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| Keywords: Statue of Egyptian Scribe.jpg Limestone Statue of Scribe Scrapbook page containing a photograph of a limestone statue of a scribe annotated with information about Egyptian rulers and a poem about the role of a scribe Subjects Egypt statue scribes Page size 33 x 38 1 cm Annotations Apepi- Shepherd King Apepi built a great temple to Set at Zoan or Tanis out of Red Granite It has fourteen obelisks scattered about the courts and avenues of winged sphinxes Tradition says that Joseph was prime minister for Apepi Menepthah I The thirteenth son and a successor of Ramses II His reign was a troublous and disastrous one and during it Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt Pasebxanu I One of the inglorious kings who helped the decline of Egypt Scribe Consider there is not an employment destitute of superior ones Except the scribe who is the first For he who knows letters he then is better than thee Shouldst thou walk after great men tou art to proceed with good knowledge Do not say proud words Be sealed in thyself alone Old Poem Language English photograph titled in French Rights No known restrictions Coverage Egypt Notes Title supplied by cataloger derived from captions or annotated information Format Scrapbooks Technique Photographs Albumen prints BPL Department Print Department Photo 1 Photographer Sébah J Pascal Title Mus Ghiseh statue don 205 scribe acroupie Caption Found at Sakkara January 31- 1893 It closely resembles the famous scribe of the Louvre and is possible of IV or Vth Dynasty Limestone Date ca 1860-1890 http //www flickr com/photos/boston_public_library/2469133428/ Limestone Statue of Scribe December 21 1892 March 8 1893 Flickr upload date 2008-05-01 17 12 William Vaughn Tupper Flickr uploaderhttp //www flickr com/photos/24029425 N06 BPL PD-old-100 Boston Public Library http //flickr com/photos/24029425 N06/2469133428 20 15 13 April 2011 UTC cc-by-2 0 Egyptian antiquities in the Isma'il Pasha palace Tupper Scrapbooks volume 26 Lower Egypt Ancient Egyptian seated scribes | ||||
