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The so-called “Strike Papyrus” written by Amunnakht

The scribe Amennakht is the author of this papyrus in the hieratic script. It is a report concerning a strike held during the reign of King Ramesses III in the village of Deir el-Medina. The workers protested because they had not received their regular food rations, which constituted payment for their work in the Valley of the kings.
“Year 29, secondo month of the Inundation, day 10. Today the work squadron passed the control post shouting “we are hungry!” It is 18 days this month that (the men) go and sit at the back of the funerary temple of Tuthmosis III”. Despite various attempt at conciliation, the protest lasted a number of days. To the officials who tried to persuade them to return to work, the workers replied: “We are here because of the famine and thirst. We are not accustomed to not having unguents, fish, and greens. Write to the pharaoh our perfect lord, take note of our words, and write to the vizier, our superior, because we are in need of our provisions”.

Cat. 1880 TPOP
Plant fiber / Papyurs
95 cm x 40.5 cm
1187–1157 BCE
New Kingdom
Twentieth Dynasty
Ramesses III
Deir el-Medina
Purchase Bernardino Drovetti, 1824
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 06 DEM / Central wall
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    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Andreu, Guillemette (a cura di)-Andreu, Guillemette Titolo=Gli artisti del faraone: Deir el-Medina e le Valli dei Re e delle Regine Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera= Luogo=Milano Anno=2003 Menzionato=p. 187 Illustrazione=
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    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Cline, Eric H.-O'Connor, David (ed.)-Cline H., Eric-O'Connor, David Titolo=Ramesses III: the life and times of Egypt's last hero Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera= Luogo=Ann Arbor Anno=2012 Menzionato=pp. 67, 112, 118, 120-122, 136, 141, 352 Illustrazione=
  • Edgerton, William F., “The strikes in Ramses III's twenty-ninth year”, Journal of Near Eastern Studies 10 (1951), pp. 137–145.
    Tipo=Articolo di periodico SottoTipo= Autore=Edgerton, William F. Titolo=The strikes in Ramses III's twenty-ninth year Sottotiolo= In=Journal of Near Eastern Studies Collana= Opera=10 Luogo= Anno=1951 Menzionato=pp. 137-145 Illustrazione=
  • Gabler, Kathrin, “Methods of identification among the Deir el-Medina workmen and their service personnel: the use of names, titles, patronyms and identity marks in administrative texts”, in Ben J.J. Haring, Kyra J. van der Moezel, Daniel Soliman (eds.), Decoding signs of identity: Egyptian workmen's marks in archaeological, historical, comparative and theoretical perspective [...], Leiden 2018, p.195 n.15, p.196 n.23, pp.208/209 tab, pp.210/211.
    Tipo=Atti di congressi SottoTipo= Autore=Gabler, Kathrin Titolo=Methods of identification among the Deir el-Medina workmen and their service personnel: the use of names, titles, patronyms and identity marks in administrative texts Sottotiolo=Ben J.J. Haring, Kyra J. van der Moezel, Daniel Soliman (eds.) In=Decoding signs of identity: Egyptian workmen's marks in archaeological, historical, comparative and theoretical perspective [...] Collana= Opera= Luogo=Leiden Anno=2018 Menzionato=p.195 n.15, p.196 n.23, pp.208/209 tab, pp.210/211 Illustrazione=
  • Gardiner, Alan-Gardiner, Alan H., Ramesside administrative documents, Londra 1948, pp. XIV–XVII, 45–58.
    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Gardiner, Alan-Gardiner, Alan H. Titolo=Ramesside administrative documents Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera= Luogo=Londra Anno=1948 Menzionato=pp. XIV-XVII, 45-58 Illustrazione=
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    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Guksch, Heike-Hofmann, Eva-Bommas (eds.), Martin-(et al.) Titolo=Grab und Totenkult im Alten Ägypten Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera= Luogo=München Anno=2003 Menzionato=pp. 135-137,142 Illustrazione=
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    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Häggman, Sofia Titolo=Directing Deir el-Medina: the external administration of the necropolis Sottotiolo= In=Uppsala Studies in Egyptology Collana=Uppsala studies in egyptology Opera=4 Luogo=Uppsala Anno=2002 Menzionato=pp. 2, 20-2, 53, 62, 82, 86, 94-5, 97, 104-5, 107, 109, 111, 114, 121, 128, 132, 137, 146-7, 152-4, 160-1, 163-7, 169-71, 173, 176-7, 179, 184, 298, 320, 324 Illustrazione=
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    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Israelit-Groll, Sarah (ed.)-Israelit-Groll, Sarah Titolo=Studies in egyptology presented to Miriam Lichtheim. Volume 1 Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera=1 Luogo=Jerusalem Anno=1990 Menzionato=pp. 166-99 Illustrazione=
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    Tipo=Articolo di periodico SottoTipo= Autore=Janssen, Jacob Johannes-Janssen, Jac J. Titolo=Background information on the strikes of Year 29 of Ramesses III Sottotiolo= In=Oriens Antiquus Collana= Opera=18 Luogo= Anno=1979 Menzionato=p. 301-308 Illustrazione=
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“Journal of the Necropolis” with various annotations concerning work in the Theban necropolis on the recto and verso and remains of a ritual of Amenophis I on the verso
Cat. 1881
Papyrus with the plan of the tomb of Ramesses IV on the recto and several administrative texts on the verso
Cat. 1885
Fragment of the “Journal of the Necropolis” concerning the increase in the number of workers to 120 units on the recto and an account of the delivery of supplies on the verso
Cat. 1891
Royal decree of Ramesses XI addressed to Panehesy, viceroy of Nubia on the recto; on the verso, some annotations and a large neb-sign
Cat. 1896
Journal of year 3 of Ramesses X
Cat. 1898/+ Cat.2094
Fragment of the “Journal of the Necropolis” concerning the change of reign Ramesses III to Ramesses IV
Cat. 1946/+ Cat.1949
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