An Ancient Egyptian husband’s lament for his wife is written in the papyrus of the Leiden Museum, Netherlands
I was young when I married you,
While with you, I got the highest positions, never left you, and never tormented your heart.
I have not hidden anything from my earnings to this day of my life. I have never been able to deceive you.
When I followed the king when he went to the south, I spent eight months without eating food or drink suitable for a man on my level,
When I returned to Memphis, I asked the king to grant me leave and went to your residence where you are staying (your grave), and I cried a lot before you.
Prepared by Hani Ghali
Source
1- Leiden Papyrus No. 38 Translated by Gardner (Egyptian letters to the dead)
2- The book “Daily Life in Egypt” written by Pierre Montet and translated by Aziz Marcus Mansour