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Ib
Antinoos Obelisk
East Face

nHwy wDA iriw r wsir andynws, maA-xrw,
Salvation plea, put forward by Osiris-Antinous, true of voice,

ib.f m Haawt r aA wr
whose heart is in very great jubilation:

Dr rxy n.f irw.f Ds.fm-xt wHm anx
since he has recognized his own form after being raised again to life,

mAA n.f iti.f ra-Hrw-Axty...ib.f m Dd
and he has seen his father Re-Harachte. His heart speaks:

i ra-Hrw-Axty Hri nTrw sDm.ty nis ni nTrw rmTw
Oh! Re-Harachte, highest of the gods, who hears the calling of gods and men,

Axw mwtyw
of the glorified ones and of the dead,

sDm.k nis Hnw n.k iwaa sw
Hear also the cry of the one who draws nigh unto you (Hadrian)!

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Ic
Id
isw n nn iriw n.i zA.k mri.k
Give him reward for what he has done for me (Antinous), thy beloved son.

nizw-bitt
The King of Upper and Lower Egypt,

grgw sbAyt m-Xnw gsw-prw
who has set a precept of worship inside the temple sanctuaries,

hri ib nTrw im.s n rmTw nbw
for the gods' satisfaction and for all people,

Hapy...Hr nTrw nbw
Hapi and all Gods [beloved],

nb xawy xawyw... ...
Crowned Lord of Appearances [Hadrian Caesar],

anx wDA snb Dt mi ra
let him live whole and healthy, may he live forever [like Re],

[iAw]t wADt nfrt
with a prosperous and newly rejuvenated old age.

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Ie
iw.f m nb wAs HqA tA nb Spsw
He is the Lord of Prosperity, the Sovereign of every land, the Pre-Eminent.

wrw wDAt m qsw pDt psD
The great of Egypt and of the Nine Bows prostrate themselves

dmDty Xr Thty.fy mi HqAy tAwy
and unite under his feet as Prince of the Two Lands.

xpr.sn Xr [tpt]-rA.f ra nb
They come into being every day through his word.

phty nxt.f iw r Drw iw Snw nb ni tA pn Hr ifdt.f
His might extends to the boundary of this whole earth, unto its four corners.

kAw Hna Hmt.sn Sbynw m nDmDm ib saSaw msw.sn n.f
The bulls and their cows breed lustily and produce their offspring for him,

r sHaa ib.f
to gladden his heart

Hr Hmt-nizwt wrt r mri.f
and that of his great and beloved royal consort,

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If
IIa
IIb
Hnwt tAwy niwwt sabynA
Lady of the Two Lands and the Towns, Sabina,

anx wDA snb zAbsda anx Dt
who lives, is safe and in health, Sebaste who lives forever.

Hapy iti nTrw sbqAy Axywt n.sn
Hapi, father of the gods, makes the fields fruitful for them

iry n.sn nwwt iw drt r tr.s iw baHw tAwy
and arranges the inundation at its time, the flooding of the Two Lands.
West Face

nTr wsir andynws maA-xrw xpry n.f m Hwnw
The god Osiris-Antinous, the justified he grew into a youth

nfr Hr sHb mnDty
fair of face with festively adorned eyes

...[mdt] pHty rSw ib.f mi qniw gbty Szp n.f wDt
confident of speech, whose heart rejoices like a demi-gods after he has received a command

nty nTrw m twr Aw.f
of the gods at the time of his passing.

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IIc
IId
wHm.tw irwy nb wnwwt wsir
For him is repeated every ritual of the Hours of Osiris

Hna kAt.f nbt m ni rxy
together with each of his ceremonies as a Mystery.

pXr.tw sbAyt.f r tA Dr.f
His instructions are spread throughout the land;

m DAry.f mtrt Hr spd DAisw
benevolent in the instruction and effective in declaration.

ni iryw mitt n imiw-HAt r min
Nothing comparable has been done for the ancestors until now.

kAriwt.f prw.f nxbwt.f mitt
And similarly for his altars, his temple and his titles

Hr snsn n.f m TAw ni anx
because he breathed the air of life

xpr Sfyt m ibw tmw
and his esteem arises in the hearts of everyone.

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IIe
nb wnw nb mdwt-nTr DHwty srnp bA.f
Lord of Hermopolis, Lord of the Word of God, Thoth, rejuvenate his soul,

mi ixwt nbwt m tr.sn
as everything in its time,

m grH hrw m nnw nb wDAt nb
in the night and day, at all times and in every moment!

iw mrwt.f m HAtyw niw Smsw.f
Love of him is in the hearts of his followers

snD.f... ...nb Hzwt.f xr rxyt nbt
and awe of him by all [...]and his praise by all acolytes

Hr rdit n.f iAw
when they worship him.

hmsi.f st.f m wsxt mAatyw Axw iqrw
He takes his seat in the Halls of the Righteous, the Glorified and the Excellent Ones,

imiw-xt wsir m-Xnw tA-Dsr
who are in the company of Osiris in the Realm of the Dead,

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IIf
IIIa
nb Dt Hr rdit n.f mAa-xrw
while the Lord of Eternity gives him absolution.

smn.sn mdwt.f Hr tA Dr snDm ib.sn im.f
They perpetuate his word on earth, having gladdened their hearts because of him.

