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title: Tale of the Eloquent Peasant
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7369/tale-of-the-eloquent-peasant/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tale of the Eloquent Peasant
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## Image File
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## Image Caption
12th Dynasty papyrus with literary text the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant. [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2017, October 03). Tale of the Eloquent Peasant. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Tale of the Eloquent Peasant." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 03, 2017. .
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Tale of the Eloquent Peasant." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Oct 2017, .
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