Column 6 (239-246)

Esna 239

Location: Column 6
Date: Probably Trajan
Hieroglyphic Text
Bibliography: None. See LGG references in Tempeltexte 2.0

^Answ.t-bỉty
ỉwn ḥr-ỉb ȝḫ.t
nb ḥḥ.w qmȝ ḥfn.w
ỉr ḥp.t=f
m ḥḥ n ḥḥ.w

swḥ n ḫsbḏ
nḥm qnw
sḫp(r) wȝḏwȝḏ
<qmȝ> ỉnm.w

ỉt-ỉt.w(?) n pȝwty tpy
wtṯ nfy nḥp nn
qmȝ nḫb
m ḥr-ỉb Nwnw
ỉr Rʿ m qȝy qȝ

ẖnmw-Rʿ nb tȝ-sn.t
nb sḫ.t
ḥqȝ ʿȝ ḥn.t
ỉty m rȝ-ḥȝ.wt

^A The King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
Iun-pillar within the Akhet,
Lord of millions, who created myriads;
who set his limits
as millions of millions.

Wind of lapis-lazuli;
he who rescues the desert area,¹¹⁰
who produces verdure,
and <creates> colors.

Father of fathers of the First Primeval,¹¹¹
who begat this, and fashioned that;
he who created the lotus
in the middle of Nun,
and made Re in the high mound:

Khnum-Re Lord of Esna,
Lord of the Field,
Great Chief of the canal,¹¹²
Sovereign in the river mouths.

^Bnsw.t-bỉty
Nw.t bẖ.t n Rʿ
ỉr.t-Rʿ
ḥr.t tp n zȝ=s
dgȝ ḥr.w-nb.w

nḏ.t n Ḥr-ȝḫty
šps.t wsr.t
ršw Rʿ n mȝȝ=s

nb(.t) wpy
šȝʿ.tw n=s nhm
nb(.t) tḫ
ʿšȝ ḥb.w
nn wrš ỉhȝy m wbȝw=s
ršw ṯḥḥ m ḥr=s nfr
Nb.t-ww nb(.t) tȝ-sn.t
nb(.t) ỉbȝ

^B The King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
Nut, who gave birth to Re,
the Eye of Re
upon the head of her son,
whom all faces behold.

Protector of Harakhty,
the august and mighty one,
Re rejoices from seeing her;¹¹³
Lady of festival,
for whom jubilation was begun,
numerous of festivals:
there is no drought of cheers in her forecourt,
celebration and rejoicing are in her good face:
Nebtu, Lady of Esna,
Lady of the Dance.

Esna 240

Location: Column 6
Date: Trajan
Hieroglyphic Text

Cartouches of Trajan, Khnum, Neith, Menhyt, Nebtu, and Heka. Multiple unique spellings.

Heka’s names are spelled as follows:

Esna 241

Location: Column 6
Date: Trajan
Hieroglyphic Text
Bibliography: Sauneron 1982, pp. 27-31; see also Tempeltexte 2.0

This hymn is a continuation of Esna 234.

6 bis

¹n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) ḥw.t-N.t
wr ỉdb

¹ For Nebtu,
Lady of the Temple of Neith,
great of cultivated areas.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) Pr-ẖnmw
ḥnw.t sḫ.t

For Nebtu,
Lady of Per-Khnum,
mistress of the field.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) Pr-nṯr
ḥqȝ(.t) ȝḫ.t

For Nebtu,
Lady of Per-Netjer,
ruler of the field.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) ʿḥ
ḥnw.t sm.w

For Nebtu
Lady of the palace,
mistress of vegetables.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) ʿbȝ
ḥnw.t ỉḫt nb.w

For Nebtu
Lady of Aba,
mistress of all things.

n Nb.t-ww
Ỉs.t wr.t
mw.t-nṯr
nb(.t) ḥw.t-bȝ.w

For Nebtu,
great Isis,
mother of God,
Lady of Temple of the Bas.

11a

n Nb.t-ww
špd.t ʿnq.t

For Nebtu,
Sothis and Anukis.

n Nb.t-ww
Rʿ.t-tȝ.wy

For Nebtu,
Rat-tawy.

²n Nb.t-ww
Mw.t wr.t
nb(.t) Ỉšrw

For Nebtu,
Mut the great,
Lady of the Isheru.

n Nb.t-ww
Ḥw.t-ḥr ḥr(.t)-ỉb Wȝs.t

For Nebtu,
Hathor within Thebes.

n Nb.t-ww
Ṯnn.t-Ỉwny.t

For Nebtu,
Tjenenet-Iunyt.

n Nb.t-ww
sḫm.t ʿȝ.t
mr.t Ptḥ

For Nebtu,
Sakhmet the great,
beloved of Ptah.

n Nb.t-ww
ḫnty s.t=s
r nṯr.w

For Nebtu,
whose position is most advanced
of the gods.

n Nb.t-ww
ỉʿrr.t n(.t) Ptḥ
ḫnty s.t=s
r nṯr.w

For Nebtu,
uraeus of Ptah,
whose position is most advanced
of the gods.

