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title: The Instructions of Shuruppag
author: Daderot
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16785/the-instructions-of-shuruppag/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-12-06
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# The Instructions of Shuruppag

_Authored by Daderot_

## Image File

[![The Instructions of Shuruppag](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16785.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16785.jpg)

## Image Caption

*The [Instructions of Shuruppag](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2126/the-instructions-of-shuruppag/)* (c. 2000 BCE), the most famous work of the genre of [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) wisdom [literature](https://www.worldhistory.org/literature/).

Exhibit in the Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Daderot. (2022, December 06). The Instructions of Shuruppag. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16785/the-instructions-of-shuruppag/>
### Chicago
Daderot. "The Instructions of Shuruppag." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 06, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16785/the-instructions-of-shuruppag/>.
### MLA
Daderot. "The Instructions of Shuruppag." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Dec 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16785/the-instructions-of-shuruppag/>.

## License & Copyright

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