Instructions of Shuruppak
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title:
Instructions of Shuruppak
text:
The Instructions of Shuruppak are a significant example of Sumerian wisdom literature. Wisdom literature, intended to teach proper piety, inculcate virtue, and preserve community standards, was common throughout the ancient Near East. Its incipit sets the text in great antiquity: "In those days, in those far remote times, in those nights, in those faraway nights, in those years, in those far remote years." The precepts are placed in the mouth of a king Šuruppak (SU.KUR.RUki), son of Ubara-Tutu.
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Sumerian wisdom literature
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructions_of_Shuruppak
date created:
2008-09-21T16:16:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:12:10Z
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