The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni

Name: The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni
Author: Kagemna

by Kagemna, Ptahhotep

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The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Al Haines

Release date

2009-11-20

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800 Maxims -- Early works to 1800

About the authors

Kagemna

An ancient Egyptian statesman remembered for wisdom literature, this figure is most often linked to The Instruction of Kagemni, a short but influential text on self-control and proper conduct. The work has traveled across millennia as part of the tradition of didactic writing from Egypt's Old Kingdom.

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Ptahhotep

Best known for a collection of wise sayings on character, leadership, and everyday conduct, this ancient Egyptian vizier has been read for thousands of years. The advice linked to him in The Maxims of Ptahhotep is often treated as one of the oldest surviving works of ethical instruction.

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