The Oldest Book in the World: Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids - Hardcover
by Bill Manley
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Thames & HudsonISBN-13:9780500252321ISBN-10:500252327UPC:9780500252321Book Category:Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, AncientBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, EgyptSize:9.49 x 6.34 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SC64EAFV97
The Oldest Book in the World: Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids
Noted author and Egyptologist Bill Manley renders into approachable modern English for the first time the oldest surviving statement of philosophy from the ancient world: the thirty-seven teachings and twelve conclusions of The Teaching of Ptahhatp, vizier, or chief minister, to the Old Kingdom pharaoh Izezi (2390-2350 BCE). Manley's expert commentary elucidates Ptahhatp's profound yet practical...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Thames & HudsonISBN-13:9780500252321ISBN-10:500252327UPC:9780500252321Book Category:Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, AncientBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, EgyptSize:9.49 x 6.34 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SC64EAFV97
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