Khun-Anup the peasant
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Khun-Anup the peasant is the eloquent commoner protagonist of the ancient Egyptian tale "The Eloquent Peasant," renowned for his articulate pleas for justice.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional peasant
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Eloquent Peasant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | maat ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
justice
ⓘ
rhetoric ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
eloquent
ⓘ
morally upright ⓘ persistent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
didactic literature
ⓘ
wisdom literature ⓘ |
| influenceOn | modern discussions of ancient justice and rhetoric ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Rensi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pharaoh (unnamed in the tale) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| literaryWorkType | ancient Egyptian tale ⓘ |
| medium | literary narrative ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
demonstrates power of eloquence over social rank
ⓘ
illustrates the duty of officials to hear the poor ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Khun-Anup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khunanup NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eloquent Peasant (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eloquent speeches
ⓘ
pleas for justice ⓘ |
| occupation | peasant ⓘ |
| opposes | corrupt landowner ⓘ |
| outcome |
is rewarded by the pharaoh
ⓘ
receives justice ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Eloquent Peasant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhetoricalFeatures |
formal petitions
ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ parallelism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
complainant
ⓘ
moral exemplar ⓘ |
| seeksJusticeFrom | high steward Rensi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | commoner ⓘ |
| speechCount | multiple petitions to authority ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Egyptology ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ideal of just speech (maat)
ⓘ
voice of the common people ⓘ |
| victimOf | robbery ⓘ |
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