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The Instruction of Tar-Hotep, Dealing with the Ethics of Argument,
Manners for Guests, Treatment of Servants, and Friendship.
The Instruction of the Governor of his City, the Vizier Tar-Hotep,
In the Reign of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Esaucee,
Living forever to the End of Time.
A. The Governor of his City, the Vizier Tar-Hotep,
He said, O Prince, my Lord, the end of life is at hand,
Old age descendeth upon me, feebleness comes, and childishness renewed.
He that is old lieth down in misery every day,
The eyes are small, the ears are deaf, energy is diminished,
The heart hath no rest, the mouth is silent, and he speaketh no word,
The heart stoppeth, and he remembereth not yesterday,
The bones are painful throughout the body, good turns to evil,
All taste departs, these things doeth old age for mankind,
Being evil in all things, the nose is stopped, and it breathes not for weakness,
Whether standing or sitting.
Command me, thy servant, therefore to make over my princely authority to my son,
Let me speak unto him the words, then harketh to thy counsel of men and old time,
Those that harketh unto gods, I pray, let this thing be done,
That sin may be banished from among persons of understanding,
That thou may enlighten the lands, said the majesty of his God,
Instruct him, then, in the words of old time,
May he be wonder unto the children of princes, that they may enter and hearken with him,
Make straight all their hearts, and discourse with him, without causing weariness,
Here begin the proverbs of fair speech, spoken by the hereditary chief, the holy father,
Beloved of the God, the eldest son of the king, of his body, the governor of the city,
The vizier, Tar-hotep, when instructing the ignorant,
In the knowledge of exactness in fair speaking, The glory of him that obeyeth,
The shame of him that transgresseth them, He said unto his son,
Be not proud, because thou art learned, But discourse with the ignorant man,
As with the sage, for no limit can be set to skill,
Neither is there any craftsman that possesseth full advantage,
Fair speech is more rare than the emerald that is found
By slave maidens on the pebbles, If thou find an arguer talking,
One that is well disposed, and wiser than thou,
Let thine arms fall behind thy back, Be not angry with him if he agree not with thee,
Refrain from speaking evilly, Oppose him not at any time when he speaketh,
If he addresses thee as one ignorant of the matter,
Thine humbleness shall bear away his contention,
If thou find an arguer talking,
Thy fellow, one that is within thy reach, Keep not silence when he saith aught is evil,
So shalt thou be wiser than he,
Great will be the applause on the part of the listeners,
And thy name shall be good in the knowledge of princes,
If thou found an arguer talking, A poor man, that is to say, not thine equal,
Be not scornful toward him because he is lowly, Leave him alone, then he shall confound himself,
Question him not to please thine heart, Nor pour out thy wrath upon him that is before thee,
It is shameful to confuse a mean mind, If thou be about to do that which is thine heart,
Overcome it as a thing rejected of princes, If thou be a leader, as one directing the
conduct of the multitude, Never always to be gracious,
That thine own conduct be without defect, Great is the truth, appointing a straight path,
Never hath it been overthrown since the reign of Osiris,
One that overstep the laws shall be punished, Overstepping is by the covetous man,
The degradations bear off his riches, For the season of his evil doing never ceases,
For he saith, I will obtain by myself, for myself, And he saith not, I will obtain because
I am allowed, But the limits of justice are steadfast,
It is with what a man repeateth from his father, Cause not fear among men,
For this the God punishes likewise, For there is a man that saith,
There in his life, and he is bereft of the bread of his mouth,
There is a man that saith, Power is therein,
And he saith, I seize for myself, that which I perceive,
Thus a man speaketh, and he is smitten down, It is another that attaineth by giving unto him
That hath not, not that he causeth men dread, For it happens, that what the God hath commanded,
Even that thing cometh to pass, Live, therefore, in the house of kindliness,
And men shall come and give gifts of themselves, If thou be among the guests of a man
That is greater than thou, except that with which he giveth,
Putting it to thy lips, if thou look at him that is before thee,
Thine host, pierce him not with many glances, It is a board of the soul to stare at him,
Speak not till he addresses thee, One knoweth what may be evil in his opinion,
Speak when he questions you, Though shall thy speech be good in his opinion,
The noble who sitteth before food, Divideth it as his soul moveth him,
Giveth unto him that he would favour, It is the custom of the evening meal,
It is his soul that he guideth of his hand, It is the noble that bestows,
