The Oldest Book in the World: Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids

by Bill Manley

Book Overview

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 philosophy, which covers such topics as ambition,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500252327
• ISBN13: 9780500252321
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"