Reading Questions 14

Required reading: Psalm 19 (Bible), Psalm 119 (Bible); Ballad of Early Rulers (WLBA), Egyptian prayers (AEL)

1. What does Psalm 19 verses 1-6 have to do with wisdom?
2. Which wisdom questions does Psalm 19 engage with? How does it answer them?
3. According to Psalm 119, how can we find wisdom? What are some wise activities that the writer suggests to the reader?
4. What is the main point of the Mesopotamian Ballad of Early Rulers? What other texts does this remind you of, and why?
5. In the Egyptian prayers, starting with the Votive Stela of Neferabu and continuing through the School Texts, what wisdom questions do these prayers engage with? What are some wise activities that the writers suggest?