Sm n.f iw bw nb mriwty.f
He goes to every place, as he wishes.

iriw-aA niw spt-igrt Dd.sn n.f iAw tw.k
The Gatekeepers of the Underworld say to him: "Praise to you!"

sfxy.sn qArwt.sn wn.sn sbAw.sn m-HAwt.f
They loosen their bolts and open their gates before him

m HH ni rnpwt n HH ni rnpwt ra nb
daily for millions and millions of years.

pA aHaw.f [tm] Htm [r nHH]
The duration of his life never lapsing in eternity.
North Face

nTr wsir andynws maA-xrw nty im
The god Osiris-Antinous, the justified, whose place this is;

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IIIb
iry.tw HgAwy m-Xnw iAt.f nty bAqt
he makes a sports arena in his place in Egypt,

iw rn.s iw rn.f
which is named after him,

n qnw imiw tA pn
for the strong ones [athletes] that are in this land,

Hna iqdyw Xnw Hna tqnw
and for the rowing-teams and the runners

niw tA r-Aw.f rmTw nbw mitt
of the whole land and for all men

ntyw r bw bAw-ra Xry DHwty
belonging to the place of the Scriptures, where Thoth is present.

Hr dit n.sn Spw mDHw Hr tp.sn
and they will receive trophies and wreaths on their heads

fqA.ti m nfrw nbw
by being rewarded with all good things

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IIIc
wAH.tw ixwt Hr xAwt.f
There are daily sacrifices on his altars,

rdi n.tw n Htpw-nTr m-bAH ra nb
as the sacrifices were offered every day in the olden days.

... ... ...

dwA.tw n.f in Hmww DHwty m Awy m Axt.f
He is praised as the artisans of Thoth respond to his glory.

Sm n.f m iAt.f r gs (w-prw) aSA niw tA Dr.f
He goes out of his place to numerous Temples of the whole country,

Hr sDm n.f nHt ni aS n.f
and he hears the prayer of the one who calls him.

snb n.f mrw iwtyw
(and) he heals the diseases of the needy

m hAb n.f rswt
by sending a dream.

xprt n.f kAt.f m wnniw
His ka has appeared among the living,
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IIId
IVa

iri n.f xprw nbw pA ib.f
he shall manifest any form of his heart,

Hr nti xr mwt-nTr pw m wn mAa m Haw.f
because the seed of God is truly in his body.

... ... ...

xt wDAt mwt.f Tni tw.f Hr msxnt in
[...] The holy womb of his mother. He was raised in the birthplace of [...]

... ... ...
South Face

nTr nty im nty Htp m iAt tn
the god who is there, the rests in this place

nti m-Xnw ni sxt tAS
which is located inside the boundary field

nw nb wAs (ni) hArmat
of the Lord of welfare itself (= Princeps) [of] Rome,

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IVb
rx tw.f r nTr
He is known as God

m iAwt nTriwt nit kAmt
in the divine sites of Egypt.

qd.tw n.f rAw-prw
Shrines are built for him,

dwA tw.f mi nTr in Hmw-nTr wabw niw Smaw-mHw
(and) he is revered as a god by the prophets and priests (= Pastophori)

imiw tA-mri mitt iriw
of the upper and Lower Egypt, (and) also by the inhabitants of Egypt.

nxb.tw dmi r rn.f
A city is named after him.

mSa nf-imi ni HAw-nbwt tAwy
The belonging to it 'troops' of the Greeks (rope, the Greek cult participants) of the Two Lands

nty imiw gsw-prw niw bAqt
(and) those who are in the temples of Egypt,

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IVc
iiy.sn m dmiw.sn
They come from their villages

di.tw n.sn AHtywt Axty
and are given cultivated land

r snfr anx.sn m aA wr
to do well for their lives beyond measure.

wn rA-pr nTr pn im
A temple (= sanctuary) of this God is in it,

nty iw rn.f wsir antinws mAa-xrw
as which is called Osiris-Antinous, the justified,

qdw m inr HD nfr Szpw m pXr.f
built of good white stone, surrounded by statues of gods (= sphinxes?)

Hna twtw wxw aSAw
and statues, (and) by numerous columns,

mi iriw in tpiw-a Xr HAty
as they have been heretofore made by the ancestors are,

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IVd
mi iriw in HAw-nbwt mitt
(and) as they are made by the Greeks.

in nTrw nTrwt nbwt di.sn n.f TAw ni anx ssn n.f
All the gods (and) the goddesses will give him life air

ni anx snsn n.f m wHm-rnp
so that he breathes as he who is young again.
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