THE 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 GUNN

A line-art emblem depicting a rising sun on the horizon. The sun is a semicircle with straight rays extending upwards and outwards. The horizon and water below it are represented by multiple horizontal lines of varying lengths.

LONDON

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.

1918