Babylonian Wisdom Literature

By Wilfred G. Lambert

Book Overview

In Babylonian studies 'Wisdom' is used to cover a group of texts similar in scope to the Biblical Wisdom books: discussions on the problem of suffering, teachings on the good life, fables or contest literature, and proverbs. This volume contains the texts, translations of each work, and philological notes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198154240
• ISBN13: 9780198154242
• Release Date: December 1960
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.1" x 1.5" x 9.0"