³n Nb.t-ww
sḫm.t tp(.t) ỉn.t

³ For Nebtu,
Sakhmet atop the valley.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) P ḥnw.t dp

For Nebtu,
Lady of Pe, Mistress of Dep.

n Nb.t-ww
ỉr(.t) ȝḫ.w

For Nebtu
who does wonderful things.

n Nb.t-ww
ḫnt(.t) sḫ.t
šzp(.t) ỉmy=s

For Nebtu,
foremost of the Field,
who accepts what is in it.

n Nb.t-ww
ḫnt(.t) Ṯȝ-wr m ỉȝbt.t
rdỉ(.t) ṯȝw r fnḏ
n wrḏ-ỉb

For Nebtu,
foremost of the Thinite nome in the east,¹¹⁴
who gives air to the nose
of Weary of Heart (Osiris).

n Nb.t-ww
nb.t mȝy.t
ḥnw.t [qȝy.t]

For Nebtu,
Lady of new lands,
mistress of [high ground].

⁴n Nb.t-ww
Rnn.t nfr.w

⁴ For Nebtu
Renenutet of good things.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) kȝw
ʿšȝ ḏfȝw

For Nebtu
Lady of food,
numerous of provisions.

n Nb.t-ww
sḫp(r.t) ẖr.t
n ḥr.w nb.w

For Nebtu
who produces sustenance
for everybody.

n Nb.t-ww
ḥnw.t npr.t
nb(.t) sm.w
ḫnt.t ḫnt-tȝ

For Nebtu,
Mistress of grain,
Lady of vegetables,
foremost of Khent-ta.

n Nb.t-ww
ȝḫ.t nb(.t) ȝḫ.t

For Nebtu,
the Field, Lady of the field.

n Nb.t-ww
ẖnm(.t) ḫnty-sḫ.t=f

For Nebtu
who unites with Foremost of his Field
(Khnum).

n Nb.t-ww
ỉỉ(.t) m Ḥʿpỉ
r [bʿḥ] ȝḫ.t

For Nebtu,
who arrives as Hapi,
to [flood] the field.

⁵n Nb.t-ww
nb.t sm.w
ʿšȝ wȝḏwȝḏ

⁵ For Nebtu,
Lady of plants,
plentiful of vegetation.

n Nb.t-ww
srwḏ(.t) ḫ.t-n-ʿnḫ

For Nebtu,
who makes the wood-of-life grow.

n Nb.t-ww
ḏdȝ np(ry)

For Nebtu
she with hearty grain.

n Nb.t-ww
wnm r’ nb
(m) pr ỉm=s

For Nebtu,
every mouth eats
(of) what grows from her.

n Nb.t-ww
bwt=s ḥq(r) ỉbw

For Nebtu
who detests hunger and thirst.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) wpy.w
ḥnw.t tḫ

For Nebtu,
Lady of wpy-festivals,
mistress of inebration.

n Nb.t-ww
⁶nb.t wrh
ḥnw.t ỉhy

For Nebtu,
⁶ Lady of wrh-dance,
mistress of jubilation.

n Nb.t-ww
ḥnw.t mnỉ.t sšš

For Nebtu,
mistress of the menit and sistrum.

n Nb.t-ww
ỉḥy n [kȝ]=s

For Nebtu,
for whose [Ka] one makes music.

n [Nb.t-ww]
wp.tw hbn n kȝ=s

For \[Nebtu\],
for whose Ka one opens jars.¹¹⁵

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) ỉhy
ḥqȝ(.t) ȝw(.t)-ỉb

For Nebtu,
Lady of jubilation,
ruler of happiness.

n Nb.t-ww
šps.t wsr.t
⁷sḥtp.t ỉb n ỉt=s Rʿ

For Nebtu,
august and mighty,
⁷ who pacifies her father, Re.

n Nb.t-ww
Tfn.t m s.t tn

For Nebtu,
Tefnut in this place.

n Nb.t-ww
š[ps.t…]

For Nebtu,
Au[gust ….]

[n Nb.t-ww]
ḥnw.t ḥm.wt

For Nebtu,
Mistress of women.

n Nb.t-ww
ḥnw.t pr-nsw.t

For Nebtu,
Mistress of the King’s house.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) ḥzy.t
ʿȝ mrw.t

For Nebtu,
Lady of praise,
great of love.

n Nb.t-ww
spr(.t) r ḥb=s
m tȝ-sn.t

For Nebtu,
who arrives to her festival
in Esna.

n Nb.t-ww
wȝḥ nḥb.t r tȝ
⁸ỉn ỉmy.w tȝ
ḥr ndb=f

For Nebtu,
those on earth
in its entirety
⁸ throw (their) neck on the ground.

n [N]b.t-ww
sḏm(.t) spr.w
n ḥr.w-nb.w

For [Ne]btu,
who hears prays
from everybody.

n Nb.t-ww
mḥn.t ḥr tp
nṯr nb
[…]

