 | VOCABULARY |
| 6068 | M° s-lih = Pg (?), to ereate, to beget, C. 12. |
| 6069 | ; selih, matter, event, R. 18. |
| 6070 | PDAl sethan, (ih2 sekhuiu, |
| 6071 | sekhaui, decree, C. 2, 36; R. 6, 53, 54. |
| 6072 | sekhuu, memory, C. S. |
| 6073 | 1%D y setihun, memorial service, C. 17. |
| 6074 | P s-tiha, to keep or make a feast, R. 34, 42. |
| 6075 | s-kiheper, to make to be, C. 12, 15. |
| 6076 | sekhef, seven, C. 1. |
| 6077 | selihan, to hasten, C. 2ł. |
| 6078 | Pg s-khakier, to ornament, R. öt. |
| 6079 | fol i| selihen, to happen, to take place, Bi. 8, 32, 3 |
| 6080 | sekhen, to occur, to happen, an event, C. |
| 6081 | 19,21,23. |
| 6082 | o fol og sekhen, existing, being, C. 21; R. |
| 6083 | selihet, selhent, the double-crown, R. 13, |
| 6084 | Ti seklent, crowns, R. 45. |
| 6085 | 239 |
| 6086 | ‡, 36. |
| 6087 | 8, 13, |
| 6088 | 31. |
| 6089 | 1t, 45. |
| p. 254 | |
| 6090 | 210 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 6091 | 1a~P,7, sclider, ofierings of |
| 6092 | different kinds, R. 32, 48. |
| 6093 | P - seliheră, to put in good condition, . 21. |
| 6094 | , scliheru, documents, ordinances, C. 12, 20. |
| 6095 | • sekhet, field, R. 14. |
| 6096 | - 1 ses (?), C.21. |
| 6097 | MО, MС O, O sesu, day, C. 1, 3, 13, 17 ; |
| 6098 | R. 39. |
| 6099 | sesheslet, statues of a goddess holding a sistrum, |
| 6100 | C. 6. |
| 6101 | sek = asli (q.v.), O. 23. |
| 6102 | Selitet, name of a sacred boat, C. 25. |
| 6103 | sekat, to carry, C.30. |
| 6104 | sta, to carry, to compare, to confront (?), |
| 6105 | R. 30. |
| 6106 | P-B-I. - D - J setut, to do or make some- |
| 6107 | thing in imitation of something, customary, C. 19, |
| 6108 | 20, 37; R. 10; ein setut, |
| 6109 | www |
| 6110 | unusual, not customary, C. 31. |
| p. 255 | |
| 6111 | VOCABULARY |
| 6112 | * sti, wine measure, R. 30. |
| 6113 | I setep, to be elected, chosen, C. 15, 30,583 |
| 6114 | set, tail, C. 31. |
| 6115 | 1ofirtem, to disturb (3). R. 27 |
| 6116 | se-tettet, to make stable, R. 11. |
| 6117 | enn |
| 6118 | C sha, hundred; enn, U. 2% |
| 6119 | LII O shir, season of growing, C. 32; R. 50. |
| 6120 | [II - shat, C. 26; R. 46. |
| 6121 | IILl shaü, to begin, beginning. C. 1t, |
| 6122 | , R. 50. |
| 6123 | IIl Ap srcis, to march, R. 22. |
| 6124 | -.14.er shici, book, Ti. 51. |
| 6125 | shat, book, C. 3. |
| 6126 | r shep, a kind of basket or vessel, a |
| 6127 | victory, R.5. |
| 6128 | HI _ shop, to reccivce, to talie, C. B; R.7 |
| 6129 | A44se|shrpin, captured, prisomers, T. 1 |
| 6130 | VOL. III. |
| 6131 | 241 |
| 6132 | 22, 29; |
| 6133 | piize of |
| 6134 | 28. |
| 6135 | R |
| p. 256 | |
| 6136 | 242 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 6137 | 490 13P. 12i shcps, holy, noble, angust, C. 29; |
| 6138 | B. 15, 41 ; 2/,7,, R. 11. |
| 6139 | sheft, books, C. 34. |
| 6140 | = | | | |
| 6141 | I, m xhemu, season of inundation, C. 1t, 18, 21 ; |
| 6142 | R. 46. |
| 6143 | 3) A, } shems, to follow, C. 33; R. 10. |
| 6144 | sher, little, C.22. |
| 6145 | O shes, a cord, thread of linen; —Oß em shrs maât, |
| 6146 | regularly, R. 34. |
| 6147 | shetet, books, C. 37. |
| 6148 | s shet, levied, R. 30. |
| 6149 | → k(г), also, moreover, C. 16. |
| 6150 | →2 li, to call, T. 39; |
| 6151 | R. 50; → :, R. 8. |
