Papyrus Anastasi II
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Papyrus Anastasi II is an ancient Egyptian literary text written in Late Egyptian, notable for its satirical and didactic content that illuminates aspects of New Kingdom administration and scribal training.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Papyrus Anastasi III | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom document
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ancient Egyptian literary text ⓘ didactic text ⓘ satirical text ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian scribes
ⓘ
New Kingdom bureaucracy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | temple and palace bureaucracy ⓘ |
| describes |
administrative procedures
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bureaucratic correspondence ⓘ duties of officials ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Egyptology ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
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satire ⓘ scribal training text ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm |
letter
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model letter ⓘ |
| hasTone |
didactic
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satirical ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Egyptian scribal schools
ⓘ
Ramesside period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Egyptian wisdom literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New Kingdom administration
NERFINISHED
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bureaucratic practice in Ancient Egypt ⓘ letter-writing exercises ⓘ scribal education ⓘ |
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| originalUse |
copying exercise for apprentice scribes
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school text ⓘ |
| partOf | Anastasi papyri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Papyrus Anastasi I
NERFINISHED
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Papyrus Anastasi III NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Anastasi IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Anastasi V NERFINISHED ⓘ Papyrus Anastasi VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | hieratic ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for Egyptian letter-writing conventions
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evidence for scribal curriculum ⓘ source for Late Egyptian language ⓘ source for New Kingdom administration ⓘ |
| usedFor |
instruction in administrative practice
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instruction in letter writing ⓘ scribal training ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieratic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Late Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Papyrus Anastasi III