- The
Maxims of
Ptahhotep or
Instruction of
Ptahhotep is an
ancient Egyptian literary composition by the
Vizier Ptahhotep around 2375–2350 BC,
during the...
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Ptahhotep (Ancient Egyptian: ptḥ ḥtp "Peace of Ptah"; (fl. c. 2400 BC),
sometimes known as
Ptahhotep I or Ptahhotpe, was an
ancient Egyptian vizier during...
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considered an
early philosopher is
Ptahhotep. He
served as
vizier to the
pharaoh in the late 25th,
early 24th
century BC.
Ptahhotep is
known for his work on ethical...
- of the
wider order generated by Maat. A p****age in the
Instruction of
Ptahhotep presents Maat as follows: Maat is good and its
worth is lasting. It has...
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ancient Egypt who
lived during the
Fifth Dynasty.
Akhethotep and his son
Ptahhotep Tjefi were
senior court officials during the rule of
Djedkare (2414–2375...
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Ptahhotep Tjefi, also
called Ptahhotep II (fl. c. 2375 BC) was an
ancient Egyptian official who
lived at the end of the
Fifth Dynasty, most
likely under...
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Hardjedef (between 25th
century BC and 24th
century BC) The
Maxims of
Ptahhotep, by
Ptahhotep (around 2375–2350 BC)
Works and Days, by
Hesiod (c. 700 BC) On...
- non-royal
Egyptians of this time,
Ptahhotep,
vizier to
Djedkare Isesi, won fame for his wisdom; The
Maxims of
Ptahhotep was
ascribed to him by its later...
- is
followed by the only
complete surviving copy of the
Instruction of
Ptahhotep. List of
ancient Egyptian papyri Simpson,
William K. (1972). Simpson,...
- the
third millennium BCE, the
Ancient Egyptian vizier Ptahhotep wrote The
Maxims of
Ptahhotep (2375–2350 BCE), a
didactic book of
precepts extolling...
