It’s never completely clear what’s engraved on Malik Ishtar’s back. My best approximation is:

1. The three God Cards

2. A declaration that whoever holds the three God Cards becomes Pharaoh and commands the tombkeepers

3. MOST IMPORTANTLY: It says that to unlock the Dark Door that holds Zork’s power (and is also the gate to the afterlife?), you need to assemble the 7 Millennium Items on the Millennium Slate, but you also need to say the Pharaoh’s name, which has been purposefully lost to history to keep the door locked and Zork out.