Wb V, 541; J. E. Hoch, Semitic Words in Egyptian Texts of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period (Princeton, 1994), 381; 570. 24 Hannig, Handwörterbuch, 257;Hoch, Semitic Words,104;129 25 Hoch, Semitic Words,55;59 26 Hoch, Semitic Words, 216;298 27 Hoch, Semitic Words, 216;296149;191 28 Crum, Dict., 559a;Černy, Dict., 240;Urk,VI,129,6 29 Hoch, Semitic Words, 283-284;406;Hannig, Handwörterbuch, 833 30 J. Assmann, Ägyptische Hymnen und Gebete (Freiburg, Schweiz: Univ., Göttingen, 1999), 1- 16,407-420.The Egyptians adored their kings whether alive or dead. Their adoration took several different shapes such as the worship of their names or their statues. An excellent illustration of the veneration of kings deified after their deaths is the limestone stela of Ramessesemperre, from the temple of Thutmosis III at Gurob in the Faiyum. The owner of this