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Kesh temple hymn
Oldest surviving literary text in the world / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kesh temple hymn, Liturgy to Nintud, or Liturgy to Nintud on the creation of man and woman, is a Sumerian tablet, written on clay tablets as early as 2600 BCE.[1] Along with the Instructions of Shuruppak, it is the oldest surviving literature in the world.[2]
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