Not the underling that attains, Thus the eating of bread
Is under the providence of the gods, He is an ignorant man that disputes it,
If thou be an emissary sent from one noble to another,
Be exact after the manner of him that sent thee, Give his message, even as he hath said it,
Beware of making enmity towards thy words, Setting one noble against the other
By perverting the truth, Overstep it not, neither repeat
That which any man, be he prince or peasant, Sayeth in opening the heart,
It is abhorrent to the soul, If thou have ploughed,
Gather thine harvest in the field, And the god shall make it great
Under thine hand, Fill not thy mouth at the neighbour's table,
If a crafty man be the possessor of wealth, He stealeth like a crocodile
From the priests, Let not a man be envious
That hath no children, Let him be neither downcast
Nor quarrelsome on account of it, For a father, though great,
May be grieved, and to the mother of the children
She hath less peace than another, Verily, each man is created
To his destiny by the gods, Who is the chief of a tribe,
Trustful in following him, If thou be lowly,
Serve a wise man, That all thine actions
May be good before the gods, If thou have known a man
Of none account that hath been advanced in rank,
Be not haughty toward him on account of Which thou knowest concerning him,
But honour him that hath been advanced, According to that
Which hath he yet become, Behold, riches
Come not of themselves, It is the rule for him
That desireth them, If he bestow him
And collect them himself, The god shall make him prosperous,
But he shall punish him, If he be slothful,
Follow thine heart during thy lifetime, Do not more than is commanded of you,
Diminish not the time of the following the heart,
It is a board of the soul, That its time of ease
Be taken away, Shorten not the daytime
More than is needed to maintain thine house, When riches are gained, follow the heart,
For riches are of no avail, If one be weary,
If thou wouldst be a wise man, Beget a son for the pleasing of the god,
If he make straight his cause after thine example,
If he arrange thine affairs in due order, Do unto him all that is good,
For thy son is he, Begotten of thine own soul,
Sunder not thine heart from him, For thine own begotten shall curse thee,
If he be heedless and trespass thy rules of conduct,
And is violent, If every speech that cometh from his mouth
Be a vile word, Then beat him, that his talk may be fitting,
Keep him from those that make light of what is commanded,
For it is them that make him go rebellious, And they are not guided, go not astray,
But they lose their bearings, and cannot find a straight course,
If thou be in the chamber of the council, Act always according to the steps enjoined on thee,
And at the beginning of the day, Do not be absent, or thou shall be expelled,
But be ready in entering and making report, Wide is the seat, that one hath made address,
The council chamber acteth by strict rule, And all its plans are in accordance with method,
It is the gods that advanceth one to a seat therein,
The like is not done for elbowers, If thou be among people,
Make for thyself love, The beginning and end of the heart,
One that knoweth not his course, Shall say in himself, seeing thee,
He that ordereth himself duly, Become of the owner of wealth,
I shall copy his conduct, Thy name shall be good,
Though thou speak not, thy body shall be fed, Thy face shall be seen among thy neighbours,
Thou shall be provided with what thou lacks, As to the man whose health obeyeth his belly,
He calls thus, disgust in place of love, His heart is wretched, his body is gross,
He is insolent toward those endowed of the gods, He that obeyeth his belly, hath an enemy,
Report thine actions without concealment, Discover thy conduct, when in council,
With thine overlord, It is not evil for the envoy,
That his report be not answered, Yes, I know it, by the prince,
For that which he knoweth, includeth not this, If he, the prince, think that he will
Oppose him on account of it, he thinketh, He will be silent, because I have spoken,
If thou be a leader, cause that the rulers, That thou hast enjoined, be carried out,
And do all things, as one that remembereth The days coming after, when speech availeth not,
Be not lavish of favours, it leads to civility, Producing slackness, if thou be a leader,
Be gracious, when thou harkenest Unto the speech of the suppliant,
Let him not hesitate to freely deliver himself, Out of which he had thought to tell thee,
But be desirous of removing his inquiry, Let him speak freely, that the thing,
For which he hath come to thee, may be done, If he hesitate to open his heart, it is said,
Is it because the judge doeth wrong, That no entities are made to him,
Concerning it by those whom it happened, But a well-taught heart harkens readily,
If thou desire to continue a friendship In the abode wherein thou enterest,
Be it as master, as brother, or as friend, Wheresoever thou goest,
Beware of consorting with women, No place prospers wherein that is done,
