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To propogate the invention of writing, the Sumerians established scribal schools which preserved and transmitted the accumulated wisdom of the past, usually in poetic form. The literature thus created has been studied by the author for half a century. His conclusions, often also important for biblicists, are here assembled in one volume for the first time.

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Part I: Programmatics Part II: Catalogues and Other Scholia Part III: Royal and Divine Hymns Part IV: Letter-Prayers Part V: Royal Correspondence Part VI: Historiography Part VII: Myths and Epics Part VIII: Proverbs Part IX: Incantations Part X: Sumerian Literature and the Bible

The World's Oldest Literature: Studies in

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/11/2009
      ISBN13: 9789004173811, 978-9004173811
      ISBN10: 9004173811

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      To propogate the invention of writing, the Sumerians established scribal schools which preserved and transmitted the accumulated wisdom of the past, usually in poetic form. The literature thus created has been studied by the author for half a century. His conclusions, often also important for biblicists, are here assembled in one volume for the first time.

      Table of Contents
      Part I: Programmatics Part II: Catalogues and Other Scholia Part III: Royal and Divine Hymns Part IV: Letter-Prayers Part V: Royal Correspondence Part VI: Historiography Part VII: Myths and Epics Part VIII: Proverbs Part IX: Incantations Part X: Sumerian Literature and the Bible

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