How well known are Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian philosophy and wisdom literature compared to th...

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How well known are Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian philosophy and wisdom literature compared to the Greek one?

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How well are Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian philosophical and wisdom texts known in contemporary philosophical discussions, compared to say, the Greek and Roman ones.

I think of things like Instruction of Amenemope, The Maxims of Ptahhotep, Dispute between a man and his Ba, Ludlul bēl nēmeqi, the Babylonian Theodicy, the Poor Man of Nippur, Dialogue between a Man and His God etc.

Do contemporary philosophers of history have any idea of these texts, or is Greece the oldest period they go to? A lot of these texts for example inform the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

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