1
The ruler of Mitsrayim tested Ahiqar with figures, comparisons, garments, questions of identity, and impossible demands.
2
Ahiqar answered by recognizing the structure beneath the riddle rather than being trapped by its surface.
3
When asked to build a fortress in the air, he used trained birds or eagles bearing boys aloft with cords; the boys called for stone, mortar, and builders to be sent up to them.
4
When the court could not send material into the air, the impossibility of the command was exposed.