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wisdom literature

genre of literature common in the ancient Near East
Intangible literary_genre Q546729
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Summary

wisdom literature is a literary genre[1]. It draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #77 of 487).[2]

Key Facts

  • wisdom literature's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • wisdom literature is a type of didactic literature[4].
  • wisdom literature's Commons category is recorded as Wisdom literature[5].
  • wisdom literature's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wisdom literature[6].
  • wisdom literature's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • wisdom literature's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/wisdom-literature[8].
  • wisdom literature's P14483 is recorded as l/libros-sapienciales[9].
  • wisdom literature's P14541 is recorded as 4dlCaK[10].

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Definition and Type

wisdom literature's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3]. It is a type of didactic literature[4].

Why It Matters

wisdom literature draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #77 of 487).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikitolica.com. Retrieved . wikitolica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', '
    Sitelink count → 24
    Cathopedia article id → Libri_sapienziali
    Gnd id → 7502814-1
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cathopedia article id: Libri_sapienziali"
  2. 23d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → l/libros-sapienciales
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14483: e/escritos-de-la-sabiduria, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275195|batch #275195]]"
  3. 27d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → l/libros-sapienciales
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: e/escritos-de-la-sabiduria"
  4. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4dlCaK
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  6. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary genre
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → didactic literature
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: l/libros-sapienciales, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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