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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.

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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

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Fifth Century BCE

Subjects:

Wisdom, Monarchy, Politics, Family, Ethics

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Literature, Wisdom Literature

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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)

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Fifth Century BCE

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Scholarship, Wisdom, Politics, Ethics, Wisdom

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