The Instructions of Amenemhat

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Instructions_of_Amenemhat
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gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Egyptian literary work
gptkbp:adviceGivenTo gptkb:Senusret_I
gptkbp:attributedTo gptkb:Amenemhat_I
gptkbp:category Ancient Egyptian texts
Ancient wisdom literature
gptkbp:contains Instructions for ruling wisely
Reflections on kingship
Warnings about betrayal
gptkbp:date gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:firstPersonSpeaker Amenemhat I (posthumously)
gptkbp:form Didactic text
gptkbp:genre wisdom literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Instructions of Amenemhat
gptkbp:influenced Later Egyptian wisdom texts
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_Egyptian
gptkbp:narrator gptkb:Senusret_I
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Papyrus_Chester_Beatty_IV
gptkb:Papyrus_Millingen
gptkb:Papyrus_Sallier_II
gptkb:Ostraca
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:significance One of the earliest examples of Egyptian wisdom literature
gptkbp:theme Loyalty
Vigilance
Advice to rulers
Political caution
Royal assassination
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Egypt_(Middle_Kingdom)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7