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                                                                   EXHIBIT 12(B)

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy D. Gambill, Chief Executive Officer of the TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS
FUND (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my
knowledge:

     1. The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
     8/31/2007  (the "Form  N-CSR")  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of
     Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The  information  contained  in the Form N-CSR fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Registrant.

Dated:  January 24, 2008

/s/JIMMY D. GAMBILL

Jimmy D. Gambill
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration


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                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Galen G. Vetter, Chief Financial Officer of the TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS
FUND (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my
knowledge:

          1. The periodic  report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period
          ended   8/31/2007   (the  "Form  N-CSR")   fully   complies  with  the
          requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
          of 1934; and

          2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Registrant.

Dated:  January 24, 2008

/s/GALEN G. VETTER

Galen G. Vetter
Chief Financial Officer
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