Nor is it prudent to take part in it, A thousand men have been ruined
For the pleasure of a little short time as a dream,
Even death is reached thereby, it is a wretched thing,
As for the evil liver, one leaveth him For what he had done, and he is voided,
If his desires be not gratified, he regards no laws,
If thou desire that thine actions may be good, Save thyself from all malice,
And beware of the quality of covetousness, Which is a grievous inner malady,
Let it not a chance that thou fall thereinto, It setteth a variance, fathers in laws,
And kingsmen of daughters in law, It sundereth the wife and the husband,
It gathers unto itself all evils, It is the girdle of all wickedness,
But the man that is just flourishes, Truth goes in his footsteps,
And he maketh habitations therein, Not in the dwelling of covetousness,
Be not covetous as touching shares, In seizing that which is not thine own property,
Be not covetous towards thy neighbours, But with a gentle man praise availeth more than might,
He that is covetous cometh empty from among his neighbours,
Being void of the persuasion of speech, One hath remorse for even a little covetousness,
When his belly cooleth, if thou would be wise,
Provide for thine house, and love thy wife that is in thine arms,
Fill her stomach, clothe her back, Oil is the remedy of her limbs,
Gladden her heart during thy lifetime, For she is in a state profitable unto its lord,
Be not harsh, for gentleness mastereth her more than strength,
Give to her that for which she had saith, And that towards which her eye looks,
So shalt thou keep her in thine house, Satisfy thine hired servants out of such
things as thou hast, It is the duty of one that hath been favoured of the god,
Insooth it is hard to satisfy hired servants, For one saith, he is a lavish person,
One knoweth not which may come from him, But on the morrow he thinketh,
He is a person of exactitude, parsimony, Content therein, and when favours have been shown
Unto servants they say, we go, Peace dwells not in that town,
Wherein dwells servants that are wretched, Repeat not extravagant speech,
Neither listen thereto, for it is the utterance Of a body heated by wrath,
When such speech is repeated to thee, Hearken not thereto,
Look to the ground, speak not regarding it, That he that is before thee may know wisdom,
If thou be commanded to do a theft, Bring it to pass that the command be taken of thee,
For it is a thing hateful according to law, That which destroyeth vision is the veil over it,
If thou wouldst be a wise man, And one sitting in council with his overlord,
Apply thine heart unto perfection, Silence is more profitable unto thee
Than abundance of speech, Consider how thou may be opposed
By an expert that speaketh in council, It is such a foolish thing
To speak on every kind of work, For he that disputes thy words
Shall put them unto proof, If thou be powerful,
Make thyself to be honoured for knowledge and gentleness,
Speak with authority, that is, not as if following injunctions,
For he that is humble when highly placed Falls into errors, exalt not thine heart,
Let it be not brought low, be not silent, But beware of interruption,
And of answering words with anger, Put it far from thee, control yourself,
The wrathful heart speaks fiery words, It darteth out of the man of peace
That approacheth, stopping his path, One that reckoneth accounts all
The day passeth not a happy moment, One that gladdeneth his heart
All the day provideth not for his house, The bowman hits the mark,
The steersman reaches the land, By diversity of aim,
He that obeyeth his heart shall command, Let not a prince be hindered when he is occupied,
Neither repress the heart of him that is already laden,
For he shall be hostile toward one that delayeth him,
But shall bear in his soul unto one that loves him,
The disposal of souls is with the gods, And that which he loveth is his creation,
Set out, therefore, after a violent quarrel, Be at peace with him that is hostile unto thee,
It is such souls that make love to grow, Instruct a noble in such things as be profitable
Unto him, cause that he be received among men, Let his satisfaction fall on his master,
For thy provision dependeth upon his will, By reason of it thy belly shall be satisfied,
Thy back will be clothed thereby, Let him receive thine heart,
That thine house may flourish, and thine honour, If thou wish it to flourish thereby,
He shall extend thee a kindly hand, Further he shall implant the love of thee
In thy bodies of thy friends, Forsooth it is a soul loving to hearken,
If thou be the son of a man of the priesthood, And an envoy to conciliate the multitude,
Speak thou without favouring one side, Let it not be said,
His conduct is that of the nobles, Favouring one side in his speech,
Turn thine aim towards exact judgements, If thou had been gracious at a former time,
Having forgiven a man to guide him all right, Shun him, remind him not after the first day,
That he hath been silent to thee concerning it, If thou be great, after being of none account,
