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Sumerian
Sumerian sacred and literary corpus: temple hymns, city laments, royal praise poems, Inanna myths, Enki and Ninurta narratives, disputations, wisdom, and scribal tradition.
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Texts
GlossaryA shelf-specific glossary starter for the Sumerian shelf.Introduction to Sumerian LiteratureA doorway into the Sumerian shelf: the Sumerian-language literary, liturgical, mythic, royal, and scribal corpus preserved through cuneiform transmission.Reader's Guide to Sumerian LiteratureA tablet-conscious reading map through Sumerian literature: witnesses, composites, schools, temples, kings, gods, laments, debate, bilingual survival, and later Akkadian transformation.