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- Flourished:
- c.2300 BCE - c.2201 BCE
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Ipuwer
Egyptian sage
Ipuwer, ancient Egyptian sage who is known because of the discovery of one poorly preserved manuscript relating his speech to the king and the royal court. Ipuwer’s manuscript, often called “The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage,” is especially valuable for its commentary on woeful contemporary political and economic situations, perhaps those prevalent in Egypt during the First Intermediate Period (c. 2130–1938 bce).
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