And hast gotten riches after squalor, Being foremost in these the city,
And hast knowledge concerning useful matters, So that promotion is come unto thee,
Then swathe not thine heart in thine hoard, For thou art become the steward
Of the endowments of the gods, Thou art is not the last,
Another shall be thine equal, Unto him shall come the like fortune,
And the like station, Bend thy back unto thy chief,
Thine overseer in the king's palace, For thine house dependeth upon his will,
And thy wages in their season, How foolish it is that one quarrels with his chief,
For one liveth only while he is gracious, Plunder not the house of tenants,
Neither steal the things of a friend, Lest he accuse thee in thine hearing,
Which trusteth back to the heart, If he know of it, he will do thee an injury,
Quarrelling in place of friendship is a foolish thing,
If thou wouldst seek out the nature of a friend, Ask it not of any companion of his,
But pass a time with him alone, That thou injure not his affairs,
Debate with him after a season, Test his heart in an occasion of speech,
When he hath not told thee his past life, He hath made an opportunity,
That thou may either be ashamed for him, Or be familiar with him,
Be not reserved with him, When he openeth speech,
Neither answer him after a scornful manner, Withdraw not thyself from him,
Neither interrupt him whose matter is not yet ended,
Whom it is possible to benefit, Let thy face be bright,
With time thou livest, That which goeth into the storehouse,
Must come out therefrom, And the bread is to be shared,
He that is grasping in entertainment, Shall himself have an empty belly,
He that cause of strife, Cometh himself to sorrow,
Take not such an one from thy companion, It is a man's kindly acts,
That are remembered of him, In the years after his life,
Know well thy merchants, From when thine affairs are in evil case,
Thy good repute among thy friends, Is a channel which is filled,
It is more important, Than the dignities of man,
And the wealth of one passer to another, The good repute of a man's son,
Is a glory unto him, And a good character,
Is for remembrance, Correct chiefly,
Instruct comfortably, Vice must be drawn out,
That virtue may remain, Nor is the matter of misfortune,
For one that is a gainsayer, Becometh a strife-maker,
If thou make a woman to be ashamed, Wanton of heart,
One known by her townsfolk, To be falsely placed,
Be kind unto her for a space, Send her not away,
Give her to eat, The wantonness of her heart,
Shall steam thy guidance, If thou obey these things,
That I have said unto thee, All thy demeanour,
Shall be of the best for verily, The quality of truth,
Is among their excellences, Set the memory of them,
In the mouths of the people, For their proverbs are good,
Nor shall any word, That hath here been set down,
Cease out of this land for ever, But shall be made a pattern,
Whereby princes shall speak well, They, my words,
Shall instruct a man, How he shall speak,
After he hath heard them, Yea, he shall become,
As one skilful in obeying, Excellent in speaking,
After he hath heard them, Good fortune shall always befall him,
For he shall be of the highest rank, He shall be gracious,
To the end of his life, He shall be content always,
His knowledge shall be his guide, Into a place of security,
Wherein he shall prosper while on earth, The scholar shall be content in his knowledge,
As to the prince, In his turn,
His heart shall be happy, His tongue made straight,
And in his proverbs, His lips shall speak,
His eyes shall see, And his ears shall hear,
That which is profitable for his son, So that he deal justly,
Void of deceit, A splendid thing
Is the obedience of an obedient son, He cometh in and listens obediently,
Excellent in hearing, Excellent in speaking,
Is every man that obeys what is noble, And the obedience of an obeyer
Is a noble thing, Obedience is better than
All things that are, It marketh good will,
How good it is that a son should take That from his father,
By which he hath reached old age, That which is desired by the God,
Is obedience, Disobedience is a board of God,
Verily, it is the heart
That maketh its master to obey or disobey, For the safe and sound life of a man
Are his heart, It is the obedient man
That obeyeth what is said, He that loveth to obey,
The same shall carry out commands, He that obeys
Becomes obeyed, It is good indeed,
When a son obeys his father, And he, his father,
That hath spoken hath great joy of it, Such a son shall be mild as a master,
And he that heareth him shall obey him that hath spoken,
He shall be calmly in body, And honoured by his father,
His memory shall be in the mouths of the living, Those upon earth, as long as they exist,
Let a son receive the word of his father, Not being heedless of any rule of his,
Instruct thy son thus, For the obedient man
Is one that is perfect in the opinion of princes,
If he direct his mouth by what hath been enjoined them,
Watchful and obedient, thy son shall be wise, And his goings seemly,
Heedlessness leadeth unto disobedience on the morrow,
