Hieratic copy of the Teaching of Amenemhat I. Dimensions: L. 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.); W. 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); Th. 1 cm (3/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 19-20. Date: ca. 1295-1070 B.C..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. Although it may have been composed in the Eighteenth Dynasty, the poem provides a vivid picture of kingship centered on Middle Kingdom rulers. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Hieratic copy of the Teaching of Amenemhat I. Dimensions: L. 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.); W. 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); Th. 1 cm (3/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 19-20. Date: ca. 1295-1070 B.C..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. Although it may have been composed in the Eighteenth Dynasty, the poem provides a vivid picture of kingship centered on Middle Kingdom rulers. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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