r I live by the breath
which thou givest, O thou beloved of Ra, Horus, and Hathor, and thy holy
nostrils are beloved of Menthu, Lord of Thebes; mayest thou live for
ever!"

And I tarried one day in the country of Aa in order to transfer my
possessions to my children. My eldest son attended to the affairs of the
people of my settlement, and the men and women thereof (_i.e._ the
slaves), and all my possessions were in his hand, and all my children,
and all my cattle, and all my fruit trees, and all my palm plantations
and groves. Then thy servant who is now speaking set out on his journey
and travelled towards the South. When I arrived at Heruuatu, the captain
of the frontier patrol sent a messenger to inform the Court of my
arrival. His Majesty sent a courteous overseer of the servants of the
Palace, and following him came large boats laden with gifts from the
King for the soldiers of the desert who had escorted me and guided me to
the town of Heruuatu. I addressed each man among them by name and every
toiler had that which belonged to him. I continued my journey, the wind
bore me along, food was prepared for me and drink made ready for me, and
the best of apparel (?), until I arrived at Athettaui.[1] On the morning
of the day following my arrival, five officials came to me, and they
bore me to the Great House, and I bowed low until my forehead touched
the ground before him. And the princes and princesses were standing
waiting for me in the _umtet_ chamber, and they advanced to meet me and
to receive me, and the _smeru_ officials conducted me into the hall, and
led me to the privy chamber of the King, where I found His Majesty
[seated] upon the Great Throne in the _umtet_ chamber of silver-gold. I
arrived there, I raised myself up after my prostrations, and I knew not
that I was in his presence. Then this god (_i.e._ the King) spake unto
me harshly, and I became like unto a man who is confounded in the
darkness; my intelligence left me, my limbs quaked, my heart was no
longer in my body, and I knew not whether I was dead or alive. Then His
Majesty said unto one of his high officials, "Raise him, and let him
speak unto me." And His Majesty said unto me, "Thou hast come then! Thou
hast smitten foreign lands and thou hast travelled, but now weakness
hath vanquished thee, thou hast become old, and the infirmities of thy
body are many. The warriors of the desert shall not escort thee [to thy
grave] ... wilt thou not speak and