September 06, 2007 08:33AM
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1600 talents, by Herodotus' admission, was a huge sum.
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I perfectly well
remember that the interpreter who read the writing to me said that the
money expended in this way was 1600 talents of silver. If this then is
a true record, what a vast sum must have been spent on the iron
tools used in the work, and on the feeding and clothing of the
labourers, considering the length of time the work lasted [
www.fordham.edu]
Radishes, onions and garlic may be imprecise translations. Explain "corn" to William the Conquerer. You'll get a bunch of other local names, but you won't get the word "corn" back out of him.
Even if it is right, the priests weren't allowed to have these things. The workers brought in from up and down the Nile probably loved them and were quite happy to receive them. They don't break any commoner taboos, just priestly ones.
And to address your other point, about the nature of the writing: certainly we would be more likely to see something grandiose, but this was one panel in one section of the entire pyramid. It may just be the spot where Herodotus stopped and pointed and asked what that particular portion said. He happened to have picked the Workers Compensation panel, that's all.
But as I pointed out, this type of text is very common in tombs, and its significance is well noted. It was imperative that a tomb NOT be built by disgruntled workers. Their disharmony would "rub off" on the structure, and hamper the owner's ability to carry out his revivification in the afterlife. Remember the Ma'at feather.
Anthony
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.
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