| 6152 | Y A la, donble (of a god), R. 40. |
| 6153 | E liara, shrine, 41, 42, 43, 52 ; plur O:, R. 42, 44. |
| 6154 | kat, work, R. 34. |
| 6155 | lii, another, C. 12, 16; R.T. |
| p. 257 | |
| 6156 | VOCABULARY |
| 6157 | →ei lichumı, boats, R. 20. |
| 6158 | - M Keftet, Phoenicia, C. 9. |
| 6159 | - Kictut, another; C. 32. |
| 6160 | ketekh, other, C. 33. |
| 6161 | 4 f ga, height, C.31. |
| 6162 | 4→P gitmas, Cadmı |
| 6163 | -me gaf, side, B. 45. |
| 6164 | y qurt, fruit, C. 33. |
| 6165 | 18 palhet, place of libation, B. +2. |
| 6166 | r = gefen, a kind of bread, C. 36. |
| 6167 | AS) gema, to beget, C. 11. |
| 6168 | F'ol gemät, singing women, C. B |
| 6169 | * I® Prmt, Haypt, C. 6.9; 1.20 |
| 6170 | ^* yen, strength, victory, R. 5. |
| 6171 | yenuu, many, |
| 6172 | 9.ll. |
| 6173 | 243 |
| 6174 | я, R. 5. |
| 6175 | 3. |
| 6176 | C.5, 11 ; R. 1. |
| p. 258 | |
| 6177 | 244 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 6178 | 8414 Corpiaiset, the month Gorpaios, |
| 6179 | R.1. |
| 6180 | S f gerer, burnt offcring, C. 26, 32. |
| 6181 | N B ge, grade, rank, C. 3: N81, R. 12. |
| 6182 | 1]Kainlrtilh.... (3), C.32. |
| 6183 | ker, but, further, C. 17. |
| 6184 | kert, moreover, C. 32. |
| 6185 | Ies, place, Pv. 45. |
| 6186 | www |
| 6187 | lesen, grief, C. S. |
| 6188 | liesen (?), time, C. 5, 17, 18, 25; plur. §i, C.21, 22. |
| 6189 | • ., Lord of the shrines of Nekhebet and |
| 6190 | Uatchet, R. 1, 46. |
| 6191 | two-thirds, R. 18. |
| 6192 | • • .... sh, foot-soldiers (?), R. 20. |
| 6193 | ta, the (fem. art.), R. 5. |
| 6194 | , s ta, land, earth, country, Ti. 13, 28; plur F II |
| 6195 | (sic) taiu, lands, C. 6. |
| p. 259 | |
| 6196 | VOCABULARY 2+5 |
| 6197 | FÉ P| taiu, land's foll, inhabitants, C. T. |
| 6198 | 4• L Ta-mert, "land of the Inundation," a name |
| 6199 | of Egypt, C. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 17, 21, 21; R. 1, 11, |
| 6200 | 21,53. |
| 6201 | Tu-netert, "divine land," i.e., Egypt, C. 10. |
| 6202 | 88.Y18.8. 6 turi, the two lands, ie., Upper |
| 6203 | and Lower Egypt, C. 3, 10, 29 ; R. 1, 7, 40. |
| 6204 | - S - ] tut, what is usual, or customary, or right, |
| 6205 | 0. 3, 14, 19, 26; R. 38, 40; - f- f } mm |
| 6206 | , 1, what is usually done, R. 18, 48, 50. |
| 6207 | 2 tef, Eather, C.+, 15; R.1; plur. 27, trju, C.3. |
| 6208 | • tem, not, Fi. 16, 17. |
| 6209 | mmт' 8 ten, this, C. 21, 25; B. 20, 52. |
| 6210 | $, 8 H lon, euch, every, C.22; li, 13. |
| 6211 | j HE toiuu, each, every, C. 19. |
| 6212 | ter, cloth, F. 17, 30. |
| 6213 | -{? tri, tine, season, C. 5, 15; phur. 3/0 |
| 6214 | C. 20, 23. |
| p. 260 | |
| 6215 | 246 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 6216 | teh, to attack, R. 23. |
| 6217 | P Tchuti, Thotlı, R. 26. |
| 6218 | T tesh, boundaries, R. 27. |
| 6219 | T tá, to give, C.5; A -, C. 6; 4 ~ made, given, |
| 6220 | c. 1t; c, R. 18; _ tãt, to place, C. 24. |
| 6221 | e tit, land, B. 21. |
| 6222 | =1 I 8É Tians, the month Dios, C. 3. 13. |
| 6223 | II!I1 țua, five, C. 3. |
| 6224 | *fi tuar, hymns, C. 34. |
| 6225 | * Ye e tua-tu, praised, C. 33. |
| 6226 | 5! trma, choirs, O.31. |
| 6227 | AlDli onn, price, C. 10. |
| 6228 | İ lop, first, C. 1; 9IIO, 1.50; 1 5B, 0.27. |
| 6229 | tel, head, source, first, former state, C. 20, 29; |
