Papyrus Anastasi I / The Satirical Letter
About the work
Imported from the workbook's Full reassessment sheet, revised 7 October 2026 (record ID 5). The assessment below is the workbook's comparative judgment under its stated criteria; source links and limits are retained.
Workbook assessment: Spread only
Date or witness: Late 19th Dynasty surviving papyrus; broad dynastic range c.1292–1189 BCE
Region: Egypt
Workbook date-sort bounds: 1292 BCE to 1189 BCE; these bounds are not automatically invention or disappearance dates.
Description
A literary letter associated with scribal training satirizes a rival's professional knowledge and competence; BM EA10247 preserves the work.
Evidence of adoption or transmission
A literary satire associated with scribal education.
What remains uncertain
An institutional educational context is not evidence of independent vernacular uptake.
Workbook revision note: Reassessed using grassroots criteria