Infobox Egyptian dignitary Name Ptahhotep Style Vizier Image Caption ImageSize Predecessor Successor Dynasty Fifth dynasty of Egypt 5th Dynasty Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi Father Mother Wife Children Akhethotep Burial a Mastaba in Saqqara Ptahhotep , sometimes known as Ptahhotpe or Ptah Hotep , was an ancient Egyptian official during the late 25th century BC and early 24th century BC . Life Ptahhotep was the city ... of Egypt 5th Dynasty . He is credited with authoring The Maxims of Ptahhotep The Instruction of Ptahhotep , an early piece of Egyptian wisdom literature meant to instruct young men in appropriate ... at Saqqara . Ptahhotep s tomb is located in a mastaba in North Saqqara where he was laid to rest by himself. His grandson Ptahhotep Tshefi, who lived during the reign of Wenis Unas , was buried in the mastaba ..., p.182 ref The Maxims of Ptahhotep There are authors who date the Maxims of Ptahhotep much earlier ... History . Durant claims that Ptahhotep or Ptah Hotep could be considered the very first philosopher ... Hotep . Ptahhotep s grandson, Ptahhotep Tshefi, is traditionally credited with being the author of the collection of wise sayings known as The Maxims of Ptahhotep , ref Grimal, p.79 ref whose opening lines attribute authorship to the vizier Ptahhotep Instruction of the Mayor of the city, the Vizier Ptahhotep, under the Majesty of King lsesi . ref M. Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature , p.61 ... life she was a student of Ptahhotep. References Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt , Blackwell ... The Mastaba of Ptahhotep reliefs from his tomb http africawithin.com kemit ptahhotep.htm Ptah Hotep ... cite web url http www.sofiatopia.org maat ptahhotep.htm title The Maxims on Good Discourse of Ptahhotep Category Ancient Egyptians Category Ancient Egyptian viziers AncientEgypt bio stub cs Ptahhotep de Ptahhotep es Ptahhotep fr Ptahhotep gl Ptahhotep nl Ptahhotep pl Ptahhotep sk Ptahhotepovo ponau enie sh Ptahhotep ... more details
The Maxims of Ptahhotep or Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient literary work attributed to Ptahhotep , a vizier under King Isesi of the Egypt ian Fifth Dynasty ca. 2414 2375 BC . ref Nicholas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt , 1992 Blackwell Publishing, p.79 ref It is a collection of maxims and advice in the sebayt genre on human relations, that are directed to his son. The work survives today in papyrus copies, including the Prisse Papyrus which dates from the Middle Kingdom and is on display at the Biblioth que nationale de France Biblioth que Nationale in Paris. There are considerable differences between the Prisse Papyrus version and the two texts at the British Museum . ref M. Lichtheim , Ancient Egyptian Literature , Vol.I, p.61 ref In the introduction, the author explains the reason for writing the instruction, namely his having reached old age and wanting to pass on the wisdom of his ancestors who had, in his words, listened to the gods . ref Lichtheim op. cit. p.63 ref The Maxims are conformist precepts extolling such civil virtues as truthfulness, self control and kindness towards one s fellow beings. Learning by listening to everybody and knowing that human knowledge is never perfect are a leitmotif . ref Fran oise Dunand, Christiane Zivie Coche, Gods and Men in Egypt 3.000 BCE to 395 CE , Cornell University Press 2004, p.148 ref Avoiding open conflict wherever possible should not be considered weakness. Justice should be pursued and in the end it will be Egyptian pantheon a god s command that prevails. ref Lichtheim op. cit. p.65 ref Some of the maxims refer to one s behaviour when in the presence of the great, how to choose the right master and how to serve .... 143 See also Instructions of Kagemni References wikiquote Ptahhotep The Maxims of Ptahhotep references External links DEFAULTSORT Maxims of Ptahhotep Category 24th century BC works Category Ancient ... de Ptahhotep no Ptahhoteps l re ... more details
