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The Song of Songs also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon is an erotic poem that is one of the megillot scrolls found in the last section of the Tanakh known as the Ketuvim or Writings It is unique within the Hebrew Bible it shows no interest in Law or Covenant or the God of Israel nor does it teach or explore wisdom like Proverbs or Ecclesiastes although it does have some affinities to wisdom literature as the ascription to the 10th century BCE King of Israel Solomon indicates instead it celebrates sexual love giving the voices of two lovers praising each other yearning for each other proffering invitations to enjoy