[[17]] This is an arbitrary name not existing in the original. It would be better named 'The Declaration of Innocence.'
[[18]] It has been thought by many Egyptologists that 'the God' mentioned in this and other texts is a nameless monotheistic abstraction transcending all named gods. Although this theory has the support of many great names, I venture to say that the evidence for such an important doctrine is in the highest degree unsatisfactory.
[[19]] The books mentioned here are set forth in detail in the Bibliography.
[[20]] Only of Ptah-hotep.