3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Tablet Records Excuses for Why People Missed Work: "The Scorpion Bit Him," "Brewing Beer" & More

One of the revelations of archaeology is that earliest forms of writing cover the most prosaic topics - complaints on bad business deals or unpaid taxes and the like. This one, seems to be a record of excuses ancient Egyptians used to skive from work. More the world changes, the more the world stays the same….🤣