During the 30th Dynasty, there was a revival of native religion and building work was carried out in many Egyptian temples. This inscription provides detailed information about one of these buildings, the 'Embalming House of the Apis Bulls' at Memphis; see M. Jones, "The Temple of Apis in Memphis" ( PDF ).
At the time when the building work was completed, it was probably expected that the current Apis bull, the 'son of Ihy-rudj', would die before long ; work had started on his tomb a couple of months earlier, in the month of Phaophi = Dec. 360 or Jan. 359 B.C. However, his funeral procession did not occur until over a year later, in Mesore of year 3 = Oct./Nov. 358 B.C.; see D. Devauchelle, "Les stèles du Sérapéum de Memphis conservées au musée du Louvre", p. 107 ( academia.edu ).
The translation is adapted from the German translation by W. Spiegelberg, published in J.E. Quibell, "Excavations at Saqqara, 1907-1908", pp.89-93 ( archive.org ).
In year 2 under the majesty of King Nectanebo, the ever-living, who is loved by Apis, the reviving life of Ptah, who is endowed with life; 2 the living, good god, son of Osiris, born of Isis, . . . to sacrifice (?) in the temples of the gods, Nectanebo, the ever-living.
When his majesty was in his palace, where life and happiness reign . . . , in Memphis, wanting to perform glorious deeds among 3 the gods of Egypt, his majesty ordered the place of Apis to be built, in excellent work of eternity. After some time, people came to tell his majesty: The place of the living Apis has been built 4 according to your majesty's command. Its doors are decorated with gold (?) its door-wings . . . covered. . . of silver, overlaid . . . , beautiful to look at. After his majesty had heard this, his majesty went to the temple of Ptah. He made 5 . . . which his majesty had made. After his majesty had built a place where this god could rest, in excellent work of 6 . . . in the embalming room on this beautiful day until the day of burial.
List of the things which his majesty had brought into the embalming room:
Then his majesty made a great sacrifice . . (?) . . . .. with all things . . . . .. in the embalming room . . . . . . His majesty offered a great sacrifice for 45 days. His majesty had beautiful talismans made from gold and all-real gems, nothing like them had been made before, as well as clothes. . . . . . . . Then his majesty carried out the embalming. Oil was put on the gods' limbs. His majesty had fabrics brought from the fabric-material (?) of all the gods and fabrics from the south and north rooms, woven (?) by the goddess Tait. On the 19th of Choiak . . . . . . His majesty made a great sacrifice with bulls, fattened geese, wine and all fine things in the great sacrificial hall of the embalming room. . . . His majesty had 6000 linen bandages(?) brought to the Serapeum. [His majesty] . . . . . . to bury him in the Serapeum next to the necropolis of Memphis. After his Holiness (?) {the dead Apis} had come between (?) the two great gates, he found his majesty standing with his retinue, like the falcon that stands on his banner.
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