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ERA OF OSORTASEN.
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ⲣⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲧⲟ Pharaoh, sun of the world of gold. ⲣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲩⲥ Pharaoh the vigilant.
ⲣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲛϣϣⲧ Pharaoh, i. e. sun of victory. ⲣⲏ ⲛ̄ ⲥⲕⲛ Pharaoh, i. e. sun of peace.
ⲣⲏ ⲧⲟ ⲕⲁ Pharaoh, i. e. sun of the world (making) offerings, [Osortasen].[1] ⲣⲏ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲏⲧ He whose heart is devoted to the sun, [Ammenemes].[1]
ⲣⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲕⲁⲟⲩⲉ Pharaoh making golden offerings, [Osortasen II.][1] ⲣⲏ ϣⲁⲓ ⲧⲟ Pharaoh, ruler of the world, [Ammenemes II.][1]
ⲣⲏ ϣⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲟⲩⲉ Pharaoh, the ruler of offerings, [Ammenemes III.][1] ⲣⲏ ⲛⲑⲙⲁⲓ Sun of justice, [Osortasen III.][1]
ⲣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲑⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲁ Great sun of justice, [Ammenemes IV.][1] ⲣⲏ ⲛⲙⲃ ⲛϣⲁϣ ⲃ̄ Pharaoh, avenging lord of Upper and Lower Egypt.

The frequent occurrence of the name Ammenemes in the second ring among the immediate successors of Osortasen, decides that his era corresponds with the twelfth

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The brackets indicate the contents of the second ring, which is not given here.