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Sumerian King List - Wikipedia

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The Sumerian King List (abbreviated SKL) or Chronicle of the One Monarchy is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims to power of various city-states and kingdoms in southern Mesopotamia during the late third and early second millennium BC.
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Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)

This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Historical Documents, 12 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 5 general references.
  • Sources, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.

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6

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2

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General References

5

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