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Al-Adab (Arabic: الآداب) has been defined as "decency, morals". [ 2 ] While interpretation of the scope and particulars of Adab may vary among different cultures, common among these interpretations is regard for personal standing through the observation of certain codes of behavior. [ 3 ]
Adab or ADAB may refer to: Places. Adab (city), a city of ancient Sumer `Adab, a village in Yemen; Al Dhafra Air Base, a military installation of the United Arab Emirates Air Force near Abu Dhabi, UAE; Literary and cultural use. Adab (Islam), the category of Islamic law dealing with etiquette; Adab (literature), the classical Islamic literature ...
The city of Adab is also mentioned in the Code of Hammurabi (c. 1792 – c. 1750 BC). [53] There is a Sumerian language comic tale, dating to the Old Babylonian period, of the Three Ox-drivers from Adab. [54] Inscribed bricks of the Kassite dynasty ruler Kurigalzu I (c. 1375 BC) were found at Adab, marking the last verified occupation of the ...