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Kesh Temple Hymn witness AbS-T 0284 (IM 070193): transcription on CDLI

DocumentCDLI terms: transliteration freely reusable with attributionEarly Dynastic IIIa, c. 2600 to 2500 BCCopy of The Abu Salabikh literary tablets (IAS), including the Kesh Temple Hymn and the Zame hymns
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Approved ATF transliteration of three obverse columns of the Early Dynastic witness, with lacunae; composite Q000751.

Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative, after Biggs 1971 and 1974. CDLI terms: transliteration freely reusable with attribution

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Transcription on cdliCuneiform Digital Library Initiative, after Biggs 1971 and 1974 · cdli.earth · CDLI terms: transliteration freely reusable with attributionPrimary source: CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 011 (P010248): Kesh Temple Hymn witness from Abu Salabikh1 step from the original

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KermanshahNajafHamadanKarbalaArakKhorramabadAl Kut1Iraq Museum200 kmAhvazKermanshahAs SulaymaniyahNajaf1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Kesh Temple Hymn witness AbS-T 0284 (IM 070193): transcription on CDLI [Copy CPY0DEDRA2YP9CP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDRA2YP9CP
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