Counsel of an antediluvian father to his son Ziusudra (the Sumerian Noah). One of the oldest pieces of wisdom literature on earth — c. 2500 BCE.
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Tradition
Sumerian wisdom literature. Father-to-son counsel attributed to the king of Shuruppak before the flood, addressed to Ziusudra, the survivor of the deluge.
Translation
ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
License
ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.