A Scribe yearns for a holiday, and goes in search of peace.
Two texts, written between 1400 and 1300 BCE, tell of the exhausted scribe's yearning for a holiday. Sick of work, he struggles to focus on tasks, and finds his heart wandering off to more pleasant places. The city of Memphis, Men-nefer (or Ineb-Hedj) looms large in his fantasies.
Translations by John L. Foster, Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology (Amazon)
Website:
egyptianhistorypodcast.com
Twitter: @EgyptianPodcast
Instragram: @EgyptPodcast
Facebook: @EgyptPodcast
Patreon: EgyptPodcast
Hosted on Acast. See
acast.com/privacy for more information.