Kesh Temple Hymn
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Kesh Temple Hymn is one of the oldest known literary and religious texts from ancient Mesopotamia, praising the temple and city of Kesh in Sumer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kesh Temple Hymn canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1900893 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kesh Temple Hymn Context triple: [Sumer, producedWork, Kesh Temple Hymn]
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A.
Hymn of the Charter
Hymn of the Charter is the English name for "Hino da Carta," the national anthem of Portugal during the constitutional monarchy established by the Constitutional Charter of 1826.
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B.
Accla Taqui (Chant of the Chosen Maidens)
Accla Taqui (Chant of the Chosen Maidens) is a song from the classic Peruvian album "Voice of the Xtabay," showcasing Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal range and exotic, Andean-influenced style.
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C.
City of Temples
City of Temples is a nickname for Kathmandu, highlighting its dense concentration of historic Hindu and Buddhist temples and shrines.
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D.
Nghe Temple
Nghe Temple is a historic Vietnamese temple in Hai Phong, revered for its traditional architecture and cultural significance as a local spiritual and heritage site.
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E.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kesh Temple Hymn Target entity description: Kesh Temple Hymn is one of the oldest known literary and religious texts from ancient Mesopotamia, praising the temple and city of Kesh in Sumer.
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A.
Hymn of the Charter
Hymn of the Charter is the English name for "Hino da Carta," the national anthem of Portugal during the constitutional monarchy established by the Constitutional Charter of 1826.
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B.
Accla Taqui (Chant of the Chosen Maidens)
Accla Taqui (Chant of the Chosen Maidens) is a song from the classic Peruvian album "Voice of the Xtabay," showcasing Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal range and exotic, Andean-influenced style.
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C.
City of Temples
City of Temples is a nickname for Kathmandu, highlighting its dense concentration of historic Hindu and Buddhist temples and shrines.
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D.
Nghe Temple
Nghe Temple is a historic Vietnamese temple in Hai Phong, revered for its traditional architecture and cultural significance as a local spiritual and heritage site.
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E.
Status Quo of the Holy Places
The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian literary text
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Sumerian temple hymn ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian religious text ⓘ cuneiform text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lipit-Eshtar Hymn to Kesh ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
circa 2600–2500 BCE
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late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ninhursag ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Kesh
ⓘ
temple of Ninhursag at Kesh ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Mesopotamian literature
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Sumerian hymns ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | presents the temple as a divinely chosen place ⓘ |
| culture |
Sumerian civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
| currentLocationOfTablets | various museum collections ⓘ |
| genre |
hymn
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| influence | later Mesopotamian temple hymns ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
enumeration of temple features
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repetition ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| medium | clay tablets ⓘ |
| period |
Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia
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linked to:
Early Dynastic period
|
| placeOfOrigin |
Sumer
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ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| praises |
city of Kesh
ⓘ
goddess Ninhursag ⓘ
linked to:
Ninhursag
temple of Kesh ⓘ |
| preservation | known from clay tablet copies ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Temple Hymns of Enheduanna
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linked to:
Temple hymns of Enheduanna
|
| religion | Sumerian religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
affirmation of divine favor for Kesh
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praise of a specific cult center ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right horizontal lines ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for Sumerian temple ideology
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one of the earliest known religious hymns ⓘ one of the oldest known literary texts in the world ⓘ |
| structure | series of praise sections describing the temple and city ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Ancient Near Eastern studies
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Assyriology ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ |
| subject |
Ninhursag
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city of Kesh ⓘ temple of Kesh ⓘ |
| theme |
divine selection of a sanctuary
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exaltation of a specific temple ⓘ holiness of sacred space ⓘ |
| title | Kesh Temple Hymn ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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