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Kesh Temple Hymn: ETCSL composite transliteration and translation (c.4.80.2)

DocumentETCSL, University of Oxford; copyright terms on the siteEarly 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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The Old Babylonian composite text of 134 lines in eight sections, the duplicate that makes the Abu Salabikh version readable.

Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (after Gragg 1969 and Civil). ETCSL, University of Oxford; copyright terms on the site

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Etcsl composite transliteration and translation (c.4.80.2)Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (after Gragg 1969 and Civil) · etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk · ETCSL, University of Oxford; copyright terms on the sitePrimary source: The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature: About the project2 steps from the original

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KermanshahNajafHamadanKarbalaArakKhorramabadAl Kut1Iraq Museum200 kmAhvazKermanshahAs SulaymaniyahNajaf1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Kesh Temple Hymn: ETCSL composite transliteration and translation (c.4.80.2) [Copy CPY0DEDRACXN5NJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDRACXN5NJ
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