Texts from the Amarna period in Egypt

Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Series Editor's Foreword......Page 11
Chronological Table......Page 13
List of Maps and Figures......Page 15
Abbreviations......Page 17
Explanation of Signs......Page 19
Introduction......Page 21
The Setting
......Page 22
The Reign of Amenhotep IV......Page 24
The Reign of Akhenaten......Page 27
The Aftermath......Page 30
Controversies and Reputatlon......Page 32
The Translations......Page 35
Notes......Page 36
Translations......Page 37
1. Statue of Amenhotep III as a Sacred Image......Page 39
B. Statuette of the Standard-Bearer Kamose......Page 40
G. Karnak, Temple of Montu......Page 41
3. The Ritual of the King's Divine Birth from Luxor Temple......Page 42
4. Hymns from the Stela of the Architects Suty and Hor......Page 47
Notes......Page 48
5. Stela of Amenhotep IV at Gebel Silsila......Page 49
6. A Taxation Decree from the Aten Temple at Karnak......Page 50
7. A Royal Speech from Amenhotep IV's Earliest Building at Karnak......Page 51
8. Other Fragmentary Inscriptions from Amenhotep IV's Earliest Building at Karnak......Page 52
9. An Offering List from Karnak......Page 53
10-A. Fragment Built into Temple of Amenhotep II between Pylons IX and X at Karnak......Page 54
10-E. A Register of Property and Responsible Officials......Page 55
10-F.2. Administrative Titles......Page 56
10-H. Members of the Royal Family......Page 57
10-I.2. From Tribute Scenes......Page 58
10-I.7. An Offering Inscription......Page 59
A. Fragment of a Baboon Statue......Page 60
16. Scarab Bought in Luxor......Page 61
18. Small Objects of Amenhotep IV......Page 62
19-A. Pap. Berlin 9784......Page 63
19-B. Gurob Pap. II.1......Page 65
19-D. Pap. Berlin 9785......Page 66
20-A. Statue of the Man......Page 67
20-B. Statue of the Woman......Page 69
22. Letter from the Steward of Memphis Apy to the King......Page 70
24. Funerary Stela of the Mercantile Agent Huy, from Saqqara......Page 71
25-B. Stela of the Official  Kia......Page 72
26-B. Tomb of the Steward of the Estate of Aten, Meritneith......Page 73
27. Stela of Nakhtmin......Page 74
28. Stela of Panehsy......Page 75
29. Tomb of Ptahmay......Page 76
30-B. Scenes from the South Side of the Entrance Passage......Page 77
30-C. Hymn to the Rising Sun......Page 79
30-D. Hymn to the Setting  Sun......Page 80
32-A. Choral Hymn on behalf  of Amenhotep III and Ramose......Page 81
32C. Ramose before the King......Page 82
32-E. Ramose transmits a Royal Speech to Foreign  Emissaries......Page 83
33. Texts from the Tomb of the Cupbearer Parennefer (Theban Tomb 188)......Page 84
34-A. Chair of the  Necropolis Worker Nakhy......Page 86
34-D.1. Coffin of the Granary Official Hatiay......Page 87
35-A. From the Wadi Hammamat......Page 88
36. Two Private Stelae Found at Zernik......Page 89
Notes......Page 90
1. Introduction......Page 93
2. Initial Appearance and Speech by the King......Page 94
3.The Courtiers' Reply......Page 95
4. The Decree......Page 96
38. The "Later Proclamation" from the Boundary Stelae at El-Amarna......Page 101
1. Introduction......Page 102
3. Journey to the Southeastern Corner of Akhet-Aten and Preamble to the Decree......Page 103
4. The Decree......Page 104
6. The Colophon......Page 105
40. Private Cult Stelae Dedicated to the Royal Family......Page 106
41. Monuments from El-Amarna Naming Amenhotep III......Page 107
44. Reliefs Removed from Akhet-Aten to Hermopolis......Page 109
45. Monuments made for Akhenaten's "Other Wife" Kiya......Page 110
46. Inscriptions from the Royal Tomb at El-Amarna and Vicinity......Page 112
47. Jar Dockets and Sealings from El-Amarna......Page 115
51. Statuary in Northern Egypt......Page 117
53. Ritual Objects found at Karnak......Page 119
54. Gilded Wooden Shrine Made for Queen Tiyi by Akhenaten......Page 120
55. Buhen Stela Describing a War in Nubia......Page 121
56. A Stela from Amada Describing War in Nubia......Page 122
57. Minor Epigraphs on Statues, Scarabs, Seals, and other Objects......Page 123
Notes......Page 125
58. The God's Father Ay......Page 127
59. The "First Servant of Akhenaten" Ahmose......Page 140
60. The King's Scribe and Steward, Any......Page 143
61. The Chief Steward, Apy......Page 146
63. The Chief Sculptor Bak and His Father Men......Page 148
66. The Chief Steward of Queen Tiyi, Huya......Page 150
67. The Chief Builder Maanakhtef......Page 161
68. The Fanbearer on the King's Right Hand, May......Page 163
69. The Chief of Police, Mahu......Page 167
70. The "Greatest of Seers" of the Aten, Meryre (I)......Page 171
71. The "Overseer of the Royal Quarters", Meryr (II)......Page 182
72. The Cupbearer Meryre......Page 185
73. The Vizier Nakht-(pa-Aten)......Page 186
74. The Mayor of Akhet-Aten, Neferkheperu-her-sekheper......Page 187
76. The Commander, Pa-Aten-emheb......Page 188
77. The First Servant of the Aten, Panehsy......Page 189
78. The Cupbealrer. Parennefer......Page 197
80. The Chief Physician, Pentu......Page 199
83. The Military Standard-Bearer Ramose......Page 202
84. The Commander and Steward, Ramose......Page 203
85. The Chief Charioteer Ranofer......Page 204
87. The Standard-bearer, Suty......Page 205
88. The Treasurer, Sutau......Page 206
89. The Chamberlain Tutu......Page 207
90. Varia and Anonymous......Page 219
Notes......Page 220
92. Box Found in the Tomb of Tutankhamun......Page 225
93. Miscellaneous Records from El-Amarna......Page 226
94. Graffito from the Tomb of Pere......Page 227
96. Miscellaneous Inscriptions from Thebes......Page 229
98. Miscellaneous Records from El-Amarna......Page 231
99. Restoration Inscription of Tutankhamun......Page 232
100. Miscellaneous Inscriptions of the Reign......Page 235
101. Miscellaneous Inscriptions from the Tomb  of Tutankhamun......Page 241
103. Miscellaneous Inscriptions of the Reign......Page 244
104. Miscellaneous Inscriptions from Ay's Tomb and Mortuary Complex......Page 246
105. Pre-Royal Monuments......Page 247
106. Coronation Inscription......Page 250
107. Miscellaneous Records of the Reign......Page 253
108. Edict from Karnak......Page 255
109. Extracts from the Inscription of Mose......Page 260
111. The Later Eighteenth Dynasty in Historical Monuments......Page 261
Notes......Page 262
Sources......Page 265
Concordance......Page 280
Bibliography......Page 284
Glossary......Page 298
Indexes......Page 305