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Chaldean and Egyptian wisdom (1)

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Education and transmission of knowledge
11 Language, communication, libraries and education
11.05 Education and transmission of knowledge
Oral scholarly tradition (maš˒alāti u šut pî)
05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore
05.10 Esoteric lore and hermeneutics
05.10.02 Commentaries
05.10.02.03 Oral scholarly tradition (maš˒alāti u šut pî)

Keywords
Chaldeans
Egyptians
wisdom

Period
1st century CE
Roman Empire

Channel
Greek philosophers and scholars

Text
According to the Greek philosopher Chaeremon the Chaldean wisdom is older than Egyptian.

Chaeremon (FGrH 618.F.7):
The Chaldeans present themselves as the teachers of the Egyptians, whereas the Egyptians boast that it was the Chaldeans who became their disciples … I found that the wisdom of the Chaldeans is older than the one zealously practiced among the Egyptians.

Sources (list of abbreviations)
Chaeremon
FGrH 618.F.7

Bibliography

Dalley and Reyes 1998, 85

Dalley, S. and A. T. Reyes. “Mesopotamian Contact and Influence in the Greek World.” In: S. Dalley (ed.). The Legacy of Mesopotamia. Oxford: Oxford University Press 1998, 85-124.

Amar Annus

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