Instruction of Ptahhotep

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ancient Egyptian wisdom text didactic literature sebayt

The Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient Egyptian wisdom text offering moral and practical guidance on ethical conduct, social behavior, and leadership.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Instruction of Ptahhotep canonical	2
The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage	1
The Instruction of Ptahhotep	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian wisdom text ⓘ didactic literature ⓘ sebayt ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
associatedWithRuler	Djedkare Isesi NERFINISHED ⓘ
attributedTo	Ptahhotep ⓘ surface form: vizier Ptahhotep
authorAttributedTo	Ptahhotep ⓘ
concerns	behavior at banquets ⓘ conduct in legal disputes ⓘ marital and family relations ⓘ relations with inferiors ⓘ relations with superiors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
dateWritten	late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
dateWrittenApproximate	circa 24th century BCE ⓘ
emphasizes	avoidance of arrogance ⓘ careful choice of words ⓘ fair treatment of subordinates ⓘ integrity in office ⓘ kindness to the weak ⓘ listening to petitioners ⓘ moderation in speech ⓘ obedience to superiors ⓘ respect for the elderly ⓘ
genre	ethical treatise ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ
hasTranslation	modern English translations ⓘ modern French translations ⓘ
influenced	later Egyptian wisdom texts ⓘ
literaryForm	father-to-son instruction ⓘ maxims ⓘ
mainTheme	humility ⓘ justice ⓘ leadership ⓘ moral conduct ⓘ proper speech ⓘ respect for hierarchy ⓘ self-control ⓘ social behavior ⓘ
narrativeFrame	elder statesman advising his son ⓘ
originalLanguage	Middle Egyptian ⓘ
philosophicalContext	concept of Maat ⓘ
preservedIn	Papyrus Prisse ⓘ various Middle Kingdom manuscripts ⓘ
purpose	guidance for successful leadership ⓘ moral education of officials ⓘ training in court etiquette ⓘ
setting	Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Old Kingdom Egypt
significance	important source for Old Kingdom social values ⓘ one of the oldest known works of moral philosophy ⓘ
studiedIn	Egyptology ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ancient Egyptian → notableText → Instruction of Ptahhotep ⓘ

Instructions of Amenemhat → relatedWork → Instruction of Ptahhotep ⓘ

Middle Egyptian → notableText → Instruction of Ptahhotep ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Instruction of Ptahhotep

Sir Alan Gardiner → notableWork → Instruction of Ptahhotep ⓘ

subject surface form: Alan Gardiner

this entity surface form: The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage