When was the instruction of Amenemope?
The Instruction of Amenemope, probably composed during the late New Kingdom (1300–1075 bce). Amenemope’s text, similar in content to most of the instruction or wisdom literature written earlier, was a collection of maxims and admonitions setting forth practical injunctions for living. What is the concept of Maat? Maat, also spelled Mayet, in ancient Egyptian religion,…