Abstract
This paper aims at reconstructing the possible sources used by the scribe Sharruwa to write the section of the Autobiography of Idrimi de-voted to his early years. Parallel stories attested in other Ancient Near Eastern texts (David and his brigands, the Egyptian story of the Doomed Prince) sug-gest the existence of longer folk versions on the young Idrimi which were summarized by Sharruwa and included in the Autobiography. © 2012 Taylor & Francis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 77-87 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2012 |
Keywords
- Alalakh
- folk tales
- habiru
- Sharruwa