Ptahhotep

Ptahhotep Vizier
Dynasty	5th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Djedkare Isesi
Wife	Khamerernebty
Children	Akhethotep
Burial	A mastaba in Saqqara

Ptahhotep sometimes known as Ptahhotep I or Ptahhotpe, was an ancient Egyptian who served his pharaoh during the late 25th century BC in Egypt's history.

He wrote The Maxims of Ptahhotep, an early piece of Egyptian "wisdom literature" meant to instruct young men.

Further reading

• Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell Publishing, 1992
• Mourad, Anna-Latifa (2015). The Tomb of Ptahhotep I. The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Report 37. Oxford: Aris and Phillips Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85668-851-5.
• Quirke, Stephen (2004). Egyptian Literature, 1800BC, questions and readings. G. London: GHP. ISBN 978-0954721862.
• Strudwick, Nigel (1985). The administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom: the highest titles and their holders (PDF). Studies in Egyptology. London, Boston: KPI. ISBN 978-0-71-030107-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2021-10-02.

Other websites

• Works by Ptahhotep at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Ptahhotep at Internet Archive
• Works by Ptahhotep at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)