Literary Depictions of the Scribal Profession in the Story of Ahiqar and Jeremiah 36

by James D. Moore

This is the first study to compare the allusions to scribal culture found in the Aramaic Story of Ahiqar and the Hebrew Tale of Jeremiah and Baruch's Scroll in Jeremiah 36. It is shown that disguised in the royal propagandistic message of Ahiqar is a sophisticated Aramaic critique on the social practices of Akkadian scribal culture. Jeremiah 36, however, uses loci of scribal activity as well as allusions to scribal interactions and the techniques...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110752549
• ISBN13: 9783110752540
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"