[The hidden tales in a papyrus bundle] The Tale of a Talkative Peasant
Synopsis
Khunanubis was a diligent farmer and a good father of three children. He went to a city to sell his years of products for his family. Unfortunately, he met a greedy official Nemtynakht on the way to market. The cunny Nemtynakht made a secret plan to take the innocent farmer’s goods away for himself. He tricked him to get into trouble and succeeded to take all the farmer’s precious goods. Khunanubis was even bitten by Nemtynakht’s servant and left with empty hands. However, he challenged against this injustice by his own speech. He pleaded to the high official Rensi for days with his great words. The farmer’s eloquent speech got into the pharaoh’s attention at royal court. Could he gain his justice and save his misfortune by his own speech?
The original texts show the author’s broad and extensive knowledge of ancient Egyptian afterlife and give us a clear idea of moral code in the ancient Egyptian society. This unknown author gains readers attention by a great humour with lots of word play and giving us a glimpse of ancient wisdom towards the world.
Original Papyrus Scrip
| P. BM 10274
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Housed
| The British Museum
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Age
| The Middle Kingdom (2125 BC -1772 BC)
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Author
| Unknown
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Book presentation
Having a full copy of original Hieroglyphic texts and vocabulary section
Hieroglyphs Alphabet chart
Beautiful illustrations based on ancient Egyptian art
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Sejong Awarded as excellent culture book in 2019 by KPIPA (Korean Industry Promotion Agency of Korea)
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[The hidden tales in a papyrus bundle] The Tale of a Talkative Peasant
Synopsis
Khunanubis was a diligent farmer and a good father of three children. He went to a city to sell his years of products for his family. Unfortunately, he met a greedy official Nemtynakht on the way to market. The cunny Nemtynakht made a secret plan to take the innocent farmer’s goods away for himself. He tricked him to get into trouble and succeeded to take all the farmer’s precious goods. Khunanubis was even bitten by Nemtynakht’s servant and left with empty hands. However, he challenged against this injustice by his own speech. He pleaded to the high official Rensi for days with his great words. The farmer’s eloquent speech got into the pharaoh’s attention at royal court. Could he gain his justice and save his misfortune by his own speech?
The original texts show the author’s broad and extensive knowledge of ancient Egyptian afterlife and give us a clear idea of moral code in the ancient Egyptian society. This unknown author gains readers attention by a great humour with lots of word play and giving us a glimpse of ancient wisdom towards the world.
Book presentation
Having a full copy of original Hieroglyphic texts and vocabulary section
Hieroglyphs Alphabet chart
Beautiful illustrations based on ancient Egyptian art
Award
Sejong Awarded as excellent culture book in 2019 by KPIPA (Korean Industry Promotion Agency of Korea)
Buy
Kyobo Book
Yes24
Aladin