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“The affairs of the people have gone to ruin. See, all the craftsmen, they do not work, The land’s foes have despoiled its craftsmen.”

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Book:Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

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Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

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