Nottheworld
04-19-2007, 06:45 PM
Nay, but the heart is violent. Plague stalks through the land and blood is everywhere
. Nay, but the river is blood. Does a man drink from it? As a human he rejects it. He thirsts for water
. Nay, but gates, columns and walls are consumed with fire
. Nay but men are few. He that lays his brother in the ground is everywhere
. Nay but the son of the high-born man is no longer to be recognized
. The stranger people from outside are come into Egypt
. Nay, but corn has perished everywhere. People are stripped of clothing, perfume and oil. Everyone says "there is no more". The storehouse is bare
. It has come to this. The king has been taken away by poor men.
Erman, A., Ipuwer Papyrus, Leiden Museum, quoted from The Ancient Egyptians, a source book of their writings, Harper and Row, New York, pp. 94101, 1966. Return to text.
Erman, A., Ipuwer Papyrus, Leiden Museum, quoted from The Ancient Egyptians, a source book of their writings, Harper and Row, New York, pp. 94101, 1966. Return to text.