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| | Distrust in Dependence: The Ancient Challenge of Superior-Subordinate Relations |
 | | Amenemope was, Pharaoh's Superintendent of Cereals, and he addressed his Instruction to his son, explaining that someone who followed its advice would be worthy to serve as an aide to Pharaoh (Footnote 6). |
 | | He emphasized the desirability of being "cool-headed" rather than "hot-headed." Cool-headed seems to denote a composite of considerate, slow to anger, temperate, socially concerned, thoughtful of others, and honest; whereas hot-headed appears to mean a composite of impetuous, quick to anger, rude, selfish, dishonest, and treacherous. |
 | | These excerpts from the Instruction of Amenemope are based on translations made by Faulkner, Wente, and Simpson (1972) and Griffith (1926). |
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