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5a42f4eb4a4859001aac73c1 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | During the SNES's life, Nintendo contracted with two different companies to develop a CD-ROM-based peripheral for the console to compete with Sega's CD-ROM based addon, Mega-CD. Ultimately, deals with both Sony and Philips fell through, (although a prototype console was produced by Sony) with Philips gaining the right ... | What happened to the deals made with Sega? | {
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5a42f4eb4a4859001aac73c2 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | During the SNES's life, Nintendo contracted with two different companies to develop a CD-ROM-based peripheral for the console to compete with Sega's CD-ROM based addon, Mega-CD. Ultimately, deals with both Sony and Philips fell through, (although a prototype console was produced by Sony) with Philips gaining the right ... | What did Sega develop after its first dealings with Philips? | {
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5a42f4eb4a4859001aac73c3 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | During the SNES's life, Nintendo contracted with two different companies to develop a CD-ROM-based peripheral for the console to compete with Sega's CD-ROM based addon, Mega-CD. Ultimately, deals with both Sony and Philips fell through, (although a prototype console was produced by Sony) with Philips gaining the right ... | What was Sega's multimedia player? | {
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5730b4e2396df919000962ba | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What did Nintendo consider emulators? | {
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5730b4e2396df919000962bb | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What is the term for a software product abandoned by its owners? | {
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5730b4e2396df919000962bc | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What device allows backing up SNES games? | {
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5730b4e2396df919000962bd | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What is the term for homemade software? | {
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5a42fd284a4859001aac73db | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What did owners of the respective game consider emulators? | {
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5a42fd284a4859001aac73dc | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What status did discontinued image files have? | {
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5a42fd284a4859001aac73dd | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What did Nintendo do under abandonware status via the Retrode? | {
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5a42fd284a4859001aac73de | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What were emulation supporters against regarding files? | {
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5a42fd284a4859001aac73df | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Nintendo of America took the same stance against the distribution of SNES ROM image files and the use of emulators as it did with the NES, insisting that they represented flagrant software piracy. Proponents of SNES emulation cite discontinued production of the SNES constituting abandonware status, the right of the own... | What other system did supporters of SNES emulation also take the same stance with? | {
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5730b55f396df919000962cc | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices, Apple's iPhone and iPad, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, the Gizmondo, the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings, as well as PDAs. While individual games have been included with emulators on so... | What smartphones have SNES emulators? | {
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5730b55f396df919000962cd | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices, Apple's iPhone and iPad, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, the Gizmondo, the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings, as well as PDAs. While individual games have been included with emulators on so... | What portable game systems have SNES emulators? | {
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5730b55f396df919000962ce | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices, Apple's iPhone and iPad, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, the Gizmondo, the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings, as well as PDAs. While individual games have been included with emulators on so... | What was Nintendo's first approved emulator? | {
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5a43023e4a4859001aac73e5 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices, Apple's iPhone and iPad, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, the Gizmondo, the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings, as well as PDAs. While individual games have been included with emulators on so... | What was Android's first official emulator? | {
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5a43023e4a4859001aac73e6 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices, Apple's iPhone and iPad, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, the Gizmondo, the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings, as well as PDAs. While individual games have been included with emulators on so... | What have been included with emulators on Playstation Portable? | {
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5a43023e4a4859001aac73e7 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices, Apple's iPhone and iPad, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, the Gizmondo, the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings, as well as PDAs. While individual games have been included with emulators on so... | What smartphones have Gamecube emulators? | {
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5a43023e4a4859001aac73e8 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices, Apple's iPhone and iPad, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, the Gizmondo, the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings, as well as PDAs. While individual games have been included with emulators on so... | What game systems are officially sanctioned by GameCube to include emulators? | {
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5a43023e4a4859001aac73e9 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | Emulation of the SNES is now available on handheld units, such as Android devices, Apple's iPhone and iPad, Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP), the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, the Gizmondo, the Dingoo and the GP2X by GamePark Holdings, as well as PDAs. While individual games have been included with emulators on so... | What is the GP2X a port of on the Wii? | {
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5730b5f4069b53140083229f | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | In 2007, GameTrailers named the SNES as the second-best console of all time in their list of top ten consoles that "left their mark on the history of gaming", citing its graphic, sound, and library of top-quality games. In 2015, they also named it the best Nintendo console of all time, saying, "The list of games we lov... | Which publication said Nintendo's best console ever was the SNES? | {
