Wisdom from the late Bronze Age /

Cohen, Yoram, 1968-

Wisdom from the late Bronze Age / by Yoram Cohen ; edited by Andrew R. George. - xvii, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. - Writings from the ancient world ; number 29. . - Writings from the ancient world ; no. 29. .

Should be number 34 of series.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and indexes.

PART I : INTRODUCTION -- A general overview of the compositions and their sources -- Definitions and approaches -- The historical and social contexts -- The archaeological and archival contexts -- The curricular context: the place and role of wisdom literature within the Scribal-school curriculum. PART II : LATE BRONZE AGE WISDOM COMPOSITIONS -- Sima milka, or The instructions of Supe-ameli -- The ballad of early rulers -- Enlil and Namzitarra -- The righteous sufferer, or A hymn to Marduk from Ugarit -- The date palm and the Tamarisk -- Proverb collections from Hattusa -- An Akkadian-Hurian bilingual proverb extract -- Proverbs and proverbial sayings in letters: the Mari letters and late Bronze Age correspondence.

9781589837539 (paper binding : alk. paper) 1589837533 (paper binding : alk. paper) (electronic format) (electronic format) 9781589837751 (hardcover binding : alk. paper) 1589837754 (hardcover binding : alk. paper)

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Assyro-Babylonian literature.
Wisdom literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Akkadian language--Texts.
Assyro-Babylonian literature--Translations into English.

PJ3941 / .C64 2013