' I will offer them
for you in Khert Nefer (the Other World). I am a perfect spirit,
equipped [with spells], and a Kher-heb priest whose mouth hath
knowledge. If any young man shall come into this tomb as if it were his
own property I will seize him like a goose, and the Great God shall pass
judgment on him for it. I was a man who spoke what was good, and
repeated what was loved. I never uttered any evil word concerning
servants to a man of power, for I wished that I might stand well with
the Great God. I never gave a decision in a dispute between brothers
which had the effect of robbing a son of the property of his father."

Herkhuf, the Duke, the _smer uat_, the chamberlain, the Judge belonging
to Nekhen, the Lord of Nekheb, bearer of the royal seal, the _smer uat_,
the Kher-heb priest, the governor of the caravans, the member of council
for the affairs of the South, the beloved of his Lord, Herkhuf,[1] who
bringeth the things of every desert to his Lord, who bringeth the
offering of royal apparel, governor of the countries of the South, who
setteth the fear of Horus in the lands, who doeth what his lord
applaudeth, the vassal of Ptah-seker, saith:

[Footnote 1: Some titles are here repeated.]

"His Majesty Merenra, my Lord, sent me with my father Ara, the _smer
uat_ and Kher-heb priest, to the land of Amam to open up a road into
this country. I performed the journey in seven months. I brought back
gifts of all kinds from that place, making beautiful the region (?);
there was very great praise to me for it. His Majesty sent me a second
time by myself. I started on the road of Abu (Elephantine), I came back
from Arthet, Mekher, Terres, Artheth, in a period of eight months. I
came back and I brought very large quantities of offerings from this
country. Never were brought such things to this land. I came back from
the house of the Chief of Setu and Arthet, having opened up these
countries. Never before had any _smer_ or governor of the caravan who
had appeared in the country of Amam opened up a road. Moreover, His
Majesty sent me a third time to Amam. I started from ... on the Uhat
road, and I found the Governor of Amam was then marching against the
Land of Themeh, to fight the Themeh, in the western corner of the sky. I
set out after him to the Land of Themeh, and made him to keep the peace,
whereupon he praised all the gods for the King (of Egypt). [Here follow
some broken lines.] I came back from Amam with three hun