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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by Aardwolf on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:12PM (#31170992)
Any idea what "WITH HIS BOSS" means in there? Is that also an excuse of absence, or is that what was marked when not absent?
Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by jlbbellefeuille on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:17PM (#31171081)
“… On month 3 of Akhet, days 21-4, it seems that Pennub was off work because he was looking after the ill Aapehti. The most frequently recorded reason for absence is illness (over a hundred times), including 'eye trouble', and 'the scorpion stung him'; the next most frequent is being away with one's superior doing private work for him, a practice that was not forbidden if done in moderation…”
Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by drcode on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:21PM (#31171131)
I guess it's like when you're the assistant to a movie studio executive and he/she asks you to wash their car for them.
Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by Aardwolf on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:26PM (#31171187)
At the beginning of 'Inscription position: front', it looks like it was not done in moderation
Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by monocasa on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:23PM (#31171969)
As they say: everything in moderation... including moderation.
Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by stevenwoo on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:42PM (#31171422)
The British Museum link has it buried under curator's notes (have to expand it)- it means they worked directly for their boss on the boss' project.