The Sequence of Sir 4:26-27 in Light of Akkadian and Aramaic Texts from the Levant and Later Writings

Noga Ayali-Darshan

doi:10.1515/zaw-2018-3002

The Sequence of Sir 4:26-27 in Light of Akkadian and Aramaic Texts from the Levant and Later Writings

Noga Ayali-Darshan

Department of Hebrew and Semitic Languages

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Abstract

Using tools of lower criticism and comparative method, this paper seeks to trace the original text of Sir 4:26-27. First reviewing the Hebrew, Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions of this passage, it then discusses parallel Near Eastern sources - in particular, the Akkadian Hear the Advice and Syriac Wisdom of Ahiqar prevalent in Syro-Levantine societies. The proverb's subsequent history in medieval Arabic and Jewish sources, attributed to the legendary wise man Luqmān and Ibn Gabirol, is also traced.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	436-449
Number of pages	14
Journal	Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Volume	130
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/zaw-2018-3002
State	Published - 27 Sep 2018

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Ecclesiasticus -- Comparative studies
Ecclesiasticus -- IV, 26-27 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Ecclesiasticus -- Criticism, Textual
Ahikar (Folktale)
Assyro-Babylonian literature -- History and criticism

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