Rensi

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Rensi is a key figure in the ancient Egyptian literary tale "The Eloquent Peasant," serving as the official who hears and judges the peasant's eloquent pleas for justice.

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Rensi canonical 4

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian official ⓘ
fictional person ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
actsOnBehalfOf the king ⓘ
appearsIn The Eloquent Peasant ⓘ
associatedPlace Warden of the Granary’s estate (in the tale) ⓘ
associatedWith Nebkaure ⓘ
linked to: Nebkaure Khety
contributesTo resolution of the peasant’s case ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian literature ⓘ
employer king of Egypt ⓘ
father Meru ⓘ
hasInteractionWith Nebkaure ⓘ
linked to: Nebkaure Khety

the eloquent peasant ⓘ
hasNameVariant Rensi, son of Meru ⓘ
knownFor delaying judgment to hear more eloquent speeches ⓘ
hearing the eloquent peasant’s complaints ⓘ
reporting the peasant’s words to the king ⓘ
languageOfWork Middle Egyptian ⓘ
literaryStatus central character in The Eloquent Peasant ⓘ
moralRole agent through whom justice is ultimately granted to the peasant ⓘ
narrativeFunction administrator of justice ⓘ
listener to the peasant’s speeches ⓘ
mediator between peasant and king ⓘ
orders the peasant to continue speaking ⓘ
portrayedAs instrument of royal justice ⓘ
powerful official ⓘ
positionHeld high official ⓘ
steward ⓘ
receives petitions from the peasant ⓘ
records the peasant’s speeches ⓘ
roleInWork judge of the peasant’s petitions ⓘ
servesUnder Nebkaure ⓘ
linked to: Nebkaure Khety
settingOfActivity estate of Rensi ⓘ
royal court ⓘ
sourceType Middle Kingdom literary manuscript ⓘ
symbolizes bureaucratic authority ⓘ
the administrative apparatus of the state ⓘ
themeInvolving eloquence and rhetoric ⓘ
justice ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ
timeOfCompositionContext Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
transmits the peasant’s words to the king ⓘ
workGenre didactic tale ⓘ
wisdom literature ⓘ

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