Cover artTHE WISDOM OF THE EAST
THE INSTRUCTION OF PTAH-HOTEP AND THE INSTRUCTION OF KE'GEMNI: THE OLDEST BOOKS IN THE WORLD.
TRANSLATED FROM THE EGYPTIAN WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND APPENDIX
BY BATTISCOMBE G. GUNN
LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET 1906
TO MY MOTHER VII.NOV.MCMIV