Lo, gold, lapis lazuli, silver, and turquoise, Carnelian, amethyst, ibht- stone andAre strung on the necks of female slaves. Noblewomen roam the land.Ladies say, “We want to eat!”Lo, noblewomen,Their bodies suffer in rags,Their hearts shrink from greeting [each other].Lo, chests of ebony are smashed.
-Miriam Lichtheim
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