Ancient Egyptian students about 1800 years ago were also forced to do their homework

by Raychan

As it is said that the school is not just a place to study, communication with classmates and playing during the holidays are also important, and there are many people who feel that "school like!" From such experiences. Nonetheless, homework put out to be accumulated everyday is disgusting and there are also a certain number of people who like "school but I do not like to study". It is clear that "homework" which is often treated as something that is annoying is present in ancient Egypt about 1800 years ago.

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Homework the ancient Egyptian school children wrote in Greek letters on the "braid board" around the 2nd century has been kept for about 1800 years. The braid with written letters is about the size of Kindle, Amazon's e-book reader, and here it says "You should only accept advice from wise men" or "You must not believe all your friends" There is written something like the lesson.

The wax board that the following is written for an assignment of ancient Egyptians

It is believed that this wax board was used by children in elementary school in ancient Egypt about 1,800 years ago in daily life. On the wax board, sentences are written with Greek letters, with polite characters on the top and the same letters written "pretty awkward" at the bottom. Therefore, it is thought that this wax board is a sample written by the teacher at the time (upper part) and the one the student copied the sample of the teacher (lower part). In addition to the copy of the lesson, it is said that a multiplication table etc is written.

According to the Royal Ontario Museum , the name and sex of the owner of the wax board is unknown, since "formal education in ancient Egypt was usually given only to men of the privileged class", the owner of the wax board It is seen as a boys in wealthy families.

Peter Toss, who works as a curator at the British Library, pointed out that the letters on the braid are also for teaching moral lessons to the students, "When letters are written on the braid It is not only for practicing hands and fingers but also for studying the mind. "

The brazing board used to write homework was made by pouring melted black wax into the indentation in the center of the wooden plate. It seems that after the wax has cooled down and solidified, it was carved on the board using a metal stylus. It is suggested that the dry climate of ancient Egypt might have helped to keep solder bowls undissolved because wax usually melts with moisture.

The braid board on which homework of ancient Egyptians was written was purchased by the British Library in 1892. Although it seems to have been displayed publicly at the beginning, it was not displayed after the 1970s, and people who knew had become acquainted. The British Library is scheduled to hold an exhibition " Writing: Making Your Mark " tracing the history and evolution of human being's "writing" for more than 5000 years for a limited period from April 26, 2019 to August 27, 2019 We are planning to exhibit brazing boards written with an assignment of ancient Egyptians.

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