For Nebtu,
who coils upon the head
of every god
[…]

[n Nb.t-ww]
ḥr(.t) s.t wr.t

[For Nebtu],
upon the great throne.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) ʿ-ẖnwty

For Nebtu,
Lady of the audience hall.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) sḫ.t
ḥnw.t ḫntš

For Nebtu,
Lady of the field,
mistress of the arbor.

n Nb.t-ww
nb.t ʿ.t n.t ⁹ ḫ.wt

For Nebtu,
Lady of the ⁹ orchard.

n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) šn.w
srwḏ.t rwḏ nb

For Nebtu,
Lady of trees,
who makes all plants grow.

n Nb.t-ww
ỉr(.t) šnb.t n Rʿ
ẖnm(.t) ỉt=s Ỉtm

For Nebtu,
who acts as chest for Re,
who unites with her father, Atum.

n Nb.t-ww
mḥn.t m tp nb=s
ḫnd Ḥr m ḥʿʿ

For Nebtu,
who coils on the head of her lord,
so Horus travels in joy.

n Nb.t-ww
Bȝst.t nb(.t) Bȝst.t
m sḫ.t-nṯr

For Nebtu,
Bastet lady of Bubastis,
in the Field of God.

n Nb.t-ww
Ỉw=s-ʿȝ=s nb(.t) wḥʿ-tȝ

For Nebtu,
Iusaas Lady of wḥʿ-tȝ
(Heliopolis).

¹⁰n Nb.t-ww
m ḏd=s nb.w

¹⁰ For Nebtu,
in all that she says.

n Nb.t-ww
ḫnt.t Ỉwnw
wsḫ-nmt.t m skt.t

For Nebtu,
foremost of Heliopolis,
broad of steps in the night bark.

n Nb.t-ww
Mȝʿ.t m ḥȝ.t
wỉȝ n Rʿ

For Nebtu,
Maat at the prow
of the bark of Re.

n Nb.t-ww
Nẖb.t nb.t Nḫb

For Nebtu,
Nekhbet, Lady of Elkab.

n Nb.t-ww
ʿnq.t nb(.t) tȝ

For Nebtu,
Anukis, Lady of Ta (Komir).¹¹⁶

n Nb.t-ww
Nb.t-ḥtp.t nb(.t) tȝ.wy

For Nebtu,
Nebet-hetepet, Lady of the Two Lands.

n Nb.t-ww
Mn.t nb(.t) ỉȝbt.t
¹¹Ḥw.t-ḥr wr.t nb(.t) ʿgny

For Nebtu,
Menet, Lady of the East,¹¹⁷
¹¹ Hathor the great, Lady of ʿAgny.

n Nb.t-ww
nbw.t-ʿȝy.t
nb(.t) (ỉmy)-wȝḏ=s

For Nebtu,
the Great Gold,
Lady of (ỉmy)-wȝḏ=s.¹¹⁸

n Nb.t-ww
(Ỉs.t)-Ỉr.t-nfr(.t)
ʿšȝ ḥb.w
ḫnt.t ḥw.t-ȝw(.t-ỉb)

For Nebtu,
(Isis)-Ỉr.t-nfr.t
numerous of festivals, foremost of the Temple of Happiness.¹¹⁹

n Nb.t-ww
Nb.t-ḥw.t ʿnq.t
m ȝ.t=s

For Nebtu,
Nephthys and Anukis
in her moment (of rage).

n Nb.t-ww
Tȝ-sn.t-nfr.t Tfn.t

For Nebtu,
Tasenetnefret, Tefnut.¹²⁰

n Nb.t-ww
Spd.t nb(.t) tp-rnp.t

For Nebtu,
Sothis, Lady of the New Year.

n Nb.t-ww
ỉr.t Ḥr wr.t

For Nebtu,
great Eye of Horus.

¹²n Nb.t-ww
nb(.t) pr-wr
ḥnw.t pr-nsr
ḫnt.t pr-nw

¹² For Nebtu,
Lady of the pr-wr,
mistress of the pr-nsr,
foremost of the pr-nw.

n Nb.t-ww
Mȝʿ.t zȝ.t Rʿ

For Nebtu,
Maat, daughter of Re.

n Nb.t-ww
Tfn.t zȝ=s ḥkȝ

For Nebtu,
Tefnut, whose son is Heka.

n Nb.t-ww
Tfn.t Rnn.t
n pr-ms

For Nebtu,
Tefnut, Renenet
of the Mammisi.

n Nb.t-ww
Ỉp.t-ḥm.t=s
ḫnt.t ȝḫ.t

For Nebtu,
Ỉp.t-ḥm.t=s,
foremost of the Akhet.

n Nb.t-ww
sḫp(r.t) zȝ=s m nsw.t

For Nebtu,
who makes her son the king.

n Nb.t-ww
sḫp(r.t) ¹³Ḥr m pr=f

For Nebtu,
who produces ¹³ Horus in his domain.

n Nb.t-ww
Sšȝ.t nb(.t) zš

For Nebtu,
Seshat, Lady of Writing.

