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The teaching of Khety and its use as an educational tool in ancient Egypt
This
dissertation examines The Teaching of Khety, also known as The Satire
of the Trades, an ancient Egyptian text that is over 3000 years old and
was extremely popular at the time. Hundreds of pottery shards and
limestone pieces (so-called ostraca) with passages from The Teaching of
Khety have been preserved, as well as a number of papyri and writing
tablets. The first part of the dissertation presents about one hundred
new sources of The Teaching of Khety, all of which have been studied and
deciphered. The full text of these new sources is given, together with
the textual witnesses that were already known. The result is an
up-to-date edition of The Teaching of Khety, which can serve as a basis
for further research. The second part of the dissertation shows how The
Teaching of Khety was used in ancient Egyptian education. Countless of
generations of school children had to copy the text, but little is known
about ancient Egyptian educational practices. In this part of the...Show more
- All authors
- Jurjens, J.
- Supervisor
- Kaper, O.E.
- Co-supervisor
- Demarée, R.J.
- Committee
- Berg, G.R. van den; Dijk, J. van; Hagen, F.N.; Parkinson, R.B.
- Qualification
- Doctor (dr.)
- Awarding Institution
-
Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS),
Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University
- Date
- 2024-10-23
Funding
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