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Ptah-Hotep

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Ptahhotep (ptāħ ħwtp), sometimes known as Ptahhotpe or Ptah-Hotep, was an ancient Egyptian official during the late 25th century BC and early 24th century BC.

Ptahhotep was the city administrator and vizier (first minister) during the reign of Djedkare Isesi in the 5th Dynasty. He is credited with authoring The Instruction of Ptahhotep, an early piece of Egyptian "wisdom literature" meant to instruct young men in appropriate behavior.

He had a son named Akhethotep, who was also a vizier. He and his descendants were buried at Saqqara.

Ptahhotep's tomb is located in a mastaba in North Saqqara where he was laid to rest by himself. His grandson Ptahhotep Tshefi, who lived during the reign of Unas, was buried in the mastaba of his father. ...more

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	The Teachings of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World by Ptah-Hotep (Editor), Larry Williams, Asa G. Hilliard III 4.16 avg rating — 450 ratings — published -2400 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World by Ptah-Hotep, Kagemni 3.85 avg rating — 222 ratings — published -2600 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of the Egyptians: The Story of the Egyptians, the Religion of the Ancient Egyptians, the Ptah-Hotep and the Ke'gemini, the Book of the D by Brian (Editor). Brown (Editor), Ptah-Hotep, Kagemni 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maxims of the Ancient Egyptians by Guy Davenport (Translator), Boris de Rachewiltz (Translator), Ptah-Hotep it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1954 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Lehre Ptahhoteps Und Die Tugenden Der Agyptischen Welt by Friedrich Junge, Ptah-Hotep really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 048 by Denis Diderot (Contributor), Ralph Waldo Emerson (Contributor), Mark Twain (Contributor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes for the Nile: Together With a Metrical Rendering of the Hymns of Ancient Egypt and of the Precepts of Ptah-Hotep (the Oldest Book in the World) (Classic Reprint) by Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley, Ptah-Hotep liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oldest Books In The World (Large Print) The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep ,of Ke'gemni, of Amenemhe'et by Ptah-Hotep, Kegemni, Amenemhat 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Altagyptische Maximen fuer Manager: Die Lehre des Ptahhotep by Dieter Kurth, Ptah-Hotep 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Plus Ancien Livre Du Monde, Étude Sur Le Papyrus Prisse [by F.j. Chabas].... by François Joseph Chabas, Ptah-Hotep 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.”
― Ptahhotep

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“Take advice from the ignorant as well as from the wise, since there is no single person who embodies perfection nor any craftsman who has reached the limits of excellence.”
― Ptahhotep, The maxims of Ptah-hotep: Humankind's earliest wisdom literature

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“Silence is more profitable unto thee than abundance of speech.”
― Ptahhotep, The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World

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