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A comment on The Maxims of Ptahhotep (circa 2350 BC).

Re:The Maxims of Ptahhotep (circa 2350 BC) by sockpuppet_12 on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @04:48AM (#30439446)
The book of proverbs is worth a read if you're interested in this type of father to son wisdom.
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Re:The Maxims of Ptahhotep (circa 2350 BC) by dorchadas on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @07:24AM (#30440278)
And if you're really interested, look into the whole genre of 'Wisdom Literature' [0] in the Ancient Near East. It's a super interesting genre, and was fairly widespread.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_Literature

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