Duke, the bearer of the seal, the man who took prisoners
with his own hands, Aahmes, saith: I accompanied the King of the South,
the King of the North, Nebpehtira (Amasis I), whose word is truth, and I
captured for him in Tchah (Syria) one prisoner alive and one hand. I
accompanied the King of the South, the King of the North, Tcheserkara,
whose word is truth, and I captured for him in Kash (Nubia) one prisoner
alive. On another occasion I captured for him three hands to the north
of Aukehek. I accompanied the King of the South, the King of the North,
whose word is truth, and I captured for him two prisoners alive, in
addition to the three other prisoners who were alive, and who escaped
(?) from me in Kash, and were not counted by me. And on another occasion
I laboured for him, and I captured for him in the country of Neherina
(Mesopotamia) twenty-one hands, one horse, and one chariot. I
accompanied the King of the South, the King of the North, Aakheperenra,
whose word is law, and I brought away as tribute a very large number of
the Shasu[1] alive, but I did not count them. I accompanied the Kings of
the South, the Kings of the North, [those great] gods, and I was with
them in the countries of the South and North, and in every place where
they went, namely, King Nebpehtira (Amasis I), King Tcheserkara
(Amenhetep I), Aakheperkara (Thothmes I), Aakheperenra (Thothmes II),
and this beneficent god Menkheperra[2] (Thothmes III), who is endowed
with life for ever. I have reached a good old age, I have lived with
kings, I have enjoyed favours under their Majesties, and affection hath
been shown to me in the Palace, life, strength, health [be to them!].
The divine wife, the chief royal wife Maatkara, whose word is truth,
showed several favours to me. I held in my arms her eldest daughter, the
Princess Neferura, whose word is law, when she was a nursling, I the
bearer of the royal seal, who captured my prisoners, Aahmes, who am
surnamed Pen-Nekheb, did this. I was never absent from the king at the
time of fighting, beginning with Nebpehtira (Amasis I), and continuing
until the reign of Menkheperra (Thothmes III). Tcheserkara (Amenhetep I)
gave me in gold two rings, two collars, one armlet, one dagger, one
fan, and one pectoral (?). Aakheperkara (Thothmes I) gave me in gold
four hand rings, four collars, one armlet, six flies, three lions, two
axe-heads. Aakheperenra gave me in gold four hand rings, six collars,
three armlets (?),