Image Prisse papyrus.jpg right 400px The Prisse Papyrus , dating from the Twelfth dynasty of Egypt twelfth dynasty Egyptian Middle Kingdom of Egypt Middle Kingdom ref I. E. S. Edwards, N. G. L. Hammond, C. J. Gadd, The Cambridge Ancient History , Cambridge University Press 1975, p.159 ref was obtained by the French orientalist Achille Constant Th odore mile Prisse d Avennes at Thebes, Egypt Thebes in 1856 and is now in the Biblioth que nationale de France in Paris. The papyrus document contains the last two pages of the Instructions of Kagemni , who purportedly served under the 4th Dynasty king Snofru , and is a compilation of moral maxims and admonitions on the practice of virtue. The conclusion of the Instructions of Kagemni is followed by the only complete surviving copy of the The Maxims of Ptahhotep Instruction of Ptahhotep . ref M. Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I, 1973, p.59 ref References references Literature The Instruction addressed to Kagemni in M. Lichtheim , Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I, 1973, pp.59ff. The Instruction of Ptahhotep in M. Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I, 1973, pp.61ff. External links http www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk literature ptahhotep.html Category Ancient Egyptian literature Category Papyrus Ancient Egypt stub ar cs Papyrus Prisse de Papyrus Prisse es Papiro Prisse fr Papyrus Prisse it Papiro Prisse zh ... more details
Conduct books are a genre of books that attempt to educate the reader on social norm s. As a genre, they began in the mid to late Middle Ages, although antecedents such as The Maxims of Ptahhotep ca. 2350 BC are among the earliest surviving works. Conduct books remained popular through the 18th century, although they gradually declined with the advent of the novel . See also Mirrors for princes Self help References http www.litencyc.com php stopics.php?rec true&UID 216 Literary Encyclopedia Conduct Book http links.jstor.org sici?sici 0034 6551 199608 2 3A47 3A187 3C453 3ATCOCSI 3E2.0.CO 3B2 I Review of The Crisis of Courtesy Studies in the Conduct Book in Britain, 1600 1900 by Jacques Carre Publications A Collection of Conduct Books for Girls and Boys in 19th century America in 5 vols. , edited by Toshiko Nonomura. ISBN 978 4 86166 044 3 Category Literary genres Category Wisdom literature literature stub de Benimmbuch fr Conduct book ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Primary sources date July 2009 Advert date December 2007 Image Pectoral f.gif thumb right 170px Egyptology Scotland Logo About the society Egyptology Scotland was formed on December 12, 2000 with the objective of promoting Egyptology , the study and understanding of Ancient Egypt , in Scotland . The society is based mainly in the Burrell Collection in Glasgow Glasgow s south side, although it also ventures to other venues in cities such as Aberdeen and Edinburgh. The society s motto is a quote from the ancient Egyptian wisdom text The Maxims of Ptahhotep The Instruction of Ptahhotep . It translates as Speaking to the future is good it will listen. Egyptology Scotland s annual lecture programme aims to provide members with access to the latest developments in the field of Egyptology and events include group visits, members nights and hieroglyph workshops etc. However, the society is not the first to explore the world of ancient Egypt in Scotland. In 1906, the British School of Archaeology of Egypt, based in University College London established the Egyptian Research Students Association. Branches were set up throughout the country, including Glasgow and Edinburgh. Lantern lectures and demonstrations were given and the branches survived on an irregular basis into the 1920s. However there was never an individual society in Scotland until the establishment of Egyptology Scotland. Dr Bill Manley Bill Manley is Honorary President of Egyptology Scotland. He was appointed Research Associate at the National Museum in Edinburgh in 1995, and Senior Curator of Egyptian Scripts in 2006. He is an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Liverpool, at which he has taught Egyptology. He spent many years shaping and developing the Egyptology programme offered by DACE at the University of Glasgow. Bill has been involved with archaeological work in Palestine and Egypt, most recently at Mo alla, and his publications include three best selling books, The P ... more details
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Orphan date February 2009 Elisabeth Haich 1897 1994 was a spirituality spiritual teacher and author of several books on spirituality. She was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary . After the end of the World War II , she fled to Switzerland and founded with Selvarajan Yesudian the oldest yoga school in Europe ref About this school and its influence in Switzerland, see Jean Fran ois Mayer, Les nouvelles voies spirituelles enqu te sur la religiosit parall le en Suisse , Nationales Forschungsprogramm 21 Kulturelle Vielfalt und Nationale Identit t, L ge d Homme, 1993, ISBN 2825104124, 9782825104125, p. 195. ref . In her best known book, Initiation , Haich describes a Reincarnation past life , her