Inscription on the lintel

An offering which the king gives and an offering which Anubis gives, Foremost-of-the-Divine Booth, Who-is-in-embalming-place, Who-is-upon-his-hill, Lord of the Sacred Land and Sepa, that he may be buried in the necropolis in the Western Desert, after he has become exceedingly old, in peace, in peace by the great god (as) one who caused peace, one who lived in a state of reverence, one who spoke that which is good and thought of (his) burial, the Osiris, who is in the king’s heart in his every place, whose great name is Merefnebef.

An offering which the king gives and Osiris, Lord of Busiris, (namely that) an invocation offering may come forth for him on the Opening of the Year Festival, on the Festival of Thot, on the Beginning of the Year Festival, on the Wag Festival, on the Great Festival, on the (Festival of) Burning, on the Beginning of the Month and the Beginning of Half Month Festival, on the Sadj Festival, on every festival, every day, in eternity, for the the great god, by Ptah Who-is-south-of-his-wall, and by Sokaris, whose beautiful name is Fefi.

As for all people who will enter this tomb in a state of impurity- after they have eaten the abominations which the glorious spirit who has gone to the necropolis abominates, without removing their impurity, as they (should) purify themselves for the temple of god, their impediment which is very evil will be caused by the great god because of this. Also, all glorious and noble rituals have been performed for me. (His great name is Unas-ankh.)

[…] which are done for the excellent one who is among the glorious spirits, through the duty of the excellent lector priest, who knows the rituals truly, truly. Moreover, I am initiated in secrets of every god. Moreover, I know all the things through which the glorious spirit who has gone to the necropolis becomes glorious as honoured one of the great god and by the king. Moreover, I know all the things through which he ascends to the great god. Sole companion, privy to the secrets, whose great name is Merefnebef.

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