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Wisdom Literature
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The Eloquent Peasant
-1850Ancient Egyptian scribal tradition
A Middle Kingdom tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a sequence of speeches demanding justice from corrupt officials and appealing to maat, the moral order.
North AfricaPre-colonial
The Maxims of Ptahhotep
-2350Ptahhotep
A collection of instructions attributed to the vizier Ptahhotep, advising ethical conduct, humility, listening, speech, justice, and leadership.
North AfricaPre-colonial