Egypt, Beni Hassan, Khnumhotep II (Tomb 3), Upper Cemetery, Chapel, East wall.
(1-3) jrj-pꜤt ḥꜢtj-Ꜥ rḫ nswt mrrw nṯr.f jmj-r smjwt jꜢbt(jw)t Nḥrj sꜢ H̱nmw-ḥtp(.w) mꜢꜤ-ḫrw jr n sꜢt ḥꜢtj-Ꜥ nbt-pr BꜢḳt mꜢꜤ(t)-ḫrw 'The hereditary prince, the count, the acquaintance of the king, the beloved of his god, the overseer of the eastern deserts, Nehri's son, Khnumhotep, the justified, born to the daughter of the count, the lady of the house, Baqet, the justified'.
(13-20) jw rdj.n wj ḥm n Ḥr Ḥ[k]n-m[-mꜢꜤt nbtj] Ḥ[kn]-m[-mꜢꜤt Ḥr-nbw MꜢꜤ-ḫrw nswt- bjtj Nbw-kꜢw-RꜤ] sꜢ-RꜤ [Jmn-m-ḥꜢt dj Ꜥnḫ ḏd wꜢs] mj [RꜤ] ḏt r [jrj-pꜤt ḥꜢtj-Ꜥ jmj-r] smjwt jꜢbt(jw)t smꜢ Ḥr PꜢḫt r jwꜤt [jt mwt.j] m Mn[Ꜥt-Ḫwfw] 'The majesty of Horus Rejoicing in truth, the two ladies Rejoicing in truth, the golden Horus True of voice, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebukaure, the son of Re, Amenemhat (II), given life, stability and dominion like Re for ever, appointed me to (be) hereditary prince, count, overseer of the eastern deserts, stolist of Horus and Pakhet, to the inheritance of the father of my mother in Menaat-Khufu'.
Egypt, Beni Hassan, Upper Cemetery, Khnumhotep II (Tomb 3), Chapel, East wall, Lower section, Wall.
Compiled by Madeline Jenkins and the Beni Hassan Research Group with resources from the Macquarie University Ancient Cultures Research Centre, and the Australian Centre for Egyptology.