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Keš

a Pleiades name resource

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Keš is a presently unlocated Sumerian and Babylonian city.

Romanized Name(s):
Keš

Name as attested:

Language:
Sumerian

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Uncertain

Temporal attestations:

3rd millennium BC (3000-2000 BCE) (less confident and inferred (i.e., no contemporary evidence))
2nd Millennium BCE (2000-1000 BCE) (less confident and inferred (i.e., no contemporary evidence))
Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC) (less confident and inferred (i.e., no contemporary evidence))

References:

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

According to the Sumerian King List, Keš was the first city to have kings after the Deluge. The present location of the ancient city is unknown and some scholars have suggested Tell Wilaya as a possible location; Tell Abu Salabikh is another likely candidate for Keš. There is no archaeological or textual evidence to confirm either proposal.

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