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This literary text gives an advice to a prince on how a king should behave, with the agenda of securing tax exemptions for the cities of Babylon and Nippur. This clay tablet is a copy which was made between 700-650 BCE, of an earlier composition. From Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (British Museum in London)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2017, August 24). Advice for a Prince. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7013/advice-for-a-prince/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Advice for a Prince." World History Encyclopedia, August 24, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7013/advice-for-a-prince/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Advice for a Prince." World History Encyclopedia, 24 Aug 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7013/advice-for-a-prince/.
