Wisdom
12 books featuring this theme
Wisdom is practical and metaphysical understanding that guides right action. It is transmitted through proverbs, exemplars, and inspired insight.
Epic of Gilgamesh
Sin-leqi-unninni
1200-1000 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Dhammapada
Anonymous
100 BCE
Indian, Buddhist
Jātaka Tales
Anonymous
100 BCE-500 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Kebra Nagast
Anonymous
1314-1321 CE
African, Ethiopian
Hebrew Bible
Various
1000-200 BCE
Levantine, Hebrew
Flower Ornament Sutra
Anonymous
300-800 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Vimalakīrti Sūtra
Anonymous
200-500 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Manimekalai
Sattanar
400-600 CE
Indian, Hindu
The Book of Taliesin
Anonymous
1500-1600 CE
Celtic, Welsh
Enki and Ninhursag
Anonymous
2000-1500 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Enki and Ninmah
Anonymous
1800-1700 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Hymns to Enki
Anonymous
2100-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian