Papyrus Anastasi II
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Papyrus Anastasi II is an ancient Egyptian literary text written in Late Egyptian, notable for its satirical and didactic content that illuminates aspects of New Kingdom administration and scribal training.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Papyrus Anastasi II canonical | 1 |
| Papyrus Anastasi III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9422201 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Papyrus Anastasi II Context triple: [Late Egyptian, documentedIn, Papyrus Anastasi II]
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A.
Papyrus Anastasi I
Papyrus Anastasi I is a famous New Kingdom Egyptian literary text known for its satirical, didactic letters used to train scribes in language, geography, and professional skills.
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B.
Papyrus 46
Papyrus 46 is one of the oldest surviving New Testament manuscripts, containing a substantial collection of Pauline epistles and serving as a key witness to the early Alexandrian text tradition.
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C.
Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75 is an early 3rd-century Greek papyrus manuscript of the Gospels of Luke and John, notable for its high-quality Alexandrian text and importance for New Testament textual criticism.
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D.
Papyrus of Iuefankh
The Papyrus of Iuefankh is an ancient Egyptian funerary manuscript, likely a Book of the Dead text, preserved in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and notable for its religious spells and illustrations intended to guide the deceased in the afterlife.
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E.
Harris Papyrus
The Harris Papyrus is an extensive ancient Egyptian document from the reign of Ramesses III that records royal donations, temple endowments, and a summary of his achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Papyrus Anastasi II Target entity description: Papyrus Anastasi II is an ancient Egyptian literary text written in Late Egyptian, notable for its satirical and didactic content that illuminates aspects of New Kingdom administration and scribal training.
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A.
Papyrus Anastasi I
Papyrus Anastasi I is a famous New Kingdom Egyptian literary text known for its satirical, didactic letters used to train scribes in language, geography, and professional skills.
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B.
Papyrus 46
Papyrus 46 is one of the oldest surviving New Testament manuscripts, containing a substantial collection of Pauline epistles and serving as a key witness to the early Alexandrian text tradition.
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C.
Papyrus 75
Papyrus 75 is an early 3rd-century Greek papyrus manuscript of the Gospels of Luke and John, notable for its high-quality Alexandrian text and importance for New Testament textual criticism.
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D.
Papyrus of Iuefankh
The Papyrus of Iuefankh is an ancient Egyptian funerary manuscript, likely a Book of the Dead text, preserved in the Egyptian Museum of Turin and notable for its religious spells and illustrations intended to guide the deceased in the afterlife.
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E.
Harris Papyrus
The Harris Papyrus is an extensive ancient Egyptian document from the reign of Ramesses III that records royal donations, temple endowments, and a summary of his achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom document
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ancient Egyptian literary text ⓘ didactic text ⓘ satirical text ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian scribes
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New Kingdom bureaucracy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Egypt
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linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
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| culturalContext | temple and palace bureaucracy ⓘ |
| describes |
administrative procedures
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bureaucratic correspondence ⓘ duties of officials ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Egyptology ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
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satire ⓘ scribal training text ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm |
letter
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model letter ⓘ |
| hasTone |
didactic
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satirical ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Egyptian scribal schools
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Ramesside period ⓘ
linked to:
Late New Kingdom
|
| literaryTradition | Egyptian wisdom literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New Kingdom administration
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bureaucratic practice in Ancient Egypt ⓘ letter-writing exercises ⓘ scribal education ⓘ |
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| originalUse |
copying exercise for apprentice scribes
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school text ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anastasi papyri
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linked to:
Papyrus Anastasi III
|
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Papyrus Anastasi I
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Papyrus Anastasi III ⓘ Papyrus Anastasi IV ⓘ Papyrus Anastasi V ⓘ Papyrus Anastasi VI ⓘ |
| script | hieratic ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for Egyptian letter-writing conventions
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evidence for scribal curriculum ⓘ source for Late Egyptian language ⓘ source for New Kingdom administration ⓘ |
| usedFor |
instruction in administrative practice
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instruction in letter writing ⓘ scribal training ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieratic script
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linked to:
Hieratic script
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| writtenInLanguage | Late Egyptian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Papyrus Anastasi II Description of subject: Papyrus Anastasi II is an ancient Egyptian literary text written in Late Egyptian, notable for its satirical and didactic content that illuminates aspects of New Kingdom administration and scribal training.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Papyrus Anastasi II