Poor Man of Nippur
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title:
Poor Man of Nippur
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The Poor Man of Nippur is an Akkadian story dating from around 1500 BC. It is attested by only three texts, only one of which is more than a small fragment. Instead he presents the goat to the mayor. This is interpreted as an insulting bribe and Gimil-Ninurta is given only a mug of third-class beer and the leavings of the meal before being thrown out. Through the medium of the gatekeeper Gimil-Ninurta vows to avenge his mistreatment three times over but when the mayor hears this he laughs all da
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Akkadian story
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Man_of_Nippur
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2023-03-08T11:48:06Z
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