scimitars upon the boundaries, and I was armed with a scimitar myself.
'I grew abundance of corn, and the god of corn gave me the rising of the Nile over the cultivated land. None was hungry through me, none thirsted through me; every one took heed to obey my words. All my orders increased the affection my people had for me.
'I hunted the lion, and brought home the crocodile. I fought the Nubians, and took the Libyans captive. I turned my forces against the Sati; he fawned upon me like a dog.
'I built myself a house[1] adorned with gold; its ceiling was of azure, its galleries of stone. It was made for eternity. I possess the everlasting powers of the gods. There are many secret passages therein; I alone possess the key. None knows the way but thee, O Usertesen. Thou enterest, and thou wilt see me with thine eyes amongst the spirits who do thee honour.
'All I have done is for thee. Do thou place upon my statue the double crown and
- ↑ I am inclined to think that this 'house' and its secret passages meant his tomb, whither his son would resort to invoke his father's memory, who, in the 'boat of Ra,' would not forget Usertesen.
