TAA i.2.1.15

Records of Royal Tomb Robberies

The Papyrus Abbott. Found at Thebes. Acquired by the B. M. 1857.

from D^r Abbott, of Cairo. Pub. B. M. in facsimile in Select Papyri

(B. M. London 1860). Part II, I-VIII.

(Breasted, Ancient Records)

510      (dated year 16. under the reign of NEFER-KA‧RA SETEP-EN‧RA

            RAMSES (IX) MERI-AMEN.

511.     There were sent the inspectors of the great and august necropolis

            in order to inspect the sepulchres of former Kings, the tombs and

            resting places of the Nobles, located on the West of the City; because

            of the Thieves on the West of the City.

512.     List of members of the Commission numbering 11 together with

            "the police of the cemetery" who were there with them.

513.     List of j[?]. Tombs inspected - "The pyramids, sepulchres, and

            Tombs, investigated on this day, by the inspectors".

   (1)     Tomb of Amenhetep I - "The High Ascent, North of the "House of

            Amenhetep - of the garden".

514 (2) "The pyramid of the King Intefo (YN-Tf-^{( )}), which is on the

            North of the House of Amenhetep - of : the Court." Upon which the

            pyramid is destroyed, before which its stela stands; the figure

            of the King stands upon the stela, his hound being between his

            feet, named Behka (Bḥ ḫw kʿ)

            (Note - this stela still survives (I, 421 ff) showing not only his dog  )

            (with name above, but also five others, which the scribe omitted to )

            (note.                                                                                                   )

515.     The pyramid of King Nub-Kheper Re (Nb-ḫpr-Rʿ), L. P. H., son

            of Re, Intef <(of the XIII^th Dyn. vide I.773 H)>, L. P. H., it was found in course of

            being tunneled into

            by thieves; they had tunneled 2½ cubits into its masonry, 1 cubit

            (distant) from the out chamber of the tomb of the Chief of the

            oblation-bearers of the House-of-Amen, Yuroi (YwRʿ-y), which

            is in ruins.

516.     The pyramid of King SekhemRa-Upmat (Sḫm-Rʿ-wp Mʿʿt),

            son of Re, Intefo (Yn-wf-^{( )}). It was found in course of being tunneled

            into by thieves, at the place where the stela of its pyramid was

            set up.