Babylonian Wisdom Literature

Name: Babylonian Wisdom Literature
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ISBN: 9780198154242

ISBN-10: 0198154240

ISBN-13: 9780198154242

Edition: 2003

Authors: Wilfred G. Lambert

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In Babylonian studies 'Widsom' is used to cover a group of texts similar in scope to the Biblical Wisdom books: discussions on the problem of suffering, teaching on the good life, fables, or contest literature, and proverbs. This volume contains the texts, translations of each work, and philological notes.

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/31/1960
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 376
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.13" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.620
Language: English

General Bibliography
Abbreviations and References
Citations from Akkadian Texts
Time Chart
Introductory Essay: The Development of Thought and Literature in Ancient Mesopotamia	p. 1
The Poem of the Righteous Sufferer - Ludlul bel nemeqi	p. 21
The Babylonian Theodicy	p. 63
Precepts and Admonitions	p. 92
Preceptive Hymns	p. 118
The Dialogue of Pessimism	p. 139
Fables or Contest Literature	p. 150
Popular Sayings	p. 213
Proverbs	p. 222
Critical and Philological Notes on Chapters 2-8	p. 283
Addenda	p. 343
Index of Published Texts	p. 347
Index of Words Discussed	p. 351
List of Cuneiform Tablets	p. 353
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