Hieratic copy of the Teaching of Amenemhat I, ca. 1295–1070

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Hieratic copy of the Teaching of Amenemhat I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 , From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, 1930–31, Pottery, ink, L. cm (8 7/8 in.); W. cm (7 5/8 in.); Th. 1 cm (3/8 in.), This extract from a strikingly dramatic poem was written on the sherd of a large jar. In the story, a vision of the dead king Amenemhat I speaks to his son and warns him of the burden of kingship. He describes a night when he was attacked and apparently killed by his bodyguard

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