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The world's oldest literature : studies in Sumerian belles-lettres

To propagate the invention of writing, the Sumerians established scribal schools which preserved and transmitted the accumulated wisdom of the past, usually in poetic form. The literature thus created has been studied by the author for half a century. This title assembles his conclusions that are important for biblicists

eBook, English, 2010
Brill, Leiden, 2010