But understanding shall stabilise him, As for the fool, he shall be crushed,
As for the fool, devoid of obedience, He does nothing,
Knowledge he regards as ignorance, Profitable things as hurtful things,
He doeth all kinds of errors, So that he is rebuked,
Therefore every day, He liveth in death therewith,
It is his food, At chattering speech he marvels,
As at the wisdom of princes, Living in death every day,
He is shunned because of his misfortunes, By reason of the multitude of afflictions
A son that hearkeneth, Is a flower of Horus,
He is good after he hearkeneth, He groweth old,
He reaches honour and reverence, He repeateth in like manner
To his sons and daughters, So renewing the instruction of the father,
Each man instructeth, As he did his begetter,
Repeating it unto his children, Let him in turn speak
With their sons and daughters, That they may be famous in their deeds,
Let that which thou speakest implant true things,
And just in the life of thy children, Then the highest authority shall arrive,
And sins depart from them, And such men as see these things shall say,
Surely that man hath spoken to good purpose, And they shall do likewise,
Or, but surely that man was experienced, And all the people shall declare,
It is they that shall direct the multitude, Dignities are not complete without them,
Take not any word away, neither add one, Set not one in the place of another,
Beware of opening in thyself, Be wary of speech,
When a learned man hearketh unto thee, Desire to be established for the good
In the mouth of those that hear thee speaking, If thou have entered as an expert,
Speak with exact lips, That thy conduct may be seemly,
Be thine heart overflowing, But refrain from thy mouth,
Let thy conduct be exact while amongst nobles, And seemly before your lord,
Doing that which he hath commanded, Such a son shall speak unto them
That hearken to him, Moreover his begetter shall be favoured,
Apply thine heart, what time thou speakest, To saying things that such the nobles
Who listen declare, How excellent is that which cometh out of his mouth,
Carry out the behest of thy lord to thee, How good is the teaching of a man's father,
For he hath come from him, Who hath spoken of his son,
While he was yet unborn, And that which done for him,
The son is more than that which has commanded him,
Forsooth, a good son is the gift of the God, He doeth more than is enjoined on him,
He doeth right, and he putteth his heart Into all his goings,
If now thou attain my position, Thy body shall flourish,
The kings shall be content In all that thou doest,
And thou shall gather the years of life Not fewer than I have passed upon the earth,
I have gathered even fivescore and ten years of life,
For the king has bestowed upon me favours More than upon my forefathers,
This because I wrought truth and justice For the king unto mine old age,
It is finished, from its beginning to its end,
Even as found in writing, The end of the instructions of Tahotep.
Right, so the next one we have is the instruction of Kegemne,
This is subtitled, On avoiding offence,
Let's begin,
The instruction of Kegemne,
The cautious man flourishes, The exact one is praised,
The innermost chamber openeth Unto the man of silence,
Wide is the seat of the man gentle of speech,
But knives are prepared against the one That forces a path,
That he advance not, save in due season, If thou sit with a company of people,
Desire not the bread that thou likest, Short is the time of restraining the heart,
And gluttony is an abomination, Therein is the quality of a beast,
A cup of water quencheth the thirst, And a mouthful of melon supporteth the heart,
A good thing standeth for goodness, But some small thing standeth for plenty,
A base man is he that is governed by his belly, He departeth only when he is no longer to
Fill full his belly in men's houses, If thou sit with a glutton, eat with him,
Then depart, if thou drink with a drunkard, Except drink, and his heart shall be satisfied,
Refuse not meat when with a greedy man, Take that which he giveth thee,
Set it not on the side, Thinking that it would be a courteous thing,
If a man be lacking in good fellowship, No speech hath any influence over him,
He is sour of face, toward the glad-hearted That are kindly to him,
He is of grief unto his mother and friends, And all men say, Let thy name be known,
Thou art silent in the mouth, when thou art addressed,
Be not haughty, because of thy might, In the midst of thy young soldiers,
Beware of making strife, For one knoweth not the things
That the God will do when he punishes, The vizier caused his sons and daughters
To be summoned, then when he had finished The rules of the conduct of men,
And they marvelled when they came to him, Then he said unto them, Harken unto everything
That is in this writing and this book, Even, as I have said, in adding unto profitable sayings,
And they cast themselves unto their bellies, And they read it, even as it was in writing,
And it was better in their opinion, Than anything in this land, unto its limits.
