Alster,Bendt. — Wisdom of ancient Sumer.

Bethesda (MD), CDL Press, 2005. 426 pp. 72 b./w. plts. Orig. hardcover (gilt lettered / dec. blue cloth). 4to. (ISBN: 978-1-883053-92-5). - As newText in English with Sumerian texts in transliteration and translation. - An influential scholarly work by the Danish Sumerist Bendt Alster (1946-2012). The book is considered one of the most comprehensive collections and analyses of Sumerian wisdom literature available. The book offers complete editions, including transliterations and translations. In it, Alster analyzes the nature of this literature and its role in early human history. The literary works discussed include: Instructions of Shuruppak, Instructions of Ur-Ninurta, Counsels of Wisdom, Sumerian Fables, and the Ballad of Early Rulers.