A New Light on the Ancient Egyptian story “ElequentPeasent Papyrus”

Abstract

The Eloquent Peasant is an Ancient Egyptian story that was composed around 1850 BCE during the time of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt. It is one of the longest Egyptian tales that has survived completed. The tale is about a peasant, Khun-Anup, who stumbles upon the property of the high steward, the noble Rensi son of Meru, guarded by its harsh overseer, Nemtynakht. It is set in the Ninth or Tenth Dynasty around Herakleopolis. This tale is described as an elaborate reflection on the connection–or disconnection–of ethical order and refined speech, as transliterated into refined writing.

The research examines A New Light on the Eloquent Peasant Papyrus, to correct some of the previously published story.

It deals with a text from the eyes of the ancient Egyptian literature "the eloquent villager", where it discusses the naming of the unjust employee of the endowment, whose readings varied between "NakhtiNakht" and "NematiNakht" according to the hieratic text, but these designations are inconsistent with the reading in the papyrus which - By re-reading it - it becomes clear that the name "AnatiNakht" is in accordance with the characteristics of this idol and its place of worship, which is the same residence of the eloquent villager.