n Nb.t-ww
Ỉs.t ḫnt.t Pr-ẖnmw

For Nebtu,
Isis, foremost of Per-Khnum.

n Nb.t-ww
Wnw.t šmʿ

For Nebtu,
Wenut of Upper Egypt.

n Nb.t-ww
Wnw.t mḥw

For Nebtu,
Wenut of Lower Egypt.

n Nb.t-ww
smsw.t wr.t

For Nebtu, great eldest one.

n Nb.t-ww
sẖkr.t nfr.t

For Nebtu,
the beautiful adorned one.

n Nb.t-ww
wȝḏ ḫỉ
r nṯr.w nṯry.t

For Nebtu,
whose child flourishes the most
of gods and goddesses.

n Nb.t-ww
N.t nb(.t) tȝ-sn.t

For Nebtu,
Neith, Lady of Esna.

¹⁴n Nb.t-ww
wsr.t r nṯr.w

¹⁴ For Nebtu,
mightiest of the gods.

n Nb.t-ww
m rn(.w)=s nb.w

For Nebtu,
in all her names.

n Nb.t-ww
m ḫprw=s nb.w

For Nebtu,
in all her manifestations.

n Nb.t-ww
m sštȝ(.w)=s nb.w

For Nebtu,
in all her mysterious forms.

n Nb.t-ww
m s(.w)t=s nb(.w)

For Nebtu,
in all her thrones.

n Nb.t-ww
m bw nb mr kȝ(=s) ỉm

dỉ=sn ʿnḫ-ḏd-wȝs nb
snb nb
n zȝ-Rʿ
(dryns (ʿnḫ) mỉ-Rʿ ḏ.t)|

For Nebtu,
in all places (her) Ka desires to be.

May they give all ʿnḫ-ḏd-wȝs,
all health,
to the Son of Re,
(Trajan (living) like Re forever)|

Esna 242

Location: Column 6
Date: Trajan
Hieroglyphic Text
Bibliography: Sauneron 1982, pp. 31-35; see also Tempeltexte 2.0

¹⁴ỉr(.t) p(ȝ) wdn
n Ḥkȝ pȝ ẖrd
m hrw pn mỉ rʿ-nb
ḏd-mdw

wdn n Ḥkȝ pȝ ẖrd
¹⁵ʿȝ wr
[tpy] n ẖnmw
m rn(.w)=f nb.w
ḥr-tp ʿnḫ-wḏȝ-snb
n nsw.t-bỉty
(pr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ ḏ.t)|

¹⁴ Performing the litany
for Heka the Child
on this day, just like every day.
Words spoken:

Litany for Heka the Child,
¹⁵ the very great,
[first-born] of Khnum,
in all his names,
on top of the life, prosperity, health
for the King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
(Pharaoh living eternally)|

1

n Ḥkȝ pȝ ẖrd
ʿȝ wr
tpy n ẖnmw

For Heka the Child,
the very great,
first-born of Khnum.

2

n Ḥkȝ pȝ ẖrd
ʿȝ wr
tpy n Ỉmn

For Heka the Child,
the very great,
first-born of Amun.

3

n Ḥkȝ pȝ ẖrd
ʿȝ wr
tpy n Rʿ

For Heka the Child,
the very great,
first-born of Re.

4

n Ḥkȝ pȝ ẖrd
ʿȝ wr
tpy n Ptḥ

For Heka the Child,
the very great,
first-born of Ptah.

5

¹⁶n Ḥkȝ
[wr] ḥkȝw
zȝ Sḫm.t
ḥry-ỉb tȝ-sn.t

¹⁶ For Heka
great of magic,
son of Sakhmet,
within Esna.

6

n Ḥkȝ
ḥry-ỉb ỉȝ.t-ṯȝ.wy
mrỉ mw.t=f
Mnḥy.t nb(.t) ḫnt-tȝ

For Heka,
within Mound of the Chicks,
beloved of his mother,
Menhyt, Lady of Khent-ta.

7

n Ḥkȝ
zȝ tfn.t ḫnt.t Ỉwny.t
rr.t
ms.tw=f Nb.t-ww
ḥnw.t

For Heka
son of Tefnut, foremost of Iunyt,
the nurse;
Nebtu bore him,
the Mistress.

8

n Ḥkȝ
nṯr ʿȝ ḥry-ỉb tȝ-sn.t
Ḥkȝ ms.n Rnnwt.t
ḥry-ỉb ¹⁷ʿḥ

For Heka,
great god within Esna;
Heka, born of Renenutet,
within ¹⁷ the palace.

9

n Ḥkȝ
šm r sḫ.t
ḫnty Pr-ẖnmw

For Heka,
who goes to the Field,
foremost of Per-Khnum.

10

n Ḥkȝ
ḫnd ww
ḥry-ỉb Pr-nṯr

For Heka,
who traverses the agricultural area,
within Per-netjer.

