The Limit of Transmission

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Campo DC	Valore
dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_19206
dc.contributor.author	Cohen Yoram
dc.title	The Limit of Transmission. Babylonian Wisdom Literature and Wisdom in Non-cuneiform Literatures
dc.type	Capitolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This essay discusses the limits of transmission of Babylonian literature to other non-cuneiform literatures. It will ask can a limit be set as to what is Babylonian, specifically Babylonian Wisdom Literature, in non-cuneiform sources. Three interconnected issues will be addressed: who speaks words of wisdom? Who is the conveyor of wisdom, that is, who is the chief carrier of knowledge which is considered as wisdom? What words of wisdom are spoken? What wisdom themes are expected to be met upon the transmission route and how are words of wisdom spoken? How can genre instruct us to identify a structure typical of Babylonian wisdom literature which can be traced elsewhere? Examples from major works of Babylonian Wisdom Literature will be cited throughout.
dc.relation.ispartof	Antichistica
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi orientali
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2023-11-30
dc.dateAccepted	2024-03-04
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-11-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-776-0/the-limit-of-transmission/
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8828
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9344
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-777-7
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-776-0
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Babylonian Wisdom Literature
dc.subject	Jotham’s Fable
dc.subject	The Babylonian Theodicy
dc.subject	The Book of Qohele
dc.subject	The Epic of Gilgameš
dc.subject	Wisdom Literature of the Eastern Mediterranean bas

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The Limit of Transmission

Babylonian Wisdom Literature and Wisdom in Non-cuneiform Literatures

Yoram Cohen

abstract

This essay discusses the limits of transmission of Babylonian literature to other non-cuneiform literatures. It will ask can a limit be set as to what is Babylonian, specifically Babylonian Wisdom Literature, in non-cuneiform sources. Three interconnected issues will be addressed: who speaks words of wisdom? Who is the conveyor of wisdom, that is, who is the chief carrier of knowledge which is considered as wisdom? What words of wisdom are spoken? What wisdom themes are expected to be met upon the transmission route and how are words of wisdom spoken? How can genre instruct us to identify a structure typical of Babylonian wisdom literature which can be traced elsewhere? Examples from major works of Babylonian Wisdom Literature will be cited throughout.

Pubblicato

30 Novembre 2023

Accettato

04 Marzo 2024

Presentato

07 Novembre 2023

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ISBN (PRINT)

978-88-6969-777-7

ISBN (EBOOK)

978-88-6969-776-0

Keywords: Jotham’s Fable • Babylonian Wisdom Literature • The Book of Qohele • Wisdom Literature of the Eastern Mediterranean bas • The Babylonian Theodicy • The Epic of Gilgameš

Copyright: © 2023 Yoram Cohen. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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