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Author: * Mirjam Nebet -
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Date: Jun 20, 2006 - 12:01
This text hails from the theFirst Intermediate Period, but the main source, which is in St.Petersburg, is from the New Kingdom. It was in a very poor condition so it has been put together from several papyrii.
It is a talk by a king whose name is lost to us, to his son Merikare. It is a treatise on kingship. The signs [ and ]is where a word is missing in the original and has been put in by egyptologists. Here are some more lines for your reading pleasure!
Copy your forefathers, for [work] is carried out through knowledge; see, their words endure in writing.
Open, that you may read and copy knowledge; (even) the expert will become one who is instructed.
Do not be evil, for patience is good; make your lasting monuments in the love of you.
Multiply [the people] whom the city has enfolded; then will God be praised because of rewards; 'men will' watch over your [...] and give thanks for your goodness, and your health will be prayed for[...]
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To Merikare on Kingship
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