The more things change ...

... you know, sometimes I think the Egyptian mindset in which ancientry proves truth is overblown.

... and then I find things like this (from Ancient Egyptian Literature, John L. Foster, trans.):

Oh, I'm bound downstream on the Memphis ferry
like a runaway, snapping all ties,
With my bundle of old clothes over my shoulder.

I'm going down there where the living is,
going down there to that big city,
And there I'll tell Ptah (Lord who loves justice):
"Give me a girl tonight!"

[...]

Haven't I heard that tune on the radio?