<body><p>Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient literary work attributed to Ptahhotep, a vizier under King Isesi of the Egyptian Fifth Dynasty ca. 2414-2375 BCE. It is a collection of maxims and advice in the saba’ayat teaching genre on human relations directed to his son.</p><figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://pdcn.co/e/reconstructingancientegypt.org/radio/literature/Instruction-of-ptH-Htp.mp3"></audio></figure></body>

Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient literary work attributed to Ptahhotep, a vizier under King Isesi of the Egyptian Fifth Dynasty ca. 2414-2375 BCE. It is a collection of maxims and advice in the saba’ayat teaching genre on human relations directed to his son.

<p>Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient literary work attributed to Ptahhotep, a vizier under King Isesi of the Egyptian Fifth Dynasty ca. 2414-2375 BCE. It is a collection of maxims and advice in the saba’ayat teaching genre on human relations directed to his son.</p>

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