4.3.4 Fables and tales

There are 7 entries associated with this topic.

Analogies from the animals (1)
The eagle and the fox (1)
Fable of the wren and the elephant (1)
God's love for a heifer (1)
Sumerian dispute poems in Callimachus (1)
The vine's/madder's revenge on the goat/gazelle (1)
Why do you scream? (1)

4. Religious and philosophical literature and poetry (358)

4.1 Myths (228)

4.1 Myths (228)

4.1.1 Adapa (ascent to heaven) (12)

4.1.2 Atrahasis (flood) (21)

4.1.3 Descent of Ištar (36)

4.1.4 Enūma eliš (creation) (33)

4.1.5 Erra (9)

4.1.6 Etana (ascent to heaven) (14)

4.1.7 Gilgameš (search for life) (65)

4.1.7.1 Enkidu (4)

4.1.8 Nergal and Ereškigal (1)

4.1.9 Ninurta myths (32)

4.1.9.1 Ninurta and Anzû (15)

4.1.9.2 Ninurta and Asakku (Lugal ud melambi nirgal) (7)

4.1.9.3 Return of Ninurta (Angimdimma) (6)

4.1.10 Theomachia myths (24)

4.1.11 Inanna and Dumuzi (3)

4.1.12 Home of the Fish (1)

 

4.2 Royal epics and legends (27)

4.2 Royal epics and legends (27)

4.2.1 Lugalbanda epics (6)

4.2.2 Sargon legends (15)

4.2.3 Naram-Sin legends (1)

4.2.4 Tukulti-Ninurta epic (4)

4.2.5 Sargon II epic

4.2.6 Assurbanipal epic

4.2.7 Nebuchadnezzar epics

 

4.3 Wisdom literature (63)

4.3 Wisdom literature (63)

4.3.1 Philosophical and moral treatises (9)

4.3.1.1 Babylonian Job (Ludlul bēl nēmeqi) (8)

4.3.1.2 Advice to the Prince

4.3.2 Sapiential and educational treatises (1)

4.3.2.1 Counsels of wisdom (Ummānu māršu imallik) (1)

4.3.2.2 Examenstext A (Ummānu māršu isanniq)

4.3.2.3 In Praise of the Scribal Art

4.3.3 Dialogues and debates (9)

4.3.3.1 Theodicy (Ašiš gana luqbika) (3)

4.3.3.2 Tamarisk and palm (Iškar bini)

4.3.4 Fables and tales (7)

4.3.4.1 Fable of fox (Iškar šēlebi) (1)

4.3.4.2 Poor man of Nippur (Mār Nippuri katû u lapnu)

4.3.5 Satires

4.3.5.1 Master and slave (Ardu šimanni)

4.3.5.2 Jester (Aluzinnu)

4.3.6 Proverb collections (39)

4.3.6.1 Instructions of Šuruppak (2)

4.3.6.2 Ahiqar (28)

4.3.6.3 Series of Sidu

4.3.7 Novels (1)

4.3.7.1 Netherworld vision of the crown prince (1)

 

4.5 Religious poetry and hymnology (24)

4.5 Religious poetry and hymnology (24)

4.5.1 Ballads (1)

4.5.2 Divine love lyrics (7)

4.5.3 Elegies lamenting the death of Tammuz (9)

4.5.4 Lamentations/penitential psalms (9)

4.5.4.1 Balag (5)

4.5.4.2 Eršahunga

4.5.4.3 Eršemma

4.5.4.4 taqribtu

4.5.5 Psalms/cultic songs (2)

 

4.6 Poetic and literary devices (16)

4.6 Poetic and literary devices (16)

4.6.1 Meter

4.6.2 Syllable count (1)

4.6.3 Rhyme

4.6.4 Alliteration and assonance

4.6.5 Parallelism membrorum

4.6.6 Repetition/refrain (1)

4.6.7 Anaphora (1)

4.6.8 Paronomasy

4.6.9 Parataxis

4.6.10 Antithesis

4.6.11 Chiasm

4.6.12 Climax

4.6.13 Acrostic (1)

4.6.14 Simile (4)

4.6.15 Allegory (1)

4.6.16 Metaphor (3)

4.6.17 Diglossia

4.6.18 Intertextuality