Ex Libris Kirkland

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First Written -3000
Genre Wisdom
Origin Sumer
My Copy found online
First Read August 29, 2014

The instructions of Shuruppak



This is classified as 'wisdom literature', like Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible, from ancient Sumer. The oldest copy of this dates to 2500 BCE. I'm sure this is published in academic collecitons, but I read it here: http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section5/tr561.htm

Noted on September 20, 2014

126 - You should not pass judgment when you drink beer.

Quoted on September 20, 2014


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