apprenticeship with Ptahhotep and her introduction to yoga in ancient Egypt . Bibliography Self Healing, Yoga & Destiny Initiation , German language edition, Einwehung , 1960, publisher Verlag Eduard Frankhauser. English translation, 1965, by John P. Robertson, publisher George Allen & Unwin . Reprinted 1979, Pocket Books . The Day with Yoga Sexual Energy and Yoga The Wisdom of the Tarot References Reflist External links Conversations with http godspeakstoday.info elisabeth haich.html Elisabeth Haich and http godspeakstoday.info ptahotep.html Ptahotep http www.aurorapress.com html elisabeth haich.html Elisabeth Haich bio Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Haich, Elisabeth ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1897 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1994 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Haich, Elisabeth Category 1897 births Category 1994 deaths Category Hungarian spiritual writers Category American metaphysics writers Category Western mystics Category Yogis als Elisabeth Haich de Elisabeth Haich es Elisabeth Haich fr Elisabeth Haich he ... more details
The Instruction of Hardjedef , also known as the Teaching of Hordedef and Teaching of Djedefhor , belongs to the didactic literature of the Egyptian Old Kingdom . It is possibly the oldest of all known sebayt Instructions , composed during the 5th Dynasty according to Miriam Lichtheim , predating The Instructions of Kagemni and The Maxims of Ptahhotep . Only a few fragments from the beginning of the text have survived on a handful of New Kingdom ostracon ostraca and a Late Period wooden tablet. The first lines of the text establish Prince Djedefhor , Khufu s son, as the author of the Instruction , but this has been shown to be highly improbable. In antiquity Hardjedef enjoyed a reputation for wisdom ref Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt , Oxford University Press 2003, p.90 ref , his name appears in the Westcar Papyrus , and according to the Harper s lay from the tomb of King Intef , a copy of which survives in Papyrus Harris 500 , he is mentioned in the same breath as Imhotep , his maxims having survived while his tomb had been lost. ref Donald Mackenzie, Egyptian Myth and Legend , 1907, pp.246f. ref His fame was especially great during periods of classicistic revival, when he and other Old Kingdom sages became role models for aspiring scribes. ref Katheryn A. Bard, Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt , Routledge 1999, p.41 ref References Lichtheim, Miriam, Ancient Egyptian Literature , Volume I, 1973, pp.58f. references Category Ancient Egyptian literature Category Ancient Middle Eastern wisdom literature Ancient Egypt stub cs Hard edefovo nau en es Instrucciones de Hordyedef eu Hordyedefen irakaskuntzak ... more details
Infobox Egyptian dignitary Name Kagemni Image Style Vizier Caption ImageSize Predecessor Successor Dynasty Fourth dynasty of Egypt 4th Dynasty Pharaoh Huni , Sneferu Father Mother Wife Children Burial Kagemni I was an Ancient Egypt ian who lived from the end of the 3rd dynasty to the beginning of the 4th dynasty. He was a Vizier Ancient Egypt vizier to both Pharaoh Huni and Pharaoh Sneferu . ref Alan H. Gardiner, The Instruction Addressed to Kagemni and His Brethren, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 32 Dec., 1946 , pp. 71 74 ref ref http www.charlesmiller.co.uk fla pharaohs ph0024.htm Huni ref ref http www.phouka.com pharaoh pharaoh dynasties dyn03 05huni.html Huni ref History Kagemni have written instructions for his sons and they are known as the Instructions of Kagemni . The instructions are part of the Prisse Papyrus , which also contains the teachings of Ptahhotep. At the end of the text regarding Kagemni it is mentioned that after he learnt all he could about the nature of men, he wrote down what he had learnt so as to pass it onto his children. The text then proceeds to mention that the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Huni had died and was succeeded by Sneferu . Kagemni was appointed as overseer of the pyramid town and Vizier by Sneferu . ref Alan H. Gardiner, The Instruction Addressed to Kagemni and His Brethren, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 32 Dec., 1946 , pp. 71 74 ref Kagemni should not be confused with vizier Kagemni from the time of Pharaoh Teti 6th dynasty . Notes references Category Ancient Egyptian viziers Category Third dynasty of Egypt Category Fourth dynasty of Egypt hr Kagemi ... more details
