Egypt

Satirical Letter of Hori

Papyrus Anastasi I

A scribe mocks a rival's ignorance of foreign geography, military logistics, and chariot repair in relentless comic detail, using ridicule to prove that a properly trained scribe should know everything a soldier only pretends to.

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