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  2. List of English words of Yiddish origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).

  3. Kish (Sumer) - Wikipedia

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    Kish (Sumerian: Kiš; transliteration: Kiš ki; cuneiform: 𒆧𒆠; [1] Akkadian: Kiššatu, [2] near modern Tell al-Uhaymir) is an important archaeological site in Babil Governorate , located 80 km (50 mi) south of Baghdad and 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the ancient city of Babylon. The Ubaid period site of Ras al-Amiyah is 8 km (5.0 mi) away.

  4. Kish tablet - Wikipedia

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    The Kish tablet is a limestone tablet found at the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Kish in modern Tell al-Uhaymir, Babylon Governorate, Iraq. A plaster cast of the tablet is in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum , while the original is housed at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad .

  5. Enmebaragesi - Wikipedia

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    Enmebaragesi (Sumerian: π’‚—π’ˆ¨π’ˆπ’„„π’‹› Enmebárgisi [EN-ME-BARA 2-GI 4-SE]; fl. c. 2750 BC) [3] originally Mebarasi (π’ˆ¨π’ˆπ’‹›) [1] was the penultimate king of the first dynasty of Kish and is recorded as having reigned 900 years in the Sumerian King List.

  6. Shahrisabz - Wikipedia

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    Historically known as Kesh or Kish, Shahrisabz was once a major city of Central Asia and was an important urban center of Sogdiana, a province of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. It is primarily known today as the birthplace of 14th-century Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur .

  7. According to the New York Times, here's exactly how to play Strands: Find theme words to fill the board. Theme words stay highlighted in blue when found.

  8. Jushur - Wikipedia

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    Jushur (cuneiform: 𒄑𒃑 ĜIŠ.UR 3; Sumerian: Ĝušur) appears as a king of Kish in the Sumerian king list, a literary composition created in Mesopotamia at the beginning of the second millennium BC.

  9. Convicted NXIVM cult leader's defense accuses FBI of evidence ...

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    Keith Raniere, the ex-leader of NXIVM, was convicted in 2019 of seven counts that included racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, sex trafficking ...