Background information: Ptahhotep was a civil servant Who is the author of this document? and priest in Ancient Egypt. He is known for his
aphorisms, or principles of truth, about Egyptian life and
When was it written?
culture. This is one such passage about how to behave in
a temple.
If you are in the antechamber,
Stand and sit as fits your rank,
Which was assigned to you the first day.
Do not trespass - you will be turned back.
- Ptahhotep, ca. 2300 BCE
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