Wolves and lambs (1)

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Letter of the Elamite King Kutur-Nahhunte to Babylon:
Shall livestock and ravening wolf come to terms? Shall firm-rooted thorn and soaring raven love one another? Shall raven and venomous snake come to terms? [ … ] Shall bone-gnawing dog come to terms with mongoose? Shall dragon come to terms with blood-letting bandit? What king of Elam is there who provided for Esagila?

Homer, Iliad 22.262-267:
(Achilles:) ‘Hector, talk not to me, you madman, of covenants. As between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, nor do wolves and lambs have hearts of concord but are evil-minded continually one against the other, even so is it not possible for you and me to be friends, neither shall there be oaths between us till one or the other shall have fallen, and glutted with his blood Ares, the warrior with tough shield of hide.’

Book of Jubilees 37.21-22:
(Esau to Jacob:) ‘If the wolves can make peace with the lambs so as not to devour them or do them violence, … then shall there be peace in my heart towards you; and if the lion becomes the friend of the ox and makes peace with him, … then I will make peace with you.’

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Book of Jubilees 37.21-22
Homer, Iliad 22.262-267
Letter of the Elamite King Kutur-Nahhunte to Babylon

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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