Papyrus Anastasi I

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Papyrus Anastasi I is a famous New Kingdom Egyptian literary text known for its satirical, didactic letters used to train scribes in language, geography, and professional skills.

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Papyrus Anastasi I canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Kingdom papyrus ⓘ
ancient Egyptian literary text ⓘ
didactic text ⓘ
satirical text ⓘ
approximateDate 13th century BCE ⓘ
approximateDynasty 19th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
associatedWith Egyptian military administration ⓘ
Egyptian scribal curriculum ⓘ
collection British Museum Egyptian collection ⓘ
contains geographical itineraries ⓘ
military and logistical scenarios ⓘ
model letters ⓘ
satirical descriptions of incompetence ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian ⓘ
currentLocation British Museum ⓘ
educationalUse scribal schools ⓘ
form letter ⓘ
genre instructional literature ⓘ
satire ⓘ
importance important example of Egyptian satire ⓘ
important source for New Kingdom geography ⓘ
key source for New Kingdom education ⓘ
language Egyptian ⓘ
literaryDevice hyperbole ⓘ
irony ⓘ
mockery ⓘ
mainTheme critique of poor scribal performance ⓘ
knowledge of geography and logistics ⓘ
professional competence of the scribe ⓘ
material papyrus ⓘ
mentions Syro-Palestinian geography ⓘ
fortresses and way-stations ⓘ
routes in Canaan ⓘ
museumIdType inventory number ⓘ
namedAfter Anastasi collection ⓘ
period New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
previousOwner Giovanni Anastasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose scribal training ⓘ
teaching correct language usage ⓘ
teaching geography ⓘ
teaching professional skills ⓘ
script hieratic ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline Egyptology ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern studies ⓘ
textType prose ⓘ
usedFor reconstructing New Kingdom routes in Asia ⓘ
studying scribal education in ancient Egypt ⓘ
writingMaterial ink ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Late Egyptian → documentedIn → Papyrus Anastasi I ⓘ
Papyrus Anastasi II → relatedWork → Papyrus Anastasi I ⓘ