2. As I Rise I wake up near dawn, for I am a young artisan, so
I have to be at the pharaohs tomb early. I dont mind being an
artisan because I make good pay, and I dont have the
responsibilities of a noble. Before I leave I eat a hardy breakfast
of figs, dates, bread, butter, and a tall glass of milk to quench
my thirst. I then get dressed in my cloth head dress and my knee
length loin cloth to shade me from the torrid sun. I then walk to
work.
3. Work As I arrive at the site of the great pharaoh Angelos
tomb, I see the other workers have already begun to work. The
watchmen come to me. They say that I am late, and that I will have
to work late tonight, and be docked pay. My job there is to create
the sarcophagus for the pharaoh. Every day at work I chip away,
little by little at the stone to form the cast. When I am finished,
I will melt the gold over the stone, and etch the reds, browns, and
blacks. Then I gather with the other workers for lunch; bread and
fish harvested near the Nile. I wish that I wasnt being punished
for being late.
4. Evening I walk home on my callused feet, for I do not have
the money for a litter to be carried on. By the time I arrive home,
dinner is cold. On the table sits a bowl of roasted meats, lentils,
and carrots. After I finish my filling meal, I sit down with a
glass of beer to wind down. Abb, will you play senit with me? No
Aziza, not tonight. Yalla! No!
5. Gods Before I close my eyes for slumber, I pray to Isis. I
pray that my daughter, Aziza, will have a full and plenty life for
eternity, that she may one day overthrow pharaoh Angelo, and that I
will have enough money to be embalmed and mummified. Then I lie
down on my reed mat, and shut my eyes till dawn.
6. Mashi- o.k. Yalla!- come on! Leh la- why not Abb- father
Umm- mother Glossary
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