11

n Ḥkȝ
Šw zȝ Rʿ
nb Ỉwny.t

For Heka,
Shu,¹²¹ son of Re,
Lord of Iunyt.

12

n Ḥkȝ
Gbb ỉt-nṯr.w

For Heka,
Geb,¹²² father of the gods.

13

n Ḥkȝ
zȝ Sḫm.t
ỉwʿʿ n Ptḥ

For Heka,
son of Sakhmet,
heir of Ptah.

14

n Ḥkȝ
snsn ¹⁸bȝ ʿnḫ
n ẖnmw

For Heka
who unites ¹⁸ with the living Ba
of Khnum.

15

n Ḥkȝ
zȝỉ r ỉw(.t)=f

For Heka
one waits for his arrival.

16

n Ḥkȝ
snsn Ḥp ʿnḫ

For Heka
who unites with the living Apis.

17

n Ḥkȝ
nb hȝ.w(?)

For Heka
Lord of jubilation(?).

18

n Ḥkȝ
nb šm.w

For Heka
Lord of omens.¹²³

19

n Ḥkȝ
nb bỉȝ.y.t

For Heka
Lord of oracles.

20

n Ḥkȝ
sr ḫpr

For Heka
who announces what will happen.

21

n Ḥkȝ
wr ¹⁹m Ỉnb-ḥḏ

For Heka
great ¹⁹ in Memphis.

22

n Ḥkȝ
m ḥw.t-Ḥkȝ

For Heka
in the Temple of Heka.

23

n Ḥkȝ
ḫnty pr-mḏȝ.t

For Heka
foremost of the House of Papyri.

24

n Ḥkȝ
ḫnty Pr-ʿnḫ

For Heka
foremost of the House of Life.

25

n Ḥkȝ
ḫnty Pr-ẖnmw

For Heka
foremost of Per-Khnum.

26

n Ḥkȝ
ḫnty ḥw.t-Ỉtm

For Heka
foremost of the Temple of Atum.¹²⁴

27

n Ḥkȝ
ḥry-ỉb ʿḥ

For Heka
within the palace.

28

n Ḥkȝ
ḥry-ỉb s.wt-Rʿ

For Heka
within the Thrones (s.wt) of Re.

29

n Ḥkȝ
nb šw.t-Rʿ

For Heka
Lord of the Shade (šw.t) of Re.

30

n Ḥkȝ
wn ʿ.wy
nw s.t-ʿȝ.t

For Heka
who opens the double doors
of the Great Place.¹²⁵

31

²⁰n Ḥkȝ
snsn [ms.w] Rʿ

²⁰ For Heka
who lets breathe [the Children of] Re.¹²⁶

32

n Ḥkȝ
[…] ỉm=s
ky šps

For Heka
[…] in it,
august ape.

33

n Ḥkȝ
ʿnḫ.tw n mȝȝ=f

For Heka,
one lives from seeing him.

34

n Ḥkȝ
ḥʿʿ.tw n dgȝ=f

For Heka,
one rejoices to behold him.

35

n Ḥkȝ
ṯz n=f ḥȝ.wt

For Heka,
for whom hearts are raised.

36

n Ḥkȝ
wȝḏ nmt.t

For Heka,
green¹²⁷ of steps.

37

n Ḥkȝ
ẖnmw

For Heka,
who unites/endows.

38

n Ḥkȝ
ḥwnw nfr
mry n ỉt=f

For Heka
good youth,
beloved of his father.

39

²¹n Ḥkȝ
ḥʿʿ[.tw …]=f

²¹ For Heka,
one rejoices […] him.

40

n Ḥkȝ
bʿḥ tȝ.wy
m nfrw=f

For Heka
who floods the two lands
with his goodness.

41

n Ḥkȝ
sṯỉ […] pr.t

For Heka
who shoots out […] seed.

42

n Ḥkȝ
wtṯ ỉḫt nb.w

For Heka
who begets all things.

43

n Ḥkȝ
wr ms.w

For Heka
great of children.

44

n Ḥkȝ
ʿȝ-pḥty
ṯmȝ-ʿ
sḫr ḫfty=f

For Heka
great of strength,
valiant of arm,
who strikes down his enemy.

45

n Ḥkȝ
ỉnỉ mr(w.t)
dr msḏ

For Heka
who brings love,
and repels hate.

46

²²n Ḥkȝ
nn tkn.tw ḏr.ty=f

²² For Heka,
one may not approach his hands.

47

n Ḥkȝ
hn.tw n=f

For Heka,
for whom one bows down.

48

n Ḥkȝ
ʿȝ nmt.t
ỉwty ḥm m ȝḫ.w=f

For Heka,
great of stride,
with no deflection of his radiance.

49

n Ḥkȝ
ỉb n Rʿ
ws(ḫ) nmt.t m ȝḫ.t

For Heka,
the heart of Re,
broad of steps in the Akhet.

50

n Ḥkȝ
ḏfḏ n ỉr.t Rʿ

For Heka
iris of the Eye of Re.

