PTAHHOTEP
(Ptahhotep I | Ptah-Hotep | Ptahhotpe)
The papyrus appears to be an instruction booklet for government officials.
The papyrus appears to be an instruction booklet for government officials. The Egyptians thought that thinking and the intellect is done by the heart. In this context we would say, “Don’t let your head get big ….”
This was almost 2 thousand years before there were Protestants who could develop a Protestant work ethic.
The papyrus appears to be an instruction booklet for government officials.
The papyrus appears to be an instruction booklet for government officials.
The papyrus appears to be an instruction booklet for government officials.
The papyrus appears to be an instruction booklet for government officials.
The papyrus appears to be an instruction booklet for government officials. The Egyptians had no concept of the function of the brain and believed emotion emanated from the belly. The term “hot-bellied” would translate to “hot-headed.”
Ptahhotep (Ancient Egyptian: ptḥ ḥtp piˈtaħħaːtip "Peace of Ptah"), sometimes known as Ptahhotep I or Ptahhotpe, was an ancient Egyptian vizier during the late 25th century BC and early 24th century BC Fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
