Khun-Anup
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Khun-Anup is the eloquent peasant of ancient Egyptian literature whose articulate pleas for justice make him a classic symbol of moral and legal righteousness.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian literary character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | "The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Ma'at
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
justice ⓘ petitioning authorities ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Egyptological studies of law and justice
ⓘ
studies of ancient rhetoric ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Middle Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | didactic literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Middle Kingdom Egyptian literature ⓘ |
| makesPetitionTo | Rensi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | written on papyrus ⓘ |
| moralQuality |
courage
ⓘ
persistence ⓘ sense of justice ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
the responsibility of officials to uphold justice
ⓘ
the right of the poor to seek justice ⓘ the value of eloquence in legal matters ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Khunanup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Eloquent Peasant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
moral exemplar
ⓘ
spokesman for the oppressed ⓘ victim of injustice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eloquent speeches
ⓘ
pleas for justice ⓘ |
| occupation | peasant ⓘ |
| opposes | Nemtynakht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Berlin Papyrus 3023
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other fragmentary Middle Kingdom manuscripts ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of "The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant" ⓘ |
| seeks |
fair legal hearing
ⓘ
redress for robbery ⓘ |
| socialStatus | commoner ⓘ |
| speechCharacteristic |
highly structured rhetoric
ⓘ
use of metaphor ⓘ use of parallelism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on Egyptian literature
ⓘ
courses on ancient Near Eastern literature ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
legal righteousness
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moral righteousness ⓘ the power of eloquent speech ⓘ the pursuit of justice ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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