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La·gash

 (lā′găsh)
An ancient city of Sumer in southern Mesopotamia. It flourished c. 2400 bc and after the fall of Akkad (c. 2180) enjoyed a classical revival noted for its sculpture and literature.
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La•gash

(ˈleɪ gæʃ)

n.
an ancient Sumerian city between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, at the modern village of Telloh in SE Iraq.
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Looking backwards, presargonic inscriptions from ancient Girsu, however, formed a final chronological stage in the ability of specialists to digest and communicate text content among themselves and to the larger public.
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