The Instruction of Amenemope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Instruction_of_Amenemope
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Egyptian wisdom text
gptkbp:author gptkb:Amenemope
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:date circa 1300–1075 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Hermopolis
gptkbp:fieldOfWork didactic poetry
gptkbp:firstPublished 1923
gptkbp:genre wisdom literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Instruction of Amenemope
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Book_of_Proverbs
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:mainTheme moral conduct
ethical guidance
practical advice
gptkbp:material gptkb:newspaper
gptkbp:notableFor Papyrus 10474
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Book_of_Proverbs
Instruction of Ptahhotep
gptkbp:significance major source for understanding ancient Egyptian ethics
gptkbp:structure 30 chapters
gptkbp:subject social justice
humility
self-control
honesty
respect for authority
respect for the poor
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Late_Egyptian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Egyptian_wisdom_literature
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6