The Maxims of Ptahhotep is a ancient literary work assembled ca. 2350 BC and attributed to Ptahhotep, a vizier under King Isesi of the Egyptian Fifth Dynasty. It is a collection of maxims and advice on human relations that are directed to his son. The work survives today in papyrus copies, including the Prisse Papyrus on display at the Louvre. Ptahhotep, sometimes known as Ptahhotpe or Ptah-Hotep, is the name of a 24th century BC vizier and philosopher. ... A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Vizir, Wasir, Wazir, Wesir, Wezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many oriental languages) is an oriental, originally Persian, term for a high-ranking political (and sometimes religious) advisor or Minister, often to a Muslim monarch such as a Caliph, Amir, Malik (king) or Sultan. ... Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Fifth Dynasty. ... Papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus at Kew Gardens, London Papyrus is an early form of paper made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. ... This article is about the museum: for building history, see Palais du Louvre. ...

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