Now they were living when his majesty, The king of upper and lower Egypt,
Heune, departed, and his majesty, The king of upper and lower Egypt,
Senpuru, was enthroned as a gracious king Over the whole of the land,
Then was Kikemne made governor of his city, And vizier, it is finished,
The end of the instructions of Kikemne.
The next reading is the instruction of Amenemhet,
And we begin reading the subtitle in mind, A Palace Conspiracy, Hail and Farewell.
Beginneth here the instruction made by the majesty Of the king of upper and lower Egypt,
Sotephebre, son of the sun, Amenemhet the justified.
He speaketh thus in discovering words of truth Unto his son, the lord of the world,
Shine forth, he sayeth, even as the god, Hearken to that which I say unto thee,
That thou may reign over the land, That thou may govern the world,
That thou may excel in goodness, Let one withdraw himself
From his subordinates entirely, It befalleth that mankind
Give their hearts unto one that causeth them fear,
Mix not among them alone, Fill not thine heart with a brother,
Know not a trusted friend, Make for thyself no familiar dependence,
In these things is no satisfaction, When thou lies down, have care for thy very life,
Since friends exist not for a man in the day Of his misfortunes, I give to the beggar,
And cause the orphan to live, I made him that had not to attain,
Even as he that had, but it was the eater Of my food that made insurrection against me,
To whom I gave mine hands, he created disturbance thereby,
They that had arrayed them in fine linen Regarded me a shadow,
And it was they that anointed themselves With my spices that entered my harem,
My images are among the living, And my achievements are among men,
But I have made a heroic story that had not been heard,
A great feat of arms that had not been seen, Surely one fights for a lassoed ox
That forgetteth yesterday, And good fortune is of no avail
Unto one that cannot perceive it, It was after the evening meal,
And night had come, I took for myself an hour of ease,
I lay down upon my bed, for I was weary, My heart began to wander,
I slept, and lo, weapons were brandished, And there was comfort concerning me,
I acted as the serpent of the desert, I worked to fight, I was alone,
I found one struck down, It was the captain of the guard,
Had I received quickly from the arms from his hand,
I had driven back those by smiting around, But he was not a brave man on that night,
Nor could I fight alone, On occasion of prowess
Cometh not to one surprised, thus was I, Behold then the vile things that came to pass,
For I was without thee, The courtiers knew not
That I had passed unto thee thy power, I sat not with thee on the throne,
Let me then make thy plans, Because I owed them not,
I was not unmindful of them, But mine heart bringeth not
To remembrance the slackness of the servants, It is the custom of women
To gather together assailants, is it not? Our assassins reared within my palace,
Was the opening done by cutting through the ground,
The underlings were deceived as to what they did,
But misfortunes had not come in my train since my birth,
Nor have there existed to me equal As a doer of valiance,
I forced my way up to Elephantine, I went down unto the coast lakes,
I have stood upon the boundaries of the land, And I have seen its centre,
I have seen limits of might, By my might, in my deeds,
I raised corn, I loved nopee,
The Nile begged of me every valley, In my reign none hungered,
None thirsted therein, They were contented in that which I did,
Saying concerning me, every commandment is met,
I overcame lions, I carried off crocodiles,
I cast Nubians unto my feet, I carried off the southern Nubians,
I caused the Asiatics to flee, Even as hounds,
I have made me a house, adorned with gold, Its ceiling lapis lazuli,
Its walls having deep foundations, Its doors are of copper,
Their bolts are of bronze, It is made for everlasting,
Eternity is in awe of it, I know every dimension thereof,
O Lord of the world, There are diverse devices in this building,
I know the pronouncements of men, When inquiring into its beauties,
But they know not that it was without thee, Ah my son, Senwesert,
Life, safe and sound, be to thee, At thy feet do I walk,
Thou art after mine own heart, By thine eyes do I see,
Born in the hour of delight, With spirits that render thee praise,
Behold, that which I have done at the beginning, Let me set in order for thee at the end,
Let me be the landing place, Of that which is in thine heart,
All men together set the white crown, On the offspring of the God,
Fixing it unto its due place, I shall begin thy praises,
When in the boat of Ra, Thy kingdom hath been from primeval time,
Raise up monuments, make beautiful thy tomb, I have fought against him whom thou knowest,
For I desire not that he should be beside thy majesty,
Life, safe and sound, be to thee, It is finished,
The end of the instructions of Amenemhet.
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