It seems strange that this inscription mentions the names of four deceased persons, without explicitly stating their relationship with each other. A. Farid explains it as follows. The inscription is primarily an epitaph for Senesis. After her first husband died, Senesis married again. Phatres was her first husband; Taesis was her daughter by her second husband; and Horensa was her son by her first husband.
The translation has been adapted from A. Farid, "Zwei demotischen Stelen", no. II ( BIFAO 87 ). There is a French translation by O. Koefoed-Petersen, "Les stèles égyptiennes", no. 79 ( PDF ).
[A] May the King be gracious and grant to Osiris, foremost of westerners, great god, lord of Abydos, the great Isis, mother of the gods, who resides in Akhmim, Nephthys, the divine sister, Anubis, first in the hall of gods, Amset, Hapi, Duamutef, Kebehsenuef, all the gods and goddesses in Ỉpw-Snw.t {Panopolis}, that they may give prt-ḫrw offerings, bread, beer, oxen, birds, wine, milk, incense, anointing oil, alabaster vessels, cloth, fresh water, all the beautiful, pure, pleasant, and sweet things that the heavens give, that the earth brings forth, and that the Nile brings forth from its source, and the sweet breath of the north wind for the ka of Osiris Senesis, justified, daughter of the pastophoros of Min Harpaesis, justified, born to the lady of the house Kheredankh, justified, for the ka of Osiris Phatres, justified, son of Thoteus, justified, born to the lady of the house Tamounis, justified, for the ka of Osiris Taesis, justified, daughter of Djedhorpate, justified, born to the lady of the house Senesis, justified, for the ka of Osiris Horensa, justified, son of Phatres, justified, born to the lady of the house Senesis, justified, for eternity.
[B] Osiris Senesis, daughter of Harpaesis, pastophoros of Min, Lord of Ṯsȝ. Osiris Phatres, son of Thoteus, born to Tamounis, Osiris Taesis, daughter of Djedhorpate, born to Senesis. Osiris Horensa, son of Phatres, born to Senesis.
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