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From the Ted Talk by Elizabeth Cox: A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor
Unscramble the Blue Letters
When Peseshet finally airvers at the House of Life, she runs into the doctor-priest Isesi. She geerts Isesi peliotly, but she tnkihs priests are very full of themselves. She doesn’t envy Isesi’s role as neru pehut, which directly translates to herdsman of the anus to the royal family, or, guardian of the royal anus.
Inside, the House of Life is bustling as usual with scribes, priests, doctors, and stetunds. Papyri containing all kinds of records, not just medical iriomnfotan, are stored here. Peseshet’s son Akhethetep is hard at work copying documents as part of his training to become a scribe. He’s a particularly promising student, but he was admitted to study because Peseshet is a scribe, as was her father before her. Without family in the prssoefoin, it’s very duiiflfct for boys, and impossible for girls, to pursue this eiduoctan.
Open Cloze
When Peseshet finally _______ at the House of Life, she runs into the doctor-priest Isesi. She ______ Isesi ________, but she ______ priests are very full of themselves. She doesn’t envy Isesi’s role as neru pehut, which directly translates to herdsman of the anus to the royal family, or, guardian of the royal anus.
Inside, the House of Life is bustling as usual with scribes, priests, doctors, and ________. Papyri containing all kinds of records, not just medical ___________, are stored here. Peseshet’s son Akhethetep is hard at work copying documents as part of his training to become a scribe. He’s a particularly promising student, but he was admitted to study because Peseshet is a scribe, as was her father before her. Without family in the __________, it’s very _________ for boys, and impossible for girls, to pursue this _________.
Solution
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- arrives
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- greets
- education
- politely
Original Text
When Peseshet finally arrives at the House of Life, she runs into the doctor-priest Isesi. She greets Isesi politely, but she thinks priests are very full of themselves. She doesn’t envy Isesi’s role as neru pehut, which directly translates to herdsman of the anus to the royal family, or, guardian of the royal anus.
Inside, the House of Life is bustling as usual with scribes, priests, doctors, and students. Papyri containing all kinds of records, not just medical information, are stored here. Peseshet’s son Akhethetep is hard at work copying documents as part of his training to become a scribe. He’s a particularly promising student, but he was admitted to study because Peseshet is a scribe, as was her father before her. Without family in the profession, it’s very difficult for boys, and impossible for girls, to pursue this education.
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