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5730b5f4069b5314008322a0 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | In 2007, GameTrailers named the SNES as the second-best console of all time in their list of top ten consoles that "left their mark on the history of gaming", citing its graphic, sound, and library of top-quality games. In 2015, they also named it the best Nintendo console of all time, saying, "The list of games we lov... | Which writer said the SNES was the best console ever from any company? | {
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5730b5f4069b5314008322a3 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | In 2007, GameTrailers named the SNES as the second-best console of all time in their list of top ten consoles that "left their mark on the history of gaming", citing its graphic, sound, and library of top-quality games. In 2015, they also named it the best Nintendo console of all time, saying, "The list of games we lov... | Where did IGN rank the SNES? | {
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5a4305f04a4859001aac73ef | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | In 2007, GameTrailers named the SNES as the second-best console of all time in their list of top ten consoles that "left their mark on the history of gaming", citing its graphic, sound, and library of top-quality games. In 2015, they also named it the best Nintendo console of all time, saying, "The list of games we lov... | Why did GameTrailers name the SNES second-best console of all time in 2008? | {
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5a4305f04a4859001aac73f1 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | In 2007, GameTrailers named the SNES as the second-best console of all time in their list of top ten consoles that "left their mark on the history of gaming", citing its graphic, sound, and library of top-quality games. In 2015, they also named it the best Nintendo console of all time, saying, "The list of games we lov... | Who said the Playstation was simply the most timeless system ever created? | {
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5a4305f04a4859001aac73f2 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | In 2007, GameTrailers named the SNES as the second-best console of all time in their list of top ten consoles that "left their mark on the history of gaming", citing its graphic, sound, and library of top-quality games. In 2015, they also named it the best Nintendo console of all time, saying, "The list of games we lov... | Why did Big N. Technology rate the Playstation fifth of ten? | {
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5a4305f04a4859001aac73f3 | Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System | In 2007, GameTrailers named the SNES as the second-best console of all time in their list of top ten consoles that "left their mark on the history of gaming", citing its graphic, sound, and library of top-quality games. In 2015, they also named it the best Nintendo console of all time, saying, "The list of games we lov... | In 2007 how did GamingExcellence rate the NES? | {
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5730a6cd2461fd1900a9cf4f | Sumer | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | Some scholars contest that there was only one what? | {
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5730a6cd2461fd1900a9cf50 | Sumer | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | Who do some scholars think the Sumerian language originally belonged to? | {
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5730a6cd2461fd1900a9cf51 | Sumer | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | Where did the original Sumerians live? | {
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5730a6cd2461fd1900a9cf52 | Sumer | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | What culture did the peoples who would be called Sumerian have a part in? | {
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5730a6cd2461fd1900a9cf53 | Sumer | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | When were the earliest historical records of Sumer? | {
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5a64f5eac2b11c001a425b50 | Sumer | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | What people lived in river region of Arabia? | {
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5a64f5eac2b11c001a425b51 | Sumer | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | Who was king in the 2600's BC? | {
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5a64f5eac2b11c001a425b52 | Sumer | However, some scholars contest the idea of a Proto-Euphratean language or one substrate language. It has been suggested by them and others, that the Sumerian language was originally that of the hunter and fisher peoples, who lived in the marshland and the Eastern Arabia littoral region, and were part of the Arabian bif... | Who believes the Sumerians lived in the area of modern Persia? | {
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5730a771069b531400832209 | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | How long was there native Sumerian rule during the Third Dynasty of Ur? | {
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5730a771069b53140083220a | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | When was the Third Dynasty of Ur? | {
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5730a771069b53140083220b | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | What language was in use in the Neo-Sumerian Empire? | {
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5730a771069b53140083220c | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | What is considered to be the world's first city? | {
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5730a771069b53140083220d | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | How many cultures may have fused together in Eridu? | {
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5a64f832c2b11c001a425b57 | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | What Empire was followed by native Sumerian rule? | {
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5a64f832c2b11c001a425b58 | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | What dynasty was in power from the 21st to the 20th century BC? | {
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5a64f832c2b11c001a425b59 | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | What was the worlds first settlement? | {
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5a64f832c2b11c001a425b5a | Sumer | Native Sumerian rule re-emerged for about a century in the Neo-Sumerian Empire or Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) approximately 2100-2000 BC, but the Akkadian language also remained in use. The Sumerian city of Eridu, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's first city, where ... | How many cultures could be found in Arabia at the time? | {
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5730a824396df91900096250 | Sumer | The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga (cuneiform: 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ... | What is the common name given to the non-Semitic dwellers of Mesopotamia by the Akkadians? | {
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5730a824396df91900096251 | Sumer | The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga (cuneiform: 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ... | What did the Sumerians refer to themselves as in their language? | {
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5730a824396df91900096252 | Sumer | The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga (cuneiform: 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ... | How did the Sumerians refer to their land? | {
