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The Satire of the Trades

didactic ancient Egyptian literary work in the form of an Instruction, composed by a scribe named Dua-Kheti for his son Pepi; describes a number of trades in an exaggeratedly negative light, extolling the advantages of the profession of scribe
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The Satire of the Trades
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The Satire of the Trades

Summary

The Satire of the Trades is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Satire of the Trades's image is recorded as Ostrakon ieratico che riporta la cosiddetta 'Satira dei Mestieri' SA64141.tif[3].
  • The Satire of the Trades's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Satire of the Trades's genre is recorded as sebayt[5].
  • Kheti is named after The Satire of the Trades[6].
  • The Satire of the Trades's GND ID is recorded as 4795499-1[7].
  • The Satire of the Trades's Commons category is recorded as Satire of the Trades[8].
  • The Satire of the Trades's language of work or name is recorded as Egyptian[9].
  • -1700-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Satire of the Trades[10].
  • The Satire of the Trades's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wx51x[11].
  • The Satire of the Trades's main subject is recorded as profession[12].
  • The Satire of the Trades's main subject is recorded as scribe[13].

Why It Matters

The Satire of the Trades ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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