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Ostrakon with the representation of a dancer in an acrobatic position
Merit's funerary mask
Sarcophagus of the vizier Gemenefherbak
Maia chapel
Horemheb e Amon
Dea Sekhmet
Ramesse II
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Royal cubit given to Kha by Pharaoh Amenhotep II
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Natural mummy and kit
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Papyrus of the Strike
Tomb of Iti and Neferu
Pleated tunic
Book of the dead of Iuefankh
Ostrakon with the representation of a dancer in an acrobatic position
Merit's funerary mask
Sarcophagus of the vizier Gemenefherbak
Maia chapel
Horemheb e Amon
Dea Sekhmet
Ramesse II
Sarcophagus of Butehamon
Royal cubit given to Kha by Pharaoh Amenhotep II
Mummy of Bull
Natural mummy and kit
Canteen Isiaca
Papyrus of the Strike
Tomb of Iti and Neferu
Pleated tunic
Book of the dead of Iuefankh

Papyrus of the Strike

Anonymous

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New Kingdom, Dynasty XX, reign of Ramesses III (1187a. C. - 1157 BC), Deir el-Medina. The papyrus is the first document on a strike in history. Written by the scribe Amennakht reports the news of protests that took place during the reign of Ramesses III in Deir el-Medina. The workers protest because they do not receive food rations, payment for their work in the Valley of the Kings. Despite various attempts at conciliation, the protest lasts for several days. The workers motivate their gesture as follows: If we have reached this point it is the fault of hunger and thirst ... Write to our perfect pharaoh about our words, write to the vizier, our superior, so that we may be given provisions.
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Title: Papyrus of the Strike

Author: Anonymous

Date: 1539 - 1076 a.C.

Technique: Cyperus papyrus

Displayed in: Egyptian Museum of Turin

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