In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. We begin with the help of God Almighty.
This is
Ahiqar
, the wise scribe. He lived during the times of
Sennacherib
, king of
Nineveh
.
He served the king in the city of
Nineveh
.
And he said about himself, 'I,
Ahiqar
, was young and I married but I never had the glad tidings of a child.'
O my son, if you hear an evil word, bury it in your heart.
O my son
, do not gaze at heights.
He was a
pharoah
.
This is the
great
truth.
And he said to him
, 'Listen to my words.'
End of page.
The next page begins with
The Story of Ahiqar
And I,
Ahiqar
, taught him all knowledge.