I passed my childhood in the town of Nekheb (Eileithyiaspolis, Al-Kab).  My father was a soldier in the army of the King of the South, the King of the North, Seqenn-Ra, whose word is truth; Baba was his name, and he was the son of Reant.  I performed military service as his substitute in the ship called the Bull in the reign of the Lord of the Two Lands, Nebpehtira (Amasis I), whose word is truth.  I was at that time a youth, and was unmarried, and I slept in the shennu.  Afterwards I got a house (i.e. wife) for myself, and I was drafted off to a ship, the “North” (?), because of my bravery.  Then it became my lot to follow after the king, life, strength, health [be to him!], on my feet whensoever he made a journey in his chariot.  The king sat down (i.e. besieged) before the city of Hetuart (Avaris), and it was my lot whilst I was on my two feet to do a deed of bravery in the presence of His Majesty, whereupon I was made an officer in the vessel [called] Kha-em-Mennefer. The king was fighting on the arm of the river of Avaris [called] Patchetku, and I rose up and engaged in the fight, and I brought back a hand.[1] The royal herald proclaimed the matter, and the king gave me the gift of gold [which was awarded] for bravery.  The fighting was renewed at this place (i.e. Avaris), and I again joined in the fight, and I brought back a hand; and the king gave me the gift of gold [which was awarded] for bravery a second time.

[Footnote 1:  He had cut it off from a vanquished foe.]

Then the king fought a battle in Egypt, to the south of this place, and I made prisoner a man and brought him back alive; I went down into the water[1] and brought him along on the road to the town, being firmly bound, and I crossed the water with him in a boat.  The royal herald proclaimed [this act], and indeed I was rewarded with a double portion of the gold [which is awarded] for bravery.  Then the king captured Avaris, and I brought back prisoners from the town, one man and three women, in all four persons.  His Majesty gave these to me for slaves.  Then His Majesty sat down before (i.e. besieged) Sharhana[2] in the fifth year, and captured it.  I brought back from thence two persons, women, and one hand.  And the king gave me the gift of gold [awarded] for bravery, as well as the two prisoners for slaves.

[Footnote 1:  The water of the arm of the Nile.]

[Footnote 2:  The Syrian town mentioned in Joshua xix. 6.]

Now after His Majesty had smitten the Mentiu of Satet[1], he sailed up the river to Khenthennefer to crush the Antiu of Sti[2], and His Majesty overthrew them completely, and slew very many of them.  I rose up and made three prisoners, viz. two men, alive, and three hands.  And the king rewarded me with a double portion of gold, and he gave me the two prisoners to be my slaves.  Returning His Majesty sailed down the river.  His heart was expanded with the