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wisdom literature

genre of literature common in the ancient Near East
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wisdom literature

Summary

wisdom literature is a literary genre[1]. It draws 561 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].

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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 561 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.[9] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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  2. 5d 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)
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