ds and men,
with him princes are even as men of no account. His hand is not turned
away from all those who love him, for he snatcheth away the babe from
his mother's [breast] even as he doth the aged man. He goeth about on
his way, and all men fear him, and [though] they make supplication
before him, he turneth not his face away from them. Useless is it to
make entreaty to him, 21. for he hearkeneth not unto him that maketh
supplication unto him, and even though he shall present unto him
offerings and funerary gifts of all kinds, he will not regard them.

"Hail, all ye who arrive in this funeral mountain, present ye unto me
offerings, cast incense into the flame and pour out libations at every
festival of Amentet."

The scribe and sculptor, the councillor, the chief of the mysteries of
the House of Shent in Tenen, the priest of Horus, Imhetep, the son of
the priest Kha-Hap, whose word (or voice) is truth, cut this
inscription.

[Footnote 1: These words mean, "The king gives an offering," and the
formula is as old at least as the fourth dynasty. It is obvious that the
king could not make a funerary gift to every one who died, but the words
are always found in funerary texts down to the latest times.]

[Footnote 2: October-November.]

[Footnote 3: May-June.]

[Footnote 4: The Hall of Offerings in the tomb.]

[Footnote 5: The raising of the Tet pillar was an important ceremony,
which was performed at the annual miracle-play of Osiris; it symbolised
resurrection.]

[Footnote 6: This was the official title of the high-priest of Memphis.]

[Footnote 7: May-June.]

[Footnote 8: December--January.]

[Footnote 9: The great Death-god.]

CHAPTER X

TALES OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE

THE STORY OF SANEHAT

The text of this very interesting story is found written in the hieratic
character upon papyri which are preserved in Berlin. The narrative
describes events which are said to have taken place under one of the
kings of the twelfth dynasty, and it is very possible that the
foundation of this story is historical. The hero is himself supposed to
relate his own adventures thus:

The Erpa, the Duke, the Chancellor of the King of the North, the _smer
uati_, the judge, the Antchmer of the marches, the King in the lands of
the Nubians, the veritable royal kinsman loving him, the member of the
royal bodyguard, Sanehat, saith: I am a mem