الأدب السومري البابلي و أثره في الأدب العبراني

Abstract EN

This research sheds light on the influence of Mesopotamian literature on Hebrew literature, as the Sumerian civilization was the source for the civilizations that were established in Mesopotamia like the Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian civilizations which had a major role in quoting from the Sumerian accomplishments in the fields of politics, literature, laws, the art of administration and others; then transporting them to different nations and people, and considering that the old cuneiform writing is one of the oldest written texts known to mankind so it was their invention, and this led to the spread of the cuneiform script in the ancient world.

This research also highlights the type of relationship that existed between the Babylonians and Assyrians with the Hebrews, who were influenced by the cultural production of the people of Mesopotamia, which was reflected in the biblical texts, especially in the field of literature, as the biblical literature and the ideas it contained included the cultural heritage of the people of the Near East.

What is noticeable according to specialized studies is that the writers of the Torah and their followers would not have written these texts before their presence in Babylon and being influenced by its civilization and people.