
Wisdom of Ancient Sumer
Bendt Alster(Author)
University Press of Maryland
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2005
Book
Hardback
426 pages
978-1-883053-92-5 (ISBN)
Description
Discussion of the nature of Sumerian wisdom literature and complete editions of many Sumerian wisdom texts, including the Instructions of Shuruppak, Instructions of Ur-Ninurta, Counsels of Wisdom, Sumerian fables, Nothing Is of Value, Ballade of Early Rulers, and more. This unusual book describes the Sumerian literature and many of their proverbs featured in speeches of wise men of that time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1505 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-883053-92-5 (9781883053925)
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