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THE MAXIMS AND WISDOM OF KHIKAR IBD

SOPHENE
07 / 2022
9781925937619
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Sinopsis

The Maxims and Wisdom of Khikará('The Story of Ahiqar') is a masterpiece of ancient Assyrian literature. The story follows Khikar-the vizier of King Sennacherib of Assyria-who was famous for his wisdom in morality and politics. But he had a problem, in that he did not have a son to whom to pass down his wealth and wisdom. Taking his sisterâÇÖs son, Nathan, he raised him as his own and introduced him to Sennacherib as his own successor. The adult Nathan then turns on his uncle, framing him as a traitor, and Sennacherib sentences Khikar to death. But when KhikarâÇÖs executioner turns out to be a man whose life Khikar once saved, they devise a plot to keep him alive...The Maxims and Wisdom of Khikaráis one of the first works ever translated into Classical Armenian, and has had a resounding influence on Armenian literature from the 5tháto the 19thácenturies, including upon Eznik of KoÅéb, Ghazar PâÇÖarpecâÇÖi, Yeghishe, Aristakes LastivertcâÇÖi, and the famed 19thácentury authors, Raffi and Hagop Baronian.This edition presents the Classical Armenian text side-by-side with a modern English translation, making for a most accessible edition of this ancient work and serving as an excellent learning tool for the student of Classical Armenian.Translated into English by Beyon Miloyan.

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