51

n Ḥkȝ
ḥqȝ n Bȝq.t

For Heka
ruler of Baqet (Egypt).

52

n Ḥkȝ
nb tȝ.wy

For Heka
Lord of the Two Lands.

53

n Ḥkȝ
nfr wr

For Heka,
greatly beautiful.

54

n Ḥkȝ
ỉwn wr

For Heka
great pillar (ỉwn) of air.

55

n Ḥkȝ
ỉwn-²³-ḥʿʿ

For Heka,
the ²³ moon (ỉwn-ḥʿʿ).

56

n Ḥkȝ
štȝ ḫprw

For Heka
remote of manifestation.

57

n Ḥkȝ
wḥm msḫʿ.w

For Heka
who repeats radiant births.

58

n Ḥkȝ
zȝ[-tȝ]
[m] ḥw.t-nṯr

For Heka,
zȝ-[tȝ]-serpent
[in] the temple.

59

n Ḥkȝ
rnp rʿ-nb

For Heka
who rejuvenates every day.

60

n Ḥkȝ p(ȝ) ẖrd
ẖrd.n=f m ẖr(.t)-rnp.t

For Heka the child,
he rejuvenated annually.

61

n Ḥkȝ
ḫy nfr

For Heka
beautiful child.

62

n Ḥkȝ
sḏty ỉqr

For Heka
excellent youth.

63

n Ḥkȝ
sḏty sḏty.w

For Heka
youth of youths.

64

n Ḥkȝ
sfy šps

For Heka
august youngster.

65

²⁴n Ḥkȝ
ḥwnw tȝ.wy

²⁴ For Heka
boy of the two lands.

66

n Ḥkȝ
ḥwnw ḥwnw.w

For Heka
boy of boys.

67

n Ḥkȝ
nfr-ḥr

For Heka
beautiful of face.

68

n Ḥkȝ
ʿȝ mrw.t

For Heka
great of love.

69

n Ḥkȝ
bnr-mrw.t

For Heka
sweet of love.

70

n Ḥkȝ
ỉqr mrw.t

For Heka
excellent of love.

71

n Ḥkȝ
bỉk nṯry

For Heka
divine falcon.

72

n Ḥkȝ
bỉk bỉk.w

For Heka
falcon of falcons.

73

n Ḥkȝ
Ḥr m ȝḫ.t

For Heka
Horus in the Akhet (Harmakhis).

74

n Ḥkȝ
sḏty smsw nṯr.w

For Heka
eldest child of the gods.

75

²⁵n Ḥkȝ
wȝḏ tȝ m pr=f

²⁵ For Heka
the earth turns green when he comes forth.

76

n Ḥkȝ
nb wʿ
nn mỉt.t=f

For Heka
the sole lord,
without his peer.

77

n Ḥkȝ
nsw.t nsw.wt

For Heka
King of kings.

78

n Ḥkȝ
Ḥr ḥry nṯr.w

For Heka
Horus (Ḥr), chief (ḥry) of the gods.

79

n Ḥkȝ
ḥqȝ sḫm.ty

For Heka (Ḥkȝ)
ruler (ḥqȝ) of the two uraei.

80

n Ḥkȝ
ḥqȝ ʿnḫ.w

For Heka
ruler of the living.

81

n Ḥkȝ
ḥqȝ qn

For Heka
mighty ruler.

82

n Ḥkȝ
ḥqȝ ḥqȝ.w

For Heka
ruler of rulers.

83

n Ḥkȝ
qn nȝ qn.w

For Heka
mightiest of the mighty.

84

n Ḥkȝ
ỉty mnḫ

For Heka
beneficent sovereign.

85

n Ḥkȝ
²⁶rnp wr

For Heka
²⁶ great rejuvenating one.

86

n Ḥkȝ
mȝȝ ḥn.ty

For Heka
who sees the limits of the future.

87

n Ḥkȝ
sḏty n ỉr.t-Rʿ

For Heka
child of the Eye of Re.

88

n Ḥkȝ
ḏfḏ n wḏȝ.t

For Heka
iris of the wedjat-eye.

89

n Ḥkȝ
dgȝ ḥḥ.w
m ḥr=f nfr

For Heka
millions can see
by means of his beautiful face.

90

n Ḥkȝ
šfy.t=f dỉ=s m ʿḥ

For Heka
whose prestige manifests in the palace.

91

n Ḥkȝ
mḥ-ỉb n nsw.t-bỉty

For Heka
trusted one of the King.

92

n Ḥkȝ
nḏty ʿšȝ
r bỉȝ.t=f

For Heka
who protects numerous ones
from his wondrous manifestation.

93

n Ḥkȝ
nb sȝ-ẖbw

For Heka
Lord of Sakhebu (near Letopolis).

94

²⁷n Ḥkȝ
zȝ Sḫm.t
nb pr-Mȝnw

²⁷ For Heka
son of Sakhmet,
Lord of Per-Manu (Western Delta).

95

n Ḥkȝ
zȝ Sḫm.t
tp ỉn.t

For Heka
son of Sakhmet,
presiding over the Valley.