PtahhotepPtahhotep I Djedkare Isesi Fifth dynasty of Egypt 5th Dynasty Previously thought to be the author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep Akhethotep Djedkare Isesi Fifth dynasty of Egypt 5th Dynasty Son of Ptahhotep I. Ptahhotep II Djedkare Isesi Fifth dynasty of Egypt 5th Dynasty Author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep Senedjemib Inti Djedkare Isesi Fifth dynasty of Egypt 5th Dynasty Senedjemib Mehi Sixth ... more details
Centurybox 24 The 24th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2400 BC to 2301 BC. Events Image IVC Map.png thumb right 250px Extent and major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization . Note that per WP DATE, years before 1700 BC should link to the relevant century. Thus wikifying any of these years will redirect to this page. Only wikify links to other centuries. c. 29th century BC 2900 BC 2334 BC Mesopotamia n wars of the Early Dynastic period continue. c. 2400 BC 2000 BC Large Painted Jar with Border Containing Birds, from Chanhu Daro , Indus Valley Civilization , is made. It is now kept at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . c. 2360 BC Hekla 4 eruption. c. 2350 BC End of the Early Dynastic IIIb period in Mesopotamia . c. 2350 BC First destruction of the city of Mari, Syria Mari . c. 2345 BC End of Fifth dynasty of Egypt Fifth Dynasty . Pharaoh Unas died. c. 2345 BC Sixth dynasty of Egypt starts other date is 2460 BC . c. 2340 BC 22nd century BC 2180 BC Akkadian Empire . c. 2334 BC 2279 BC Semitic chieftain Sargon of Akkad s conquest of Sumer and Mesopotamia . Please keep , his state and the year 2333 out of the facts section. Exceptional claims in Wikipedia require high quality sources. If such sources are not available, the material should not be included. Wikipedia Verifiability Exceptional claims require exceptional sources City of Lothal founded under the Indus valley civilization . Significant persons Urukagina c. 2332 BC Sargon of Akkad starts to rule Enheduanna , daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name Ptahhotep , ancient Egyptian Vizier, author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep Deaths Jared ancestor of Noah Jared , son of Mahalalel , 3300 2338 BC according to the Hebrew Calendar Inventions, discoveries, introductions The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt ref http www.reshafim.org.il ad egypt timelines topics beekeeping.htm Ancient Egypt Beekeeping and wax ref The first documented use of an organized courier service f ... more details
Amongst non royal Egyptians of this time, Ptahhotep , vizier to Djedkare Isesi , won fame for his wisdom The Maxims of Ptahhotep was ascribed to him by its later copyists. Non royal tombs were ... more details
orphan date January 2010 Weaponless combat sport s have existed since prehistoric times. Wrestling history has recorded various forms of wrestling and boxing , and many of the details as to how they have evolved. Some of the earliest accounts of wrestling, can be found in wrestling mythology . Prehistoric times In Mesopotamia and Egypt , forms of belt wrestling were popular, in prehistoric times. ref Encyclop dia Britannica ,1981,ISBN 0 85229 378 X,p.1025 ref ref group n Images of wrestling, have been found on cylinder seals and a copper statuette , dated 3000 BC. ref India In India , wrestling was mentioned in the Mahabharata . The Mahabharata describes the encounter between the accomplished wrestlers Bhima and Jarasandha . Asia Shuai Jiao , a wrestling style originating in China, is arguably the most ancient of all Chinese martial arts, with a reported history of over 4,000 years. The date may be legendary, but wrestling was reportedly used by the Yellow Emperor during his fight against the rebel Chih Yiu and his army in 2697 BC. During these matches, the combatants reportedly wore horned helmets that they used to gore their opponents while using a primitive form of grappling . This early style of combat was first called Jiao Ti butting with horns . Throughout the centuries, the hands and arms replaced the horns while the techniques increased and improved. The name Jiao Ti also changed over time, both through common usage and government decree. ref Citation publisher Chinese Kuoshu Institute url http www.kuoshu.co.uk History 20 20SJ.htm accessdate 2007 10 08 See also Citation last Peiser first Benny title Western Theories about the Origins of Sport in Ancient China journal Sports Historian volume 16 pages 117 130 date May 1996 issn 1351 5462 ref Mediterranean The first documented evidence of wrestling in Egypt appeared circa 2300 BC, on the tomb of the Old Kingdom philosopher Ptahhotep . During the period of the New Kingdom 2000 1085 BC , additional Egyptian artwo ... more details
