 | The Maxims of Ptahhotep or Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient Egyptian literary composition by the Vizier Ptahhotep around 2375–2350 BC, during the... 11 KB (1,510 words) - 18:50, 26 December 2023 |
 | early 24th century BC Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. He is credited with authoring The Maxims of Ptahhotep, an early piece of Egyptian "wisdom literature" meant... 8 KB (1,001 words) - 06:21, 26 April 2024 |
Instructions of Kagemni and The Maxims of Ptahhotep. Only a few fragments from the beginning of the text have survived on a handful of New Kingdom ostraca and... 2 KB (230 words) - 17:47, 27 February 2024 |
has survived; on the Prisse Papyrus, it is followed by the complete version of The Maxims of Ptahhotep. It is unknown how much of the text from its beginning... 5 KB (720 words) - 12:26, 13 August 2023 |
Ptahhotep is an ancient Egyptian theophoric name. Notable bearers were: Ptahhotep, vizier of the 5th Dynasty, and purported author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep;... 674 bytes (86 words) - 15:04, 4 July 2022 |
called The Maxims of Ptahhotep. The work, which is believed to have been compiled by his grandson Ptahhotep Tjefi, is a series of 37 letters or maxims addressed... 9 KB (1,082 words) - 05:42, 26 April 2024 |
Sebayt (category Pages using the WikiHiero extension) ruled from 2388–2356 BCE. Ptahhotep's sebayt is often called The Maxims of Ptahhotep or the Maxims of Good Discourse (the latter being a phrase used... 7 KB (842 words) - 16:51, 6 July 2023 |
Conduct book (redirect from Manual of conduct) antecedents such as The Maxims of Ptahhotep (c. 2350 BCE) are among the earliest surviving works. Conduct books remained popular through the 18th century, although... 9 KB (1,209 words) - 23:09, 21 September 2023 |
Didacticism (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference) (2613–2589 BC?) Instruction of Hardjedef, by Hardjedef (between 25th century BC and 24th century BC) The Maxims of Ptahhotep, by Ptahhotep (around 2375–2350 BC)... 9 KB (1,016 words) - 22:46, 17 April 2024 |
especially of a certain warm and humane spirit of kindness." Amenemope, in turn, was drawing on a much older text, The Maxims of Ptahhotep. List of ancient... 3 KB (407 words) - 04:10, 10 March 2024 |
 | the year 1750. In the third millennium BCE, the Ancient Egyptian vizier Ptahhotep wrote The Maxims of Ptahhotep (2375–2350 BCE), a didactic book of precepts... 38 KB (4,333 words) - 17:02, 1 April 2024 |
Mirrors for princes (redirect from Mirror-of-princes writing) millennium BC) Ptahhotep, The Maxims of Ptahhotep (2375-2350BC) Kheti III, Teaching for King Merykara (c. 2150BC) Kheti the Scribe, Instructions of Amenemhat... 27 KB (3,369 words) - 23:12, 22 April 2024 |
 | Ptahhotep Tshefi Ramose (TT7) Roy (Egyptian Noble) Reni-seneb – owner of the Chair of Reniseneb Roy (Egyptian Noble) Setau The Seated Scribe List of scribes... 10 KB (615 words) - 14:47, 5 February 2024 |
 | Wisdom literature (redirect from Books of Wisdom) Notable works of this genre include the Instructions of Kagemni, The Maxims of Ptahhotep, the Instructions of Amenemhat, the Loyalist Teaching. Hymns such as... 26 KB (3,012 words) - 22:48, 7 April 2024 |
 | audiences. Examples of the "teaching" genre include the Maxims of Ptahhotep, Instructions of Kagemni, Teaching for King Merykare, Instructions of Amenemhat, Instruction... 85 KB (9,730 words) - 08:52, 1 March 2024 |
 | 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... 15 KB (1,136 words) - 05:54, 25 March 2024 |
 | Djedkare Isesi (category Pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt) as the Pharaoh of Vizier Ptahhotep, the purported author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep, one of the earliest pieces of philosophic wisdom literature. The reforms... 85 KB (9,791 words) - 04:58, 5 February 2024 |
 | author is Ptahhotep, who is credited with authoring The Maxims of Ptahhotep, an instructional book for young men in Egyptian composed in the 23rd century... 101 KB (12,006 words) - 02:49, 24 April 2024 |
 | Carnarvon Tablet (category Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt) beginning of The Maxims of Ptahhotep. On the obverse side of this tablet is a description of Kamose's victory over the Hyksos. The tablet is believed... 5 KB (662 words) - 22:31, 8 April 2024 |
African philosophy (category Culture of Africa) 'that which is right'. One of the earliest works of political philosophy was The Maxims of Ptahhotep, which were taught to Egyptian schoolboys for centuries... 40 KB (4,562 words) - 21:27, 3 April 2024 |
 | Analects (redirect from The Analects of Confucius) sayings of Confucius not included in the Analects Sacred text Virtue jurisprudence Disciples of Confucius Hadith Mahāvākyas The Maxims of Ptahhotep Van Norden... 50 KB (5,726 words) - 01:07, 27 April 2024 |
Some of the earliest surviving works of literature include The Maxims of Ptahhotep and the Story of Wenamun from Ancient Egypt, Instructions of Shuruppak... 91 KB (11,429 words) - 01:23, 5 April 2024 |
 | Ancient literature (redirect from Oldest work of literature) – 2300 BC: Egyptian Pyramid Texts, including the Cannibal Hymn 2375 BC: Egyptian The Maxims of Ptahhotep 2283 BC: Egyptian Palermo Stone 2270 BC: Sumerian... 47 KB (4,551 words) - 18:14, 19 April 2024 |
 | Babylonian law (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference) particular note to the sequence of blessings and curses that bind the deal. The Maxims of Ptahhotep and Sharia Law, also include certifications for professionals... 50 KB (8,530 words) - 10:51, 4 July 2023 |
 | This list of papyri from ancient Egypt includes some of the better known individual papyri written in hieroglyphs, hieratic, demotic or in ancient Greek... 12 KB (295 words) - 23:28, 12 January 2024 |
 | Vizier (Ancient Egypt) (category Pages using the WikiHiero extension) generally accepted rendering of ancient Egyptian tjati, tjaty etc., among Egyptologists. The Instruction of Rekhmire (Installation of the Vizier), a New Kingdom... 26 KB (595 words) - 19:58, 5 March 2024 |
 | internet sites. The proverb collection The Maxims of Ptahhotep has been describe as "the oldest book in the world". Published collections of proverbs are... 10 KB (1,298 words) - 22:20, 5 July 2023 |
literature – The Maxims of Ptahhotep are among the oldest pieces of wisdom literature. It was compiled during the 24th century BC. Satire - One of the earliest... 163 KB (17,993 words) - 06:01, 8 April 2024 |
lion hunts of Amenhotep III during the first ten years of his reign The Maxims of Ptahhotep The Mummy (1932 film) The Mummy (1959 film) The Mummy (1999... 80 KB (8,026 words) - 17:21, 8 April 2024 |
 | manicurists to King Nyuserre, six pairs of boys wrestle in the nearby tomb of Akhethotep and Ptahhotep. Another early piece of evidence for wrestling in Egypt... 34 KB (3,911 words) - 23:12, 16 March 2024 |