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The Maxims of Ptahhotep

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The Maxims of Ptahhotep or Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient Egyptian literary composition by the Vizier Ptahhotep, during the rule of King Djedkare Isesi of the Fifth Dynasty. The text was discovered in Thebes in 1847 by Egyptologist Émile Prisse d'Avennes. The Instructions of Ptahhotep are considered didactic wisdom literature belonging to the genre of sebayt.

First published 1990 29 pages
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DDC 398.9931 LCC PJ-1959.00000000.P813 1909 Egyptian MaximsMiniature booksSpecimens
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ISBN 9780533084234 English
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