‘The Oldest Book in the World’ Review: Also Sprach Ptahhatp

In 1847 the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris acquired a 16-page scroll from the antiquarian Émile Prisse d’Avennes (1807-1879). He had bought it from one of the local men then excavating a cemetery near a pharaonic temple complex at Thebes in Egypt. The Papyrus Prisse, as it is known, contains the…#émileprisse #thebes #egypt #papyrusprisse #teachingofptahhatp #izezi

Source: Reuters: Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news