Abstract
This study of the Contendings between the Body and the Head presents a new edition and the first English translation of the Turin tablet CGT 58004. Closer analysis of the manuscript suggests a more precise date of the text and facilitates engagement with issues raised, but not expanded upon, by other scholars relating to its composition. Evidence will be considered as to firstly, whether the text was written by a student and secondly, whether the Contendings are extracted from a lengthier, no longer extant, composition. Lastly, it will be argued that an as yet unattested pedagogical method, that of abridgement, was being employed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 231-243 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Egyptian Archaeology |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Early online date | 4 Dec 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Author(s) 2023. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- education
- hieratic text
- literature
- Turin Museo Egizio CGT 58004
- writing board