The Meroé of classical geography, near Shcndy

5. It is a town near the Astaboras of Grecian writers; perhaps the Primis Major of Ptolemy.

6. A town, of site unknown, between Napita (Gebel-Barkal) and Dencfoul (Dongolah), if not a part of Napita itself.

7. The sensé is doubtful, owing to a lacune at the end of line 8.

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Napita, with three of the female denizens of the town and ail the great men and beings (?) who were there; they spake unto me, saying ; « He layeth down before thee the So- » vereignty of the Land [of Kens]% Amen of Napita, thy » gracions father. » Said the moutlis ail : « He shall land at » Dongoul(c). » I, spake unto them, saying : « Go down the » river (d), and be zealous in your praises of Amen of Napita, » my gracions father. Go ye, and going, humble yourselves » to do [honour] to Amen of Napita. »

I proceeded [by water] to the landing place, crossing [the river] before the house of Râ. I mounted a great horse, I reached the great temple. They lay down before me the great men (e) and priestesses of Amen : then they shouted for me with ail their mouths. I went up, I opened the great door : they did [honour], I did [honour], while they were zealous in their praises (f) of me, the magistrates and great chiefs who live in the Ap, in the Golden House'. I said unto Him : « 0 Amen of Napita, my gracions father, the

» being (?) ^ to me. Amen of Napita (?), my mouth.

« May Amen of Napita, my gracious father, give me » the Kingdom of the Land of Kens. the royal helmet of » King HoRsiATEF, the valeur of King Piânkhi-Aler. »

The third month of Sha, on a great day, 1 caused Amen of Napita, my gracious father^ to rise* going ont of the great temple. He gave me the Kingdom of the Land of Kens, Aloa\ the Barbarians, both strips of land on both banks of the Nile, the four quarters of earth, saying : « 0 my » gracious Créature^ like unto Râ ! » I sai'd unto him : « 0 Amen of Napita, the Being (?) ! Thou hast done it for