The Instructions of Shuruppak

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gptkbp:instanceOf wisdom literature
cuneiform tablets
gptkbp:author gptkb:Shuruppak
gptkbp:contains advice on marriage
advice on friendship
advice on honesty
advice on proper behavior
advice on respect for parents
warnings against falsehood
warnings against theft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Shuruppak
gptkbp:dateWritten circa 2600 BCE
gptkbp:form proverbial sayings
gptkbp:genre didactic poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Instructions of Shuruppak
gptkbp:influenced later Mesopotamian wisdom literature
gptkbp:language Sumerian
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Iraq_Museum
gptkbp:purpose moral instruction
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:Ziusudra
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkb:Sumerian_King_List
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest literary texts
gptkbp:survivingWorks multiple clay tablets
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Samuel_Noah_Kramer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sumerian_mythology
gptkb:Akkadian_wisdom_literature
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6