Tuesday, July 11, 2006

News at Eleven (Back Page): Dispute over Suicide

was a poem written by an unnamed Egyptian writer between 2000 and 1740 BC on papyrus in hieroglyphics.

The writer is known as ‘The Eloquent Peasant’, and was commissioned by King Meri-ka-re to write a poem in order to dissuade people from committing suicide.

from RxPG News: Oldest Description of Suicidal Thoughts found in an Egyptian Poem

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