Ptahhotep
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Ptahhotep, sometimes referred to as Ptahhotep I or Ptahhotpe, was a vizier during the reign of Djedkare Isesi in Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty. He is best known as the author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep, one o
Ptahhotep with two different wigs - Imhotep Museum in Saqqara
The mastaba tombs of Ptahhotep and his son Akhethetep
A Procession of offerings from Ptahhotep's mastaba tomb
Djedkare Isesi
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Djedkare Isesi was a pharaoh, the eighth and penultimate ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt in the late 25th century to mid-24th century BC, during the Old Kingdom. Djedkare succeeded Menkauhor Kaiu
Ptahhotep
…Ptahhotep (Ancient Egyptian: ptḥ ḥtp "Peace of Ptah"; fl. c. 2400 BC), sometimes referred to as Ptahhotep I or Ptahhotpe, was a vizier during the reign of Djedkare Isesi in Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty. He is best known as the author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep, one of the earliest works of Egyptian wisdom literature, intended…
Part of a door jamb showing the cartouche of Djedkare Isesi, Neues Museum, Berlin
Isesi-ankh as depicted on his false door stela
Wooden statues of Kekheretnebti and in the background, of Neserkauhor, now in the Náprstek Museum
Alabaster vase bearing an inscription celebrating Djedkare's first "Sed" festival, Musée du Louvre