Uncover Ancient Wisdom with The Teachings of Ptahhotep: The World's Oldest Book

Discover the oldest book in the world: The Teachings of Ptahhotep. Written by the ancient Egyptian sage, Ptahhotep, this book is considered one of the best African history Books. With high-quality binding and pages, it is easy to read and offers great value for money. Explore the ancient wisdom of Ptahhotep and gain a deeper understanding of African history.

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The world's oldest known book, known as the "Gutenberg Bible," dates back to the mid-15th century. It is a rare and valuable work of art, printed by Johannes Gutenberg, a German blacksmith and inventor. The Gutenberg Bible is a two-volume set of the Latin Vulgate Bible, and is considered the first major book to be printed using movable type. It is an important part of history, as it marked the beginning of the printing revolution and the spread of knowledge. Today, only 48 of the original 180 copies of the Gutenberg Bible remain, making them an extremely sought-after collectible.
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Details of Uncover Ancient Wisdom with The Teachings of Ptahhotep: The World's Oldest Book

  • Ancient Egyptians History: Ancient Egyptians History
  • Paperback ‏ ‎: 74 pages
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 6 x 0.19 x 9 inches
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 4.3 ounces
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Martino Fine Books
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-1614279303
  • Egyptian History (Books): Egyptian History
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Philosophy of Ethics & Morality: Philosophy of Ethics & Morality
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 1614279306
  • Best Sellers Rank: #39 in Egyptian History #115 in Ancient Egyptians History#497 in Philosophy of Ethics & Morality
  • Customer Reviews: 4.6/5 stars of 533 ratings

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Jonathan: Read for your mind, write from the soul, walk in the spirit. - Jonathan

United States on Sep 08, 2023

Vincent E Parker: In my opinion, this book lays the foundation for many of the moral teachings found in the bible. Makes me want research further into the Ethiopian bible.

United States on Mar 12, 2023

Marcos Luz: Ptahhotep has a lot of good advice for life, we cannot miss it. Five stars for sure.

This edition otherwise is quite like a PDF file: you cannot mark and interact with text; you can't write your notes; you can’t search for specific words and so on

The typed letter is present and sometimes it is very difficult to see the phrase or the paragraph.

To summarize it all: go for another edition...

Brazil on Dec 17, 2021

Kat Starwolf: Very short book, with the Introduction consisting of 11 pages and written by Gunn, with the remainder of the ‘book’ consisting of 2 Egyptian texts, one with 21 pages, the latter with 3 pages, plus 4 short Appendices. The first imprint of this book was 1909, therefore it is evident by the stilted and archaic verbiage that further ‘translation’ on the reader’s part will be necessary.

These texts are essentially instructions to the … Egyptians … on how to act, what to do and not do, what is acceptable. In other words, moral precepts. That have been said in numerous ways in various other ancient Egyptian writings.

The first thing that came to mind as I was reading – especially the first text (after the [in my opinion] unnecessarily extended introduction by Battiscombe Gunn) – is that this text was not originally directed at or written for the Egyptians. And while others may not agree with me, I have a very strong sense – based on the various ancient texts of the Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Hebrews as well as based on what is now coming to light in regard to Atlantis – that this ‘world’s oldest book’ may actually be a leftover text from...

United States on Aug 26, 2021

Paul: I enjoyed the wisdom this book contained. I recommend it as an old text containing interesting suggestions to live well.

United States on Aug 22, 2021

T 🐦: Truth is a hard thing for us as humans to face we've been lied to so much we don't even no how to accept TRUTH reality is UNBELIEVABLE our CREATOR has given us something in us THAT when we hear TRUTH we know when something is true we just have to learn how to accept it

United States on Jul 26, 2021

Aps2008: This book provides a lot of interesting knowledge and information about history

United Kingdom on Feb 18, 2019

Nigel Pake: Gutes Buch - alte Weisheiten - sehr zu empfehlen wenn man Weisheit erlangen möchte.
Wünsche mir dieses Buch als Übersetzung auch in Deutsch.

Germany on Jul 18, 2017

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Ancient Egyptians History Ancient Egyptians History
Paperback ‏ ‎ 74 pages 135 pages
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 6 x 0.19 x 9 inches 5.5 x 0.31 x 8.5 inches 6.5 x 2 x 9.5 inches
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 4.3 ounces 5.3 ounces 1.72 pounds
Publisher ‏ ‎ Martino Fine Books Augmentus Inc Skyhorse; First Edition
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-1614279303 978-1736062906 978-1629145280
Egyptian History (Books) Egyptian History
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Philosophy of Ethics & Morality Philosophy of Ethics & Morality
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 1614279306 1736062905 1629145289
Best Sellers Rank #39 in Egyptian History #115 in Ancient Egyptians History#497 in Philosophy of Ethics & Morality #13 in Air Travel Reference #17 in Solo Travel Guides#30 in Senior Travel Guides #67 in Ethiopia History#185 in North Africa History#6,650 in World War II History
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