ign land, with the intention of making glad the heart
of thy servant now [speaking], and the princes of his palace made me to
hear their salutations. And here is a copy of the document, which was
brought to thy servant [from the King] instructing him to return to
Egypt.

"The royal command of the Horus, Ankh-mestu, Lord of Nekhebet and
Uatchet, Ankh-mestu, King of the South, King of the North, Kheperkara,
the son of Ra, Amenemhat, the everliving, to my follower Sanehat. This
royal order is despatched unto thee to inform thee. Thou hast travelled
about everywhere, in one country after another, having set out from
Qetem and reached Thennu, and thou hast journeyed from place to place at
thine own will and pleasure. Observe now, what thou hast done [unto
others, making them to obey thee], shall be done unto thee. Make no
excuses, for they shall be set aside; argue not with [my] officials, for
thy arguments shall be refuted. Thy heart shall not reject the plans
which thy mind hath formulated. Thy Heaven (_i.e._ the Queen), who is in
the Palace, is stable and flourishing at this present time, her head is
crowned with the sovereignty of the earth, and her children are in the
royal chambers of the Palace. Lay aside the honours which thou hast,
and thy life of abundance (or luxury), and journey to Egypt. Come and
look upon thy native land, the land where thou wast born, smell the
earth (_i.e._ do homage) before the Great Gate, and associate with the
nobles thereof. For at this time thou art beginning to be an old man,
and thou canst no longer produce sons, and thou hast [ever] in thy mind
the day of [thy] burial, when thou wilt assume the form of a servant [of
Osiris]. The unguents for thine embalmment on the night [of
mummification] have been set apart for thee, together with thy mummy
swathings, which are the work of the hands of the goddess Tait. Thy
funerary procession, which will march on the day of thy union with the
earth, hath been arranged, and there are prepared for thee a gilded
mummy-case, the head whereof is painted blue, and a canopy made of
_mesket_ wood. Oxen shall draw thee [to the tomb], the wailing women
shall precede thee, the funerary dances shall be performed, those who
mourn thee shall be at the door of thy tomb, the funerary offerings
dedicated to thee shall be proclaimed, sacrifices shall be offered for
thee with thy oblations, and thy funerary edifice shall be built in
white stone, side by side with tho