96

n Ḥkȝ
nb ḫȝs.t [ṯmḥw?]

For Heka
Lord of the desert of the [Tjemehu?].

97

n Ḥkȝ
smsw n ṯḥn.t

For Heka
eldest of Tjehenet (Libya).

98

n Ḥkȝ
nh ḥm.w=f

For Heka
who protects his servants.

99

n Ḥkȝ
ʿšȝ ỉḫt

For Heka
plentiful of offerings.

100

n Ḥkȝ
nb kȝw

For Heka
Lord of food.

101

n Ḥkȝ
nb ḥtp.w
pr m-ȝw

For Heka
Lord of offerings,
which come forth entirely.

102

n Ḥkȝ
ʿḥʿ-ḥms ²⁸r ḫȝ.w=f

For Heka
who dines ²⁸ at his offerings.

103

n Ḥkȝ
ỉr ẖr.t
n r’ nb wnm

For Heka
who makes sustenance
for every mouth that eats.

104

n Ḥkȝ
ỉwr m sf

For Heka
who was conceived yesterday.

105

n Ḥkȝ
ms m pȝ hrw

For Heka
who was born today.

106

n Ḥkȝ
rw ʿȝ štȝ
ḫnty Mȝnw

For Heka
great, mysterious lion,
foremost of Manu.

107

n Ḥkȝ
ms m wḥm

For Heka
who was born again.

108

n Ḥkȝ
kȝ wr n Rʿ

For Heka
great Ka of Re.

109

n Ḥkȝ
pr-ʿ

mȝȝ m-ḫt=f
(r) p(ȝ) wḫȝ n ỉmnty

For Heka
forthcoming of arm.

(After this, look
to the column to the west).

NB: This hymns continues in Esna 323.

Esna 243

Location: Column 6
Date: Trajan
Hieroglyphic Text
Bibliography: See Tempeltexte 2.0

Formula

¹mn n=k sḫ.t ḥtp.t(w)
pr.t n=k
sḫ.t ḏsr.t(w)
ȝw-²ỉb=k m sḫ.t wȝḏ.t
ḥrr.w n dwȝ
zbty.w ³m wšr
ỉry r-ȝw
r sṯḥn ḥr=k
m tr wp tȝš

¹ Receive the fruitful field,
may you have seeds;
the sacred field,
may you be ² happy in the green field:
the flowers of the morning,
blossoms ³ in the evening,
likewise in their entirety,
to make your face shine
at the time of dividing boundaries.

The King

⁴nsw.t-bỉty
nb tȝ.wy
(ȝwtwkrdwr kysrs)|
⁵zȝ Rʿ
nb ḫʿ.w
(dryns nty-ḫwỉ)|

⁶ỉb qn
wȝḏ šȝ.w
⁷ỉʿb ḥtp.w
n nb sḫ.t

⁸[nṯr] nfr
snn n Ḥʿpỉ
ḥry-srḫ n Ỉrỉ-tȝ
nb ḥtp.w
srwḏ ȝḫȝḫ.w
[…].tw m šny.w-tȝ=s
ḥnk sšn.w ỉs.w=s
sṯỉ šȝ.w
mzỉ.w
n nbw ḥr ḏʿ.wt=f
ṯḥn ḥr n […]
[…]
([dryn]s nty-ḫwỉ)|

⁴ The King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
Lord of the Two Lands,
(Autokrator Caesar)|
⁵ Son of Re,
Lord of Appearances,
(Trajan Augustus)|

⁶ Mighty gardener,
who makes vineyards green,
⁷ who gathers offerings
for the Lord of the Field (Khnum).

⁸ The good [god],
replica of Hapi,
upon the serekh of Irita,
lord of plant offerings,
who makes foliage grow,
[…] with its plants,
who offers lotuses and its reeds,
the fragrance of the vineyards,
and bouquets
of gold in its ore,¹²⁸
making the face of […] shine
[…]
([Trajan] Augustus)|

Khnum-Re Lord of Esna

⁹ḏd-mdw n ẖnmw-Rʿ nb tȝ-sn.t
nsw.t nṯr.w
nṯr ʿȝ
ḫnty ḥw.t-ỉt(?)
Km-ȝ.t=f
¹⁰qdỉ qdỉ.w
tȝ-ṯnn
wtṯ nṯr.w
nb (tȝ)-sn.t
¹¹ḫntỉ pr-ʿnḫ
kȝ.tw 7 ẖnm.w
m rn=f
Ptḥ m ỉrw=f
nb nḥp
m ¹²sšm=f
nb sḫ.t
m ḫrpw=f mȝʿ

¹³dỉ=ỉ n=k ww
m šnw n ỉtn
ḥsp(.t) ȝḫȝḫ(.w) m wȝḏwȝḏ

⁹ Words spoken by Khnum-Re Lord of Esna,¹²⁹
King of the Gods,
Great god,
foremost of Temple of the Father(?),¹³⁰
Kematef:
¹⁰ Builder of builders,
Tatenen:
who begat the gods;
Lord of Iunyt(?),¹³¹
¹¹ foremost of Per-ankh,
he is called the Seven Khnums
by name;
Ptah in his visible form;
Lord of the Potter’s wheel
in ¹² his sacred image;
Lord of the field
in his true manifestation.

