12
the
rock
tombs
of
el
amarna.
who
listens
to
his
good
teaching
of
proper
life,
the
riches
which
he
(?)
gives
to
[me
?]
in
the
form
of
an
impost
(?)
on
to
distinguish
me
by
favours
more
than
any
(other)
favourite
of
his."
Probably
the
full
design
would
have
included
the
house
of
Tutu
or
the
temple
of
Aten.
The
lower
half
of
the
wall
contains
only
a
short
prayer
(Plate
xix.),
separated
by
a
blank
space
of
some
length
from
a
figure
of
Tutu,
standing
in
prayer
with
uplifted
hands.1
For
a
translation,
see
p.
27.
West
Wall
:
South
Side
(Plates
xix.,
xx.,
xxi.).
Previous
copy
:
Mon.
du
culte
d'Atonou,
I.,
Plates
lvi.,
Ivii.,
lviii.
In
this,
the
companion
picture
to
the
last
scene,
the
King
and
Queen
receive
their
servant
at
the
cushioned
balcony,
from
which
they
lean
to
confer
the
proposed
honours
on
him.2
The
supposed
speech
of
the
King
on
the
occasion
is
recorded
in
two
columns
as
follows
:—
"
[The
speech
of
the
King
of
South
and
North
Egypt]
living
on
Truth,
Lord
of
the
Two
Lands,
N.,
[to
?]
the
Chamberlain,
Tutu.
'
Lo
!
I
appoint
thee
my
Chief
Servitor
of
Nefer-kheperu-ra
[in
the
temple
of]
Aten
in
Akhetaten,
doing
it
to
thee
for
love
of
thee,
because
thou
art
my
chief
henchman
(sdm
ash)
who
listens
to
my
instruc¬
tion
(bis).
Verily
every
commission
which
thou
performest,
my
heart
is
content
therewith.
I
give
to
thee
the
office,
saying,
"
Eat
thou
the
rations
of
Pharaoh
(L.
P.
H.
!),
thy
lord,
in
the
temple
of
Aten."'"
3
By
this
formal
announcement
Tutu
is
raised
to
sacerdotal
rank,
second
only
to
that
of
the
high-
priest.
Golden
collars,
sandals,
and
cap
are
brought
and
fitted
on
him.
Meanwhile
he
makes
a
lengthy
reply,
lavishing
encomiums
on
the
King.
"[Said
by?]
the
Chamberlain
(?),
Tutu:
'O
Ruler
who
1
Mon.
du
culte
d'Atonou,
I.,
PI.
lix.
2
For
remarks
on
the
picture
of
the
palace
see
pp.
36-7.
The
Queen,
who
was
wearing
the
flat-topped
head-dress,
was
accompanied
by
her
three
daughters,
who
must
have
been
grouped
about
her
in
much
the
same
way
as
in
Plate
xxix.
3
This
was
the
formula
of
induction
to
priestly
office,
and
was
exactly
followed
at
the
investiture
of
the
high
priest
also
(I.,
v.).
makes
monuments
to
his
father
(?)
and
duplicates
(?)
them
1
Thou
createst
by
generations
and
generations
[Thou
art]
as
Ra,
as
the
living
Aten
who
bare
thee.
Thou
shalt
pass
his
long
existence
[2].
He
1:;i
^
1!
in
heaven
to
give
existence
to
thee,
my
lord,
complete
(?)
like
the
Father,
comprehending,
exact,
and
searching
hearts.
Thy
[hands
?]
are
like
the
rays
of
Aten,
so
that
thou
establishest
mankind
[3]
wondrously,
O
my
l°rcl
•
The
Aten
gives
to
thee
these
many
sed-festivals;
he
makes
thee
his
heir.
For
thou
art
his
child;
thou
didst
issue
from
him,
Ua-en-ra,
an
image
of
eternity,
who
[4]
upholds
Ra
and
propitiates
Aten,
causing
the
land
to
comprehend
him
that
made
it.
Thou
illuminest
his
name
for
the
relchyt;
thou
bringest
to
him
the
produce
of
his
rays.
He
makes
acclamation
for
thee
in
heaven
[5]
for
joy
on
the
day
on
which
thou
appearest.
The
entire
land
trips
to
thee,
Syria,
Ethiopia,
and
all
the
nations.
Their
hands
are
(outstretched)
for
thee
in
praise
to
thy
ka.
They
are
beseeching
life
as
suppliants
;
[6]
they
are
saying,
"
Grant
to
us
breath."
Terror
of
thee
hath
closed
their
nostrils,
they
are
bound
(?)
in
their
good
fortune
(T).
Lo
!
thy
will
is
in
them
as
a
scare;
thy
roaring
makes
their
limbs
to
fail
as
flame
devours
wood.
[7]
The
rays
of
the
Aten
shine
on
thee
eternally.
Make
thy
monuments
stable
as
heaven
and
make
thy
appearance
in
them
for
ever
:
(for)
as
long
as
the
Aten
exists
thou
shalt
exist,
living
and
thriving
for
ever.'"
This
outburst
of
loyal
feeling
is
shared
by
the
bystanders,
and
a
short
expression
of
it
has
been
assigned
to
each
group
by
the
artist
(Plate
xx.).
The
foreigners,
standing
in
an
attitude
of
respect,
speak
through
their
Egyptian
interpreter—
"
The
tributaries
(?)
of
every
foreign
land
say,
'
O
living
Ra,
Nefer-kheperu-ra,
[we]
are
subject
[to
thee]
for
ever
and
ever.'"
The
soldiers
grasping
their
standards
are
styled—
"Those
carrying
(lit.
'
wearing')
the
bht
standard,
who
are
followers
of
the
Majesty
who
is
beautiful
of
face,
at
sight
of
whom
there
is
life,
Nefer-kheperu-ra."
Next
in
order
are
their
leaders
in
ordinary
dress—
"
The
great
ones
and
captains
of
soldiery
who
stand
before
Pharaoh
(L.P.H.
!)
and
say,
'
0
Ruler,
brightness
of
the
Aten,
abounding
in
wealth
Then
come—
"
the
scribes
[saying]
'
Say
ye,
"
Health
to
Nefer-kheperu-ra,
the
Aten
[who
establishes]
mankind
and
brings
into
being
the
generations
!"'"
4
Emending
to
J
The
phrase
occurs
twice
below
similarly
injured.
Permalink: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/sc34d
