Corner of niche from the tomb of Akhtihotep

The blocks preserve the lower parts of two inscriptions, which enumerate Akhtihotep's titles:
(1) [zAb-aD-mr wr-mD-Sma.w Hr.j-sStA n nswt m Hw.t-wr.t n.t pr-nswt jm.j]-r'-jp.t-nswt
(2) [HqA-Hw.t-aA.t jr.j-x.t-pr-aA sHD-zA-wr-pr-aA xrp xnt.jt n.t mjtr] Hm-nTr-bAs.tjt [Hr.jt-xnt]
(3) [smk jA.t jwn-knm.wt Hm kA xnt.j xnd Hm-nTr Xnm.w Ax.t]-Htp
(1) [The senior provincial administrator, greatest of the tens of Upper Egypt, privy to the secret(s) of the king in the great court of the palace, over]seer of the royal (private) chamber
(2) [manager of the great estate, custodian of the palace property, inspector of the great phyle of the palace, director of the miter-servants*], priest of Bastet [who is upon the throne]
(3) [priest of Iat, support of the kenmut (people of the leopard skin?), ka-priest who is before the throne, priest of Khnum, Akhti]hotep
(4) [zAb-aD-mr wr-mD-Sma.w Hr.j-sStA n nswt m Hw.t-wr.t n.t pr-nswt] jm.j-r'-jp.t-nswt
(5) HqA-Hw.t-aA.t jr.j-x.t-pr-aA sHD-zA-wr-pr-aA xrp xnt.jt n.t mjtr smk-
(6) jA.t Hm-nTr-bAs.tjt Hr.jt-xnt Hm kA Ax.t-Htp
(4) [The senior provincial administrator, greatest of the tens of Upper Egypt, privy to the secret(s) of the king in the great court of the palace], overseer of the royal (private) chamber
(5) [manager of the great estate, custodian of the palace property, inspector of the great phyle of the palace, director of the miter-servants*], priest
(6) [of Iat, priest of Bastet who is upon the throne, ka-priest, Akhti]hotep
* mjtr- an obscure title which probably indicates a class of servants in the palace. At least five other officials are known to be in charge of miter-workmen, all from the region of Memphis. The title fell out of use by the end of the Fourth Dynasty. The female version of this title persisted until the end of the Old Kingdom, see K. Daoud, "The False Door of the Family of Skr-Htp." In: SAK 23 (1996): 88-96.
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