Ancient Egyptian Literature – Instruction of Ptah Hotep
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…
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Ancient Egyptian Literature – The Book of Thoth
The Ptolemaic era story of the book of Thoth, written by the god of knowledge and writing and the prince’s son Nefer-ka-ptah, whose obsession with writing cost him greatly.
Ancient Egyptian Literature – Pharaoh Khufu and the Tales of the Haka’ayu-Magicians
An ancient Egyptian Tale from the Papyrus Westcar that tells of the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Khufu hears his sons tell him of the wisdom of the Magicians.