Counsels of Wisdom
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Counsels of Wisdom is an ancient Mesopotamian wisdom text consisting of maxims and moral instructions on proper conduct and piety.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Mesopotamian wisdom text
ⓘ
didactic text ⓘ moral instruction text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Babylonian tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
maxims
ⓘ
moral instructions ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
fear of the gods
ⓘ
kindness to others ⓘ prudence ⓘ self-control ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical behavior
ⓘ
piety ⓘ proper conduct ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
| genre | wisdom literature ⓘ |
| influenced | later Near Eastern wisdom traditions ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
aphorisms
ⓘ
prose ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| preservedOn | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| purpose |
instruction in right living
ⓘ
moral education ⓘ religious exhortation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Babylonian Theodicy
NERFINISHED
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Instructions of Shuruppak NERFINISHED ⓘ other Mesopotamian wisdom texts ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
Mesopotamian didactic literature
ⓘ
ancient ethics ⓘ comparative wisdom literature ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Assyriology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
biblical wisdom literature comparisons ⓘ |
| teaches |
humility
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justice ⓘ moderation ⓘ proper speech ⓘ respect for gods ⓘ respect for parents ⓘ |
| textType | sapiential text ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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