Amenemope (author)

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Amenemope (ca. 1100 BCE) was a "wise man" who lived in Egypt during the late 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom. He resided in Akhmin, which was located on the east side of the upper Delta of the Nile. His discourses resembled that of a father telling his son how to live a good and moral life (Instructions of Amenemopet) and was composed of 30 chapters.[1] Although his discourses are unique, they share common themes with wisdom literature of other cultures surrounding Egypt (Babylonian, and Hebrew, i.e., Proverbs and Ecclesiastes).

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  1. ^ The Instruction of Amenemope
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