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Words of Ahiqar
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Words of Ahiqar, Elephantine, 5th century BCE. This Aramaic manuscript contains the oldest-known version of Ahiqar, a wisdom book that includes proverbs similar to those found in the biblical book of…

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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Fifth Century BCE

Subjects:

Scholarship, Wisdom, Politics, Ethics, Wisdom

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Wisdom Literature, Literature
Fragmentary papyrus page of Aramaic writing.
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
Daniel 1–6
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In the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it. The Lord delivered King Jehoiakim of Judah into his power…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Diaspora, Leadership, Dreams, Wisdom, Angels, demons & deities

Categories:

Literature, Folklore
Daniel’s Prayer upon Learning the Secret of Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
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The mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision; then Daniel blessed the God of Heaven. Daniel spoke up and said: “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power are…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Prayer, Monarchy, Wisdom, Dreams, Monotheism

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Literature, Poetry, Prayer & Liturgy, Biblical Poetry, Religion & Theology
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Bavli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature
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[ . . . ] A few remarks on foreign words in the literature which for the sake of brevity is here called Talmudic, may not be out of place in this preface.The intercourse between the Jews of the…

Contributor:

Marcus Jastrow

Places:

Philadelphia, United States of America

Date:

1903

Subjects:

Language and linguistics, Jewish languages, Talmud, Midrash, Theology

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Literature, Language & Linguistics
Aramaic Proverbs: The Words of Ahiqar
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The Words of Ahiqar are the teachings that Ahiqar, the wise scribe who was chief counselor to the kings of Assyria, imparted to his nephew and adopted son Nadin.

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Fifth Century BCE

Subjects:

Wisdom, Monarchy, Politics, Family, Ethics

Categories:

Literature, Wisdom Literature