| 6230 | P. 18,19, 27, 47; 1 * O> R.5%› o. Rỉ. 15, |
| 6231 | 49,52; !II? R. 40. |
| p. 261 | |
| 6232 | VOCABULARY |
| 6233 | _i' h tepãu, ancestors, |
| 6234 | R. 31. |
| 6235 | R & | lopr, captive chiets, C. 6. |
| 6236 | E f tep ret, ordinance, regulatioli, R. 70. |
| 6237 | →f1l g temait, town, rillage, R. 26. |
| 6238 | Altemsel, choir, C. 34. |
| 6239 | , temt (?), pedestal, C. 30. |
| 6240 | ETIS Temulriat, Demetria, Te. |
| 6241 | D51 tenci, basket, C.2. |
| 6242 | K !emi, to divide with, to share with, C. 16. |
| 6243 | țennu, basket, R. 5. |
| 6244 | Coo o |
| 6245 | wefounut, a gorernment building, ur oft |
| 6246 | țen, drain, dig trenches, R. 2t. |
| 6247 | țer, piece, R.29. |
| 6248 | țet, hand, C. 12; R. 51. |
| 6249 | then, throughout, C. 17. |
| 6250 | ANANAA |
| 6251 | 247 |
| 6252 | %. 8, 22; |
| 6253 | +. |
| 6254 | ce, R.16. |
| p. 262 | |
| 6255 | 248 DECREES OF MEMPHIS AND CANOPUS |
| 6256 | thes, to arrange, C. 20. |
| 6257 | thes, high (of price), C. 10. |
| 6258 | * * thet, to canryofi, C. 6; Ii. 32. |
| 6259 | i thet, sages, C. 34. |
| 6260 | BegT tchau, males, C. 34. |
| 6261 | ff tettet-th, stablished, B. 16; Ife R. 36. |
| 6262 | 11 " iettef-t, things established, R. 18. |
| 6263 | TE! thi, learned men, B. T. |
| 6264 | 17Ihalimlus, Telema |
| 6265 | R. 4. |
| 6266 | then, this, C. 24, 25; R. 43. |
| 6267 | n nn |
| 6268 | tchaut, twenty, C. 15; !., B. 1; Im, C. 3 |
| 6269 | R. 1; NN *, C, 17. |
| 6270 | A lchür, to require, necessary, R. 32. |
| 6271 | m tchent, B. 38. |
| 6272 | trheri, from, since, to the end that, C. 15, 26, |
| 6273 | tcher enti, because, C. 18 ; R. 23, tt, t6. |
| 6274 | chus, |
| 6275 | 15; |
| 6276 | 35. |
| p. 263 | |
| 6277 | VOCABULARY |
| 6278 | tchesef, self, C. 8. |
| 6279 | tcheser, to exalt, to glority, to honor |
| 6280 | 25, 30, 37 ; R. 6, 42, 53. |
| 6281 | tchesei-tu, magnificently, R. 32. |
| 6282 | 7 tchet, body, Fi. 32. |
| 6283 | - tchetta, eternity, ever; R.9,36,16; - |
| 6284 | C. 10, 11, 14, 15. |
| 6285 | → tchet, to call, to say, C. 28; R. 1t; |
| 6286 | tchețtu, C: 12, 13, 18, 23. |
| 6287 | tcheteb, to lead, R. 2T. |
| 6288 | END OF VOL. III. |
| 6289 | 249 |
| 6290 | пї, С. 5, 11, |
| p. 264 | |
| 6291 | LONDON: |
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| p. 265 | |
| p. 266 | |
| p. 267 | |
| p. 268 | |
| p. 269 | |
| 6294 | 491086 Budge, (Sir) Ernest Alfred Wallis The décrees of Memphis and Canopus. |
| 6295 | LaEgy B927d |
| 6296 | University of Toronto |
| 6297 | Library |
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| 6300 | THE |
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| 6302 | FROM |
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| 6304 | |
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| 6306 | LOWE-MARTIN CO. LIMITED |
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- title
- Budge – The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus, vol. III: The Decree of Canopus (Books on Egypt and Chaldaea 19, London/New York 1904) — OCR (Apple Vision)
- dialect
- none
- source
- corpus/incoming/e-2/budge-decrees-iii-1904/ — Apple Vision OCR (tools/e2_ocr.py, worker E-2, 2026-09-29) of corpus/incoming/demotic-texts/budge_decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus_v3_1904.pdf, 270 PDF pages; provenance and verification in corpus/incoming/e-2/STAGING.md
