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Sumerian King List

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Long ago, people wrote lists.

Scheil dynastic tablet (1911).jpg
Scheil dynastic tablet (1911).jpg
These lists named many kings. They told which city ruled first. The kings lived in many cities. It helps us learn about the past. Do you like old stories?

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File:Scheil dynastic tablet (1911).jpg
Scheil dynastic tablet (1911).jpg
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Initial paragraph about rule of Alulim in...
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Françoise_Foliot_-_époux.jpg
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Myth of Etana.jpg
File:Mebaragsi,_King_of_Kish_(transcription_of_fragment,_original_in_Iraq_National_Museum).jpg
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File:Seal_impression_of_Mesanepada,_king_of_Kish.jpg
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Middle East, 52 Ancient Iran.jpg
File:Dedication_tablet_by_King_Enshakushanna,_State_Hermitage_Museum,_St._Petersburg,_Erm_14375.jpg
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File:Fragments_in_the_name_of_Enshakushanna.jpg
Fragments_in_the_name_of_Enshakushanna.jpg

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