I give you the agricultural domain
as the circuit of the sundisk,
and gardens radiant with verdure.

Menhyt

¹⁴[ḏd-mdw n Mnḥ]y.t wr.t
nb(.t) ḫn.t-tȝ
nṯr[.t] ḥȝy.t Ḥ[ʿpỉ]
[…]

¹⁴ [Words spoken by] great [Menh]yt,
Lady of Khent-ta,
godde[ss] who makes H[api] flood
[…]

Esna 244

Location: Column 6
Date: Trajan
Hieroglyphic Text
Bibliography: See Tempeltexte 2.0

Formula

¹[…] wn […]

¹ […]

The King

²nsw.t-bỉty
nb tȝ.wy
(ȝwtwkrdwr kysrs)|
³zȝ Rʿ
nb ḫʿ.w
(dryns nty-ḫwỉ)|

⁴nsw.t n nbw
[…]

⁵nṯr nfr
snw n sbȝ-n-nỉw.t
ỉwn-ḥʿʿ n tȝ.wy sṯỉ
wdpw nn wš=f
ḥr ḏs[r?….]
[…]
tfn nṯry
šw m snb
ỉr ḫʿỉ(?)
m nb(.t) wpy
mzỉ tḫ
n ʿšȝ(?) ḥb.w
nb ḥʿʿ
(dr[yn]s nty-ḫwỉ)|

² The King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
Lord of the Two Lands,
(Autokrator Caesar)|
³ Son of Re,
Lord of Appearances,
(Trajan Augustus)|

⁴ King of the Golden one
[…]

⁵ The good god,
second of the Star of the City,¹³²
moon of the Asiatic lands,
butler, who never fails,
while conse[crating?…]
[…]
joyful of heart,
free from illness.
He who makes processions
for the Lady of wpy-festival,
who offers inebriation
for the One numerous of festivals:
Lord of jubilation,
(Tra[jan] Augustus)|

Nebtu

⁶ḏd-mdw n [Nb.t-ww]
nb(.t) tȝ-sn.t
nṯr.t ʿȝ.t
ḫnt(.t) pr-nṯr
Tm.t […]
[…]
⁷sk=s mḥ
ḥnk.tw ỉrp
n kȝ=s

⁹ Words spoken by Nebtu,
Lady of Esna,
great goddess,
foremost of Per-netjer,
Temet […]
[…]
⁷ she banishes all cares,
and one offers wine
to her Ka.¹³³

Heka

⁸ḏd-mdw n Ḥkȝ pȝ ẖrd
ʿȝ wr tpy n ẖnmw
kȝ n Rʿ
wḥm.n=f [ms.w]
[ỉry-pȝ.t] ⁹nṯr.w
ỉty wr
nsw.t n Bȝq.t
bỉty
ḥqȝ n šnw n [ỉtn]

⁸ Words spoken by Heka the Child,
the very great, first-born of Khnum,
Ka of Re
when he repeated [births],
[nobleman] ⁹ of the gods,¹³⁴
great sovereign,
nsw.t-King of Egypt,
bỉty-king,
ruler of the circuit of the [sundisk].

Esna 245

Location: Column 6
Date: Probably Trajan
Hieroglyphic Text
Bibliography: See Tempeltexte 2.0

^Anṯr nfr
nb sḫ.t wȝḏ.t
ḥqȝ ḥn.t
ỉty ʿȝ [ḫnt] rȝ-[ḥȝ.wt]

nsw.t nsty.w
bỉty wȝḏ.w
nb nfr n ỉz.ty
nb wȝḏ-wr
nṯr m n[…]

^A The good god,
Lord of the Green Field,¹³⁵
Ruler of the Lake,
great sovereign [within] the [river] mouths.

nsw-King of the nsty-plants,¹³⁶
bỉty-King of the papyrus plants,
good Lord of the two lands.

Lord of the Great Green
god in […]

^Bnṯr nfr
sḫ.t wr.t mr.t ẖnmw
nb(.t) ḫnt-tȝ
ḥnw.t Pr-nṯr

nb(.t) swnw
ḥnw.t ḥḤm
ḥqȝ(.t) ḥw.t-ỉḥw
ỉr.tw n=s dsds
m […]

^B The good god,
the Great Field, beloved of Khnum,
Lady of Khent-ta,
Mistress of Per-netjer.

Lady of Pelusium,¹³⁷
Mistress of Ḥȝm,
Ruler of ḥw.t-ỉḥw,
for whom Bahariya was made
as […]

Esna 246

Location: Column 6
Date: Trajan
Hieroglyphic Text
Bibliography: None

Minor inscriptions. Cartouche of Trajan, name of Heka.

Column 5 (230-238)

Column 7 (247-256)