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Amenemope Quotes

3 sourced quotes from Amenemope across Maat.

“When you have authority, be aware: Maat does not look down on the small ones. The widow and the orphan have an equal claim on you.”

Wisdom of Amenemope · c. 1300 BCE · the book Proverbs partly draws from Maat

“Do not move the boundary stones on the fields, nor shift the position of the measuring cord. Do not desire a single cubit of land, nor throw down the boundary of the widow.”

Wisdom of Amenemope · the original commandment against fraud Maat

“Speak the truth in the gateway, even if it earns you the king's displeasure.”

Wisdom of Amenemope · on civic courage Maat