Cf. le mémoire en question, p. 5-18, du présent volume

2. The gods are oiten represented proflering to the King the sacred Tau, the symbol of life, saying at the same tiuie, Dù-ni-nak ônkJx, « I give thee Life ». Hence the name of Dû-dnkh for the ceremony, and the idiom ar dû-ànkh « do the Dû-ânkh, the Gicing of Life ».

Urdamani and to bave conquered Egvpt about tbe time of the Dodecarcby, somewbere between G64 and G56 B. C

OBVERSE OF THE TABLET

The good God, in the day of his appearing he is a Tum for ail the beings, the Two-horned one, the Régent of the living men, the Prince who holds the whole earth^ the valiant with his sword on a battle-day, the one whose face is terrible in the day of the (con)flict, Lord of strength like unto Montu, most valiant like unto an awful lion, gentlehearted like unto Khent-h'esert\ good in his ship, after he

reached the Uaz-ur* he (went again) to this land^

without fight, there being no one to stand his onslaught, the King of Upper and Lower Countries Râbaka, Son of the Sun, Nuat (Mei)amoun, beloved by Amen of Napata.

The year of his rise (to the dignity) of King, (lo!) His Majesty beheld a dream in the night, two snakes, one to his riglit, the other to his left, (and) when His Majesty awoke he found them no more. He said : « (Explain) thèse things » to me on the moment, » and lo ! they explained it to liim, saying : « Thou wilt hâve the Southern Lands, and seize » tlie Northern, and the two crowns shall be put upon thy » brow, (for) there is given unto thee the earth in ail its )) width and its breadth, (and there will not be) another (can » compote) with the in power. » His Majesty having risen upon the seat of Hor this (very) year, when His Majesty went out of the spot which he was in, even like Hor goes out of his place of state, when he went out as (a King, lie found) thousands and thousands * coming after him, (and) said His Majesty : « Verily it was true what I dreamt ! A boon