The Oldest Book in the World
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A brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient
world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago.
The Teaching of Ptahhatp, composed two millennia before the birth
of Plato, is the oldest surviving statement of philosophy in the
ancient world and the earliest witness to the power of the written
word. It ought to begin the list of the world's philosophy
classics, yet it has been largely forgotten since it was
rediscovered in the nineteenth century.Egyptologist Bill Manley's
new translation corrects this oversight, rendering into
approachable modern English for the first time Ptahhatp's profound
yet practical account of 'the meaning of life', written many
centuries before the supposed dawn of western philosophy. Manley
introduces Ptahhatp, who served as Vizier to the Old Kingdom
pharaoh Izezi (c. 2410-2375 BC), and the world of dynamic ideas and
new technologies - writing among them - within which he worked,
illuminating the nuances of his language and philosophy.In
addition, Manley's new translation of Why Things Happen, the oldest
surviving account of creation from anywhere in the world, reveals
how Ptahhatp's account of the human condition is founded in
distinctive ancient Egyptian beliefs about the nature of truth and
reality. Taken together, Manley's new translations and expert
commentary provide a new perspective on the Pyramid Age and
overturn traditional prejudices about the origins of writing and
philosophy. The 'oldest book in the world' is a testament to a
common thread that connects humanity across time, Ptahhatp grapples
with the pitfalls of greed, ambition, celebrity, success,
confrontation, friendship, sex and even the office environment, and
his teachings remain remarkably relevant in the modern day.
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Thames & Hudson Ltd ,
Bill Manley
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Thames & Hudson Ltd,
Bill Manley
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Slovart
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