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Penemue
Of the host1 Enoch 69
Ink, paper, and the bitter wisdom of writing
Named in 1 Enoch 69:8–11. He is the reason a curriculum can outlive a teacher, a flood, and a language. The text is almost uniquely bitter about this gift.
Also named Penemuel, Penemuel the scribe.
- Etymology
- Uncertain; the text cares more about his gift than his name.
- Cited
- 1 Enoch 69:8–11
Powers
- Teaching writing with ink and paper
- Wisdom that makes men many-wise and many-sorrowed
What was taught
Penemue taught the biting of ink and the use of paper, and many secrets of their wisdom. With this, men have been born to writing who were not born to it, and have gone astray.
The stolen yearHost of Yomiel
Whole decadIf they can count the days, they can own them.