Instructions of Ptahhotep

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Instructions_of_Ptahhotep
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Egyptian literary work
gptkbp:author gptkb:Ptahhotep
gptkbp:date circa 24th century BCE
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Fifth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:form didactic treatise
gptkbp:genre wisdom literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Instructions of Ptahhotep
gptkbp:influenced later Egyptian wisdom texts
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:locationOfComposition gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:mainTheme ethical advice
social relations
proper conduct
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Papyrus_Prisse
gptkbp:period gptkb:Old_Kingdom
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Papyrus_Prisse
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Instructions_of_Amenemope
gptkb:Instructions_of_Kagemni
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest surviving works of literature
gptkbp:structure maxims
prologue and epilogue
gptkbp:subject gptkb:wisdom
justice
leadership
morality
humility
obedience
self-control
listening
gptkbp:targetAudience Egyptian officials
Ptahhotep's son
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Middle_Egyptian
gptkb:Vizier_of_Egypt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6