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Instructions of Ptahhotep
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Instructions_of_Ptahhotep
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
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
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