Imounteduponthethrone,ofwhichthefootstoolisaSphinx,andthecanopytheovershadowingwingsofMa。ThenAmenemhatdrewnighonceagainandplacedthePshentuponmybrow,andonmyheadtheDoubleCrown,andtheRoyalRobeaboutmyshoulders,andinmyhandstheSceptreandtheScourge。”RoyalHarmachis,”hecried,”bytheseoutwardsignsandtokens,I,theHighPriestoftheTempleofRa-Men-MaatAbouthis,crowntheePharaohoftheUpperandLowerLand。Reignandprosper,OHopeofKhemi!””Reignandprosper,Pharaoh!”echoedtheDignitaries,bowingdownbeforeme。
Then,onebyone,theysworeallegiance,tillallhadsworn。And,havingsworn,myfathertookmebythehand;heledmeinsolemnprocessionintoeachofthesevenSanctuariesthatareinthisTempleofRa-Men-Ma,andineachImadeofferings,swungincense,andofficiatedaspriest。CladintheRoyalrobesImadeofferingsintheShrineofHorus,intheShrineofIsis,intheShrineofOsiris,intheShrineofAmen-Ra,intheShrineofHoremku,intheShrineofPtah,tillatlengthIreachedtheShrineoftheKing’sChamber。
Heretheymadetheirofferingtome,astheDivinePharaoh,andleftmeveryweary——butaKing。
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