Akkadian father-to-son wisdom literature — moral counsel on speech, friendship, women, and the conduct of a righteous life. A descendant of the Sumerian Instructions of Shuruppak.
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Tradition
Akkadian wisdom collection, Kassite period and later. Closely related in form and content to the biblical book of Proverbs.
Translation
Translation by Benjamin R. Foster, *Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature*, 3rd ed. (Bethesda: CDL Press, 2005), §III.16(a) Counsels of Wisdom, drawing on the edition in W. G. Lambert, *Babylonian Wisdom Literature* (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1960), pp. 96-107. Substantial selection from Foster's translation; see source edition for complete text. Used under fair-use principles for non-commercial educational and religious commentary; copyright remains with the publishers.
License
Used under fair-use principles for non-commercial educational and religious commentary. Copyright remains with the publisher.