Mnemonic for Middle Egyptian Alphabet

The vulture from the reed leaf flew
And landed on the reed leaf two
The arm which reached the quail chick's foot
Then reached a stool and on it put
A horned viper!
The owl above the water swooped
It's mouth as an enclosure drooped
And dropped the rope - a big descenta!
Upon the floating there placenta.
Animal bellies and bolts of doors
And folded cloth may be in stores
But pools and hills and basket lands
Are seldom far from old jar-stands.
A loaf of bread is not a hobble
A hand can't make a cobra bobble!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

The Instruction of Merikare

The Instruction of Merikare

"Take care of people, the flock of the god. It is for their heart that he has made the sky and the earth. It is for them that he has driven back the darkness of the waters. He has made air for the heart just so their noses might live. They are his likenesses, that came from his body. It is for their hearts that he rises in the sky. It is to nourish them that he has made the plants, animals, birds, and fish... It is for them that he has built his shrine around them. When they weep, he is listening. It is for them that he has made rulers...to lift up the back of the needy...For the god knows every name."
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