Transliteration and translation of the text on the walls of
Theban Tomb #96

© Jenny Carrington

WEST WALL

JOURNEY TO ABYDOS Top register - in the boat:
wsir HAty-a n niwt rsy	Osiris Mayor of the Southern city
sn-nfr mAa xrw	Sennefer, true of voice,
nbt pr mryt	and the Lady of the House, Meryt.
- above priest:
irt Htp di nsw	Performing 'An offering which the king gives,'
wab sp2 n wsir HAty-a sn-nfr	and purification, two times, for Osiris Mayor Sennefer.
- long horizontal text, beginning on the right:
xdi m Htp r Abdw	Travelling downstream in safety to Abydos
r irt Hb wsir	to celebrate the Festival of Osiris
in HAty-a n niwt rsy sn-nfr	by the Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer.
dr r tA r Hwt wsir	to embark at the temple of Osiris,
wn=i m Smsw nTrw stn=i iwt=i	to exist as a follower of the gods, unhindered,
m nSmt m ma nTr aA	in the Neshmet boat, beside the Great God.
- vertical text on the far right:
mni m htp r Abdw	Mooring in safety at Abydos,
Xr pa HAty-a n niwt wab (?)	carrying the Mayor to the purified city.
Middle Register - in front of boats:
imi wrt r imntt	Place the sacred barque in Amentet,
Xr HAty-a Hs mrrw rmt	carrying the Mayor, favourite and beloved of the people.
- long horizontal text:
iit m htp m Abdw irt Hb wsir	Returning in safety from Abydos after celebrating the Festival of Osiris
in HAty-a n niwt rsyt sn-nfr	by the Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer,
Sms nTr pn Sps wsir	accompanying this august god, Osiris.
- vertical text at end:
iit m htp sp 2	Coming in peace, coming in peace
r st=f n mAa xrw	to his place of justification
HAty-a sn-nfr nbt pr mryt	Mayor Sennefer and the Lady of the House, Meryt.
Lower Register
irt snTr n wsir HAty-a sn-nfr mAa xrw m Htp	Performing censing for Osiris Mayor Sennefer, true of voice, in peace.
iy nTr [ ] sA=f	The god comes [ ] his protection.
wsir hAty-a n niwt rsyt	Osiris Mayor of the Southern City,
imy-r Snwt n imn sn-nfr mAa xrw	Overseer of the Granaries of Amun, Sennefer, true of voice.
wsir HAty-a n niwt rsyt	Osiris Mayor of the Southern City
OFFERING SCENE on the right:
xA t xA Hnqt	1000 of bread, 1000 of beer,
xA xt nbt nfrt wabt	1000 of everything good and pure,
Hnqt nb rnpwt nb	all fruit, all vegetables,
n kA n rpa HAty-a wa mrw rnpt	for the Ka of the hereditary noble and Mayor, the unique one beloved of the people,
Hsy n imn m pr=f	favourite of Amun in his house,
HAty-a n niwt rsy sn-nfr mAa xrw	the Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer, true of voice.
Htp di nsw wsir (nb) Ddw aA nTr	An offering which the king gives Osiris (Lord) of Busiris, the Great God,
wr m Abdw	the Great One in Abydos,
inpw xnt sH-nTr	and Anubis, Foremost of the Divine Booth,
nTr aA imy nTrw	Great God among the gods,
di=f prt-xrw t Hnqt kAw Apdw	that they may give invocation offerings of bread and beer, oxen and fowl,
xt nbt nfrt wabt	every thing good and pure
n kA n HAty-a m niwt rsy sn-nfr mAa xrw	for the Ka of the Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer, true of voice.
snt=f nbt pr mryt mAat xrw	and his companion, the Lady of the House, Meryt, true of voice.
on the left:
Htp di nsw wsir Hq Dt	An offering which the king gives Osiris, Ruler of Eternity,
di=f prt-xrw t Hnqt kAw Apdw	that he may give invocation offerings of bread and beer, oxen and fowl,
xt nbt nfrt wabt prrt nbt Hr wDHw=f	everything good and pure, all that goes forth upon his altar
m Xrt-hrw nt ra nb	in the course of every day
n kA n rpa HAty-a	for the Ka of the hereditary noble and Mayor,
mn Hst aA mrt	firm in favour, greatly beloved,
mH-ib mnx n nb tAwy	trusted confidant of the Lord of the Two Lands,
Hsy n nfr nTr	Favourite of the Good God,
HAty-a n niwt rsy sn-nfr mAa xrw	Mayor of the Southern City, Sennefer, true of voice,
snt=f nbt pr mryt mAat xrw	and his companion, the Lady of the House, Meryt, true of voice.
priest making libation:
irt Htp di nsw	Performing 'An offering which the king gives',
wab sp 2 n HAty-a n niwt	and purification, two times, for the Mayor of the City,
sn-nfr mAa xrw	Sennefer, true of voice.