Image Papyrus.jpg thumb right 300px Photo of ancient papyrus document, showing vertical and horizontal striations from the strips of pith of the papyrus plant. This List of Ancient Egyptian Papyri includes some of the better known individual Papyrus papyri written in hieroglyphs, hieratic, demotic or in Greek. Excluded are papyri found abroad or containing Biblical texts which are listed in separate List of New Testament papyri lists . The content descriptions are preceded by a letter in bold font, indicating the literary genre it belongs to. In the case of collections of texts of various kinds, the first letter refers to the most important text on the papyrus. B biographical D drawings cartoons, maps F funerary Books of the Dead L literary texts tales, poems O official records P private papyri, correspondence, contracts R religious, myths S scientific mathematical, medical T teachings, instructions W wordlists class wikitable sortable style text align left Name Date br century BCE Content Institution Ref City Country style background beige Abusir Papyri 25th or later O about Neferirkare Kakai Moscow Mathematical Papyrus 21st S Mathematical problems and solutions Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts , Moscow Moscow Russia Berlin Papyrus 21st or later S Medical and mathematical topics P. Berlin 6619 Berlin Germany Westcar Papyrus 20th L Westcar Papyrus Tales of Magic gyptisches Museum , Berlin P. Berlin 3033 Berlin Germany Papyrus Hermitage 1116A br Papyrus Moscow, br Papyrus Carlsberg 6 20th or later T Instruction of Merikare P. Leningrad 1115 20th or later L Tale of the shipwrecked sailor P. Leningrad 1115 Moscow Russia Prisse Papyrus 20th or later T Instructions of Kagemni Instruction addressed to Kagemni br The Maxims of Ptahhotep Biblioth que Nationale , Paris Paris France Papyrus Berlin 3023 br Papyrus Berlin 3025 br Papyrus Berlin 10499 20th or later L The Eloquent Peasant P. Berlin 3024 br P. Berlin 3025 br P. Berlin 10499 Berlin Germany Papyrus Butle ... more details
Wisdom literature is the genre of literature common in the Ancient Near East . This genre is characterized by sayings of wisdom intended to teach about divinity and about virtue . The key principle of wisdom literature is that while techniques of traditional story telling are used, books also presume to offer insight and wisdom about nature and reality. The most famous examples of wisdom literature are found in the Bible . ref Crenshaw, James L. The Wisdom Literature , in Knight, Douglas A. and Tucker, Gene M. eds , The Hebrew Bible and Its Modern Interpreters 1985 . ref The following Biblical books are classified as wisdom literature Book of Job ref name qqq wwbible Old Testament, 355 ref Book of Proverbs Proverbs ref name qqq Ecclesiastes ref name qqq Psalms ref name NAB The Wisdom Books . United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, New American Bible . Washington DC 2002. http www.usccb.org nab bible wisdom.htm ref Song of Songs ref name NAB Book of Wisdom Wisdom also known as Wisdom of Solomon ref name qqq Ben Sira Sirach also known as Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus ref name qqq Wisdom and Sirach are deuterocanonical books , placed in the Biblical apocrypha Apocrypha by Protestant Bible translations . ref wwbible Old Testament, 355 356 ref The genre of mirror of princes writing s, which has a long history in Islamic and Western Renaissance literature, represents a secular cognate of biblical wisdom literature. Within Classical Antiquity , the advice poetry of Hesiod , particularly his Works and Days has been seen as a like genre to Near Eastern wisdom literature. Ancient Egyptian literature In Ancient Egyptian literature , wisdom literature belonged to the sebayt i.e. teaching genre which flowered during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt and became canonical during the New Kingdom . Notable works of this genre include the Instructions of Kagemni , The Maxims of Ptahhotep , the Instructions of Amenemhat , and the Loyalist Teaching . Biblical wisdom literature Wisdom lite ... more details
age of the Old Kingdom e.g. Instructions of Kagemni Kagemni , Ptahhotep , and the prologue ... the Maxims of Ptahhotep , Instructions of Kagemni , Teaching for King Merykare , Instructions of Amenemhat ... schoolboy s wooden writing board, with a copy of a teaching text i.e. Ptahhotep , dates to the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt Eighteenth dynasty . ref name parkinson 2002 235 236 Ptahhotep and Kagemni ... more details
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