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- Budge – The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus, vol. III: The Decree of Canopus (Books on Egypt and Chaldaea 19, London/New York 1904); public domain in Canada (death year verified: Budge d.1934: LC-style heading "Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934" in the PDF Author field of corpus/incoming/demotic-texts/budge_decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus_v1/v2/v3_1904.pdf (pdfinfo, read 2026-09-29) + corpus/scan_copyright.csv rows for Budge ("Budge d.1934", en.wikipedia); title page corpus/incoming/demotic-texts/budge_decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus_v3_1904.pdf pdf p. 11 ("… by E. A. Wallis Budge … 1904") · note (PROPOSED-scan_copyright-E-2.csv): (E-2 volume budge-decrees-iii-1904)); OCR text by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- OCR
- Apple Vision VNRecognizeTextRequest rev 3, accurate, language correction off, via tools/vision_ocr/vision_ocr (NC-4/NC-9); macOS Version 26.6.2 (Build 25G83); render pdftoppm 400 dpi gray; 1 text column(s) read separately (page 1; per page in the staged records); NOT D2: no CER against hand-read GT for this volume — the only figure is agreement with the scanner's own text layer (corpus/incoming/e-2/cer.tsv), not accuracy (CLAUDE.md §1.3)
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- Ancient Egyptian/Demotic texts and the trilingual decrees/Budge, The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus, vol. III (1904).vision-ocr.L0.txt
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Budge – The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus, vol. III: The Decree of Canopus (Books on Egypt and Chaldaea 19, London/New York 1904) — OCR (Apple Vision). corpus/incoming/e-2/budge-decrees-iii-1904/ — Apple Vision OCR (tools/e2_ocr.py, worker E-2, 2026-09-29) of corpus/incoming/demotic-texts/budge_decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus_v3_1904.pdf, 270 PDF pages; provenance and verification in corpus/incoming/e-2/STAGING.md. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/ancient-egyptian/demotic-texts-and-the-trilingual-decrees/budge-the-decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus-vol.iii-1904.vision-ocr/. Budge – The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus, vol. III: The Decree of Canopus (Books on Egypt and Chaldaea 19, London/New York 1904); public domain in Canada (death year verified: Budge d.1934: LC-style heading "Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934" in the PDF Author field of corpus/incoming/demotic-texts/budge_decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus_v1/v2/v3_1904.pdf (pdfinfo, read 2026-09-29) + corpus/scan_copyright.csv rows for Budge ("Budge d.1934", en.wikipedia); title page corpus/incoming/demotic-texts/budge_decrees-of-memphis-and-canopus_v3_1904.pdf pdf p. 11 ("… by E. A. Wallis Budge … 1904") · note (PROPOSED-scan_copyright-E-2.csv): (E-2 volume budge-decrees-iii-1904)); OCR text by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
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