3,000-Year-Old Excuses for Skipping Work

More than three thousand years ago, a scribe in Egypt wrote down every excuse the royal tomb builders gave for missing work. Scorpion stings, a brother to embalm, and more than once, simply: brewing beer.

Full video: A Day in the Life of an Egyptian Tomb Builder

The tomb builder in the full video is invented, but the register is real: British Museum ostracon EA 5634, from year 40 of Ramesses II, as translated and studied by Jaroslav Černý and the British Museum.

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