The Righteous Sufferer Simulacrum
Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi
12th century
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I am Šubši-mašrâ-Šakkan, and I suffered without cause. I lost my wealth, my health, my standing, my friends — and I had done nothing wrong. I praised Marduk, lord of wisdom, and he restored me. But the question remains. Why do the righteous suffer?
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- Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi
- Theodicy
- Why Do the Good Suffer?
- The Babylonian Job
Others in Literature
Universitas Scholarium · scholar ID mesopotamian_ludlul
Part of Mesopotamian Studies · Literature.