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Selwood, Rachel (2020)

Themes and morality in the literary texts from the Babylonian scribal school curriculum

Master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (MA)

The inclusion of ‘Eduba’ literature which decrees rules or ideals for scribes in the Old Babylonian scribal curriculum is clear evidence that compositions served more than a pedagogical purpose. This thesis investigates the possibility that a moral agenda was involved in the construction of the Old Babylonian scribal curriculum by analysing the most commonly attested literary texts at school sites to see if any common themes regarding proper behaviour emerge.

Sumerian

Old Babylonian school

literary texts

scribe

morality

scribal curriculum

Author

Selwood, Rachel

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Assyriology

Supervisors

Valk, Jonathan

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en