The teachings ascribed to Hordjedef, the famous son of the Dynasty king Kheops, are known through several sources, many of them being ostraca found in Deir el-Medina, the village of the craftsmen who built the royal tombs of the New Kingdom.
None of the known sources provides us with the entire text of the teaching. It is, however, possible, to piece the different fragments together to a whole and hypothetically restore Hordjedef's teachings. The translation provided here is based on this hypothetical reconstruction.

- The Teachings of Hordjedef -