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The Bramble and the Pomegranate (from The Words of Ahiqar)
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The [bram]ble sent a message to the pomegranate as follows: “Dear Pomegranate, what good are all [your] thorns [to him who tou]ches your [fru]it?” The [pome] granate replied to the bramble, “You are…

Places:

Elephantine (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Fifth Century BCE

Subjects:

Ecology, Wisdom, Folklore, Morality

Categories:

Literature, Wisdom Literature, Folklore