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5730a824396df91900096253 | Sumer | The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga (cuneiform: 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ... | Shumer, an Akkadian word, could reference what type of name? | {
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5730a824396df91900096254 | Sumer | The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga (cuneiform: 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ... | What compass point of Mesopotamia did the Hebrew Shinar refer to? | {
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5a64fdf2c2b11c001a425b7d | Sumer | The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga (cuneiform: 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ... | What is the common name for the Semitic people Mesopotamia? | {
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5a64fdf2c2b11c001a425b7e | Sumer | The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga (cuneiform: 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ... | What were the Semitic Akkadians called? | {
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5a64fdf2c2b11c001a425b7f | Sumer | The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg-ga (cuneiform: 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ... | What did the term Shumer lead to? | {
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5730a8cc2461fd1900a9cf59 | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | During what periods did the Sumerican city-states rise to power? | {
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50
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5730a8cc2461fd1900a9cf5a | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | What is obscure until the Early Dynastic III period around the 23rd century BC? | {
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"Sumerian written history"
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86
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5730a8cc2461fd1900a9cf5b | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | What was developed that has allowed archaeologists to read contemporary records and inscriptions? | {
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"syllabary writing system"
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284
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5730a8cc2461fd1900a9cf5c | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | When does Classical Sumer end? | {
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434
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5730a8cc2461fd1900a9cf5d | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | What cut short the Sumerian Renaissance in the 21st century BC? | {
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"Semitic Amorite invasions"
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613
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5a64ff22c2b11c001a425b83 | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | What city-states declined during the Ubaid and Uruk periods? | {
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5a64ff22c2b11c001a425b84 | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | What history goes back to 2700's BC? | {
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5a64ff22c2b11c001a425b85 | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | What was obscure until 2300 BC? | {
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5a64ff22c2b11c001a425b86 | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | What Empire came to power in 2300 BC? | {
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5a64ff22c2b11c001a425b87 | Sumer | The Sumerian city-states rose to power during the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumerian written history reaches back to the 27th century BC and before, but the historical record remains obscure until the Early Dynastic III period, c. the 23rd century BC, when a now deciphered syllabary writing system was develop... | What dynasty lasted until the 17th century BC? | {
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5730a9732461fd1900a9cf63 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | Fine quality painted pottery is a distinctive style of what period in Sumerian history? | {
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4
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5730a9732461fd1900a9cf64 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | Where could the pottery be found spread throughout? | {
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106
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} | 1 |
5730a9732461fd1900a9cf65 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | During the Ubaid, where was the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia established? | {
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222
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5730a9732461fd1900a9cf66 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | What type of agriculture did the farmers settling at Eridu bring with them? | {
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344
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} | 1 |
5730a9732461fd1900a9cf67 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | Who was the chief god of Eridu? | {
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"Enki"
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796
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5a650f65c2b11c001a425bc5 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | What period was marked by a decline in Mesopotamian and Persian fine Art? | {
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5a650f65c2b11c001a425bc6 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | what was established at Eridu in the 53rd century BC? | {
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5a650f65c2b11c001a425bc7 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | What culture adopted and improved on irrigation agriculture? | {
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5a650f65c2b11c001a425bc8 | Sumer | The Ubaid period is marked by a distinctive style of fine quality painted pottery which spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. During this time, the first settlement in southern Mesopotamia was established at Eridu (Cuneiform: NUN.KI), c. 5300 BC, by farmers who brought with them the Hadji Muhammed culture... | What city became the new religious center after Eridu? | {
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5730a9ff8ab72b1400f9c63a | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | What facilitated the rise of Sumerian cities? | {
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75
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} | 1 |
5730aa008ab72b1400f9c63b | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | How were trade goods transported in southern Mesopotamia? | {
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"transported along the canals and rivers"
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87
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} | 1 |
5730aa008ab72b1400f9c63c | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | How many people lived in the cities? | {
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"over 10,000"
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"answer_start": [
243
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} | 1 |
5730aa008ab72b1400f9c63d | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | During which period did Sumerian cities begin using slave labor? | {
