Instructions of Shuruppak
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The Instructions of Shuruppak is an early Sumerian wisdom text consisting of father-to-son advice on proper conduct, often regarded as one of the oldest known works of literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Instructions of Shuruppak canonical | 2 |
| Instructions of Ur-Ninurta | 1 |
| The Instructions of Shuruppak | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian text
ⓘ
Sumerian wisdom text ⓘ ancient Near Eastern literature ⓘ didactic literature ⓘ |
| addressee | Ziusudra ⓘ |
| addresseeRole | son ⓘ |
| aim | to teach proper behavior to the next generation ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
Early Dynastic period
ⓘ
early 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mesopotamian flood myth cycle
ⓘ
Ziusudra flood tradition ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Shuruppak ⓘ |
| characterRole | father ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sumer ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| describedAs |
father-to-son advice text
ⓘ
one of the oldest known works of literature ⓘ |
| ethicalOrientation | conservative social ethics ⓘ |
| genre | wisdom literature ⓘ |
| hasStructure | series of short maxims ⓘ |
| influenced |
Akkadian wisdom traditions
ⓘ
later Mesopotamian wisdom literature ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | preceptive text ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
didactic instructions
ⓘ
proverbial sayings ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ethical behavior
ⓘ
proper conduct ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | advice from father to son ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | Early Dynastic III period ⓘ |
| preservedOn | clay tablets ⓘ |
| region | ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Counsels of Wisdom
ⓘ
Instructions of Shuruppak self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Instructions of Ur-Ninurta
|
| scholarlyField | Assyriology ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Sumerology ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family relations
ⓘ
honesty ⓘ justice ⓘ piety ⓘ proper speech ⓘ relations with neighbors ⓘ respect for property ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Instructions of Shuruppak self-link ⓘ |
| transmission | copied in scribal schools ⓘ |
| usedFor | scribal education ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Sumerian cuneiform ⓘ |
| writingTechnique | inscribed with a stylus ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Instructions of Shuruppak
this entity surface form:
Instructions of Ur-Ninurta