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"Uruk"
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371
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} | 1 |
5730aa008ab72b1400f9c63e | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | What have been found as far east as central Iran? | {
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551
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} | 1 |
5a65142ac2b11c001a425beb | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | What period ranged from the 41st to the 29th century BC? | {
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5a65142ac2b11c001a425bec | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | What was transported along the rovers and canals of northern Mesopotamia? | {
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5a65142ac2b11c001a425bed | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | Who employed many laborers in the cities? | {
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5a65142ac2b11c001a425bee | Sumer | By the time of the Uruk period (c. 4100–2900 BC calibrated), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities (with populations of over 10,000 people) where centralized administrations employed specialized wo... | When did Sumerians stop using slave labor? | {
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5730aa6f8ab72b1400f9c644 | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | What is an "ensi"? | {
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"priest-king"
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"answer_start": [
97
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} | 1 |
5730aa6f8ab72b1400f9c645 | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | What type of leadership did Sumerian cities during the Uruk period probably have? | {
"text": [
"theocratic"
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"answer_start": [
53
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} | 1 |
5730aa6f8ab72b1400f9c646 | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | Who assisted the ensi? | {
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"a council of elders"
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"answer_start": [
129
]
} | 1 |
5730aa6f8ab72b1400f9c647 | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | What was the most urbanized city in the world at the time? | {
"text": [
"Uruk"
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"answer_start": [
427
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} | 1 |
5730aa6f8ab72b1400f9c648 | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | Over how many people lived in Uruk? | {
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"answer_start": [
507
]
} | 1 |
5a65159cc2b11c001a425bfd | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | When were Sumerian cities lead by a council of elders? | {
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5a65159cc2b11c001a425bfe | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | What was the Sumerian political structure based on? | {
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5a65159cc2b11c001a425bff | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | During what period did Sumeria develop professional soldiers? | {
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5a65159cc2b11c001a425c00 | Sumer | Sumerian cities during the Uruk period were probably theocratic and were most likely headed by a priest-king (ensi), assisted by a council of elders, including both men and women. It is quite possible that the later Sumerian pantheon was modeled upon this political structure. There was little evidence of organized warf... | How many inhabitants did Sumeria have during the Uruk period? | {
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"answer_start": []
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5730ab3a8ab72b1400f9c65c | Sumer | The earliest dynastic king on the Sumerian king list whose name is known from any other legendary source is Etana, 13th king of the first dynasty of Kish. The earliest king authenticated through archaeological evidence is Enmebaragesi of Kish (c. 26th century BC), whose name is also mentioned in the Gilgamesh epic—lead... | What is the name of the earliest dynastic Sumerian king? | {
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"answer_start": [
108
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} | 1 |
5730ab3a8ab72b1400f9c65d | Sumer | The earliest dynastic king on the Sumerian king list whose name is known from any other legendary source is Etana, 13th king of the first dynasty of Kish. The earliest king authenticated through archaeological evidence is Enmebaragesi of Kish (c. 26th century BC), whose name is also mentioned in the Gilgamesh epic—lead... | What dynasty was Etana the 13th king of? | {
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"answer_start": [
149
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} | 1 |
5730ab3a8ab72b1400f9c65e | Sumer | The earliest dynastic king on the Sumerian king list whose name is known from any other legendary source is Etana, 13th king of the first dynasty of Kish. The earliest king authenticated through archaeological evidence is Enmebaragesi of Kish (c. 26th century BC), whose name is also mentioned in the Gilgamesh epic—lead... | Who is the earliest king that is authenticated by actual physical evidence and not just legend? | {
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"answer_start": [
222
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} | 1 |
5730ab3a8ab72b1400f9c65f | Sumer | The earliest dynastic king on the Sumerian king list whose name is known from any other legendary source is Etana, 13th king of the first dynasty of Kish. The earliest king authenticated through archaeological evidence is Enmebaragesi of Kish (c. 26th century BC), whose name is also mentioned in the Gilgamesh epic—lead... | Where is Enmebaragesi's name mentioned? | {
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"Gilgamesh epic"
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301
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} | 1 |
5730ab3a8ab72b1400f9c660 | Sumer | The earliest dynastic king on the Sumerian king list whose name is known from any other legendary source is Etana, 13th king of the first dynasty of Kish. The earliest king authenticated through archaeological evidence is Enmebaragesi of Kish (c. 26th century BC), whose name is also mentioned in the Gilgamesh epic—lead... | What is the period of Enmebaragesi's reign associated with? | {
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"answer_start": [
472
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} | 1 |
5a651902c2b11c001a425c0d | Sumer | The earliest dynastic king on the Sumerian king list whose name is known from any other legendary source is Etana, 13th king of the first dynasty of Kish. The earliest king authenticated through archaeological evidence is Enmebaragesi of Kish (c. 26th century BC), whose name is also mentioned in the Gilgamesh epic—lead... | Who is the first Sumerian king? | {
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"answer_start": []
} | 0 |
5a651902c2b11c001a425c0e | Sumer | The earliest dynastic king on the Sumerian king list whose name is known from any other legendary source is Etana, 13th king of the first dynasty of Kish. The earliest king authenticated through archaeological evidence is Enmebaragesi of Kish (c. 26th century BC), whose name is also mentioned in the Gilgamesh epic—lead... | Who was the king during the last dynasty o Kish? | {
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