The Sumerian King List records the lengths of reigns of the kings of Sumer. The initial section deals with kings before the Flood and is significantly different from the rest. When the kingdom durations of the antediluvian section are expressed in an early sexagesimal numerical system, all ...
this king list is itself the lone source of information. Beginning with Lugal-zage-si and the Third Dynasty of Uruk (which was defeated by Sargon of Akkad), a better understanding of how subsequent rulers fit into the chronology of the ancient Near East can be ...
The first part of the Sumerian King List: “1-39 After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridug. In Eridug, Alulim became king; he ruled for 28800 years. Alaljar ruled for 36000 years. 2 kings; they ruled for 64800 years. Then Eridug fell and the kingship was...
But the set of the tide was already obvious: The last three kings of Ur III already have names incorporating the Akkadian name of the moon god, Sîn, rather than the Sumerian name, Nanna. Sumer was being linguistically overwhelmed. But not forgotten. Sumerian civilization did not vanish, ...
Furthermore, the Sumerians were known as ‘black-headed people’. According to the list of Sumerian Kings, when the humans were provided gifts by God to cultivate the society, they did so by forming a city by the name of Eridu in the Sumer region. Although the Uruk city of Sumar is ...
Also the Sumerian King List is similar to the genealogies of Genesis 5. The Sumerian King List (SKL) also mentions a great flood. It tells of the kings who ruled before and after the great flood. There are also creation stories like the Song of the Hoe, and Enki and Ninmah. Eridu ...
Category Archives:Sumerian The Sumerian Kings List Posted onMay 3, 2016byRay Davis - The Affirmation Spot One of the most fascinating Sumerian tablets of all is the one known as The Sumerian King’s List. These tablets list the kings who ruled from the time of creation until the flood. Th...
Read More Sumer InSumer An extant document,The Sumerian King List, records that eight kings reigned before the great Flood. Read More
According to Sitchin, ancient inscriptions report that the human civilization in Sumer, Mesopotamia, was set up under the guidance of these "gods", and human kingship was inaugurated to provide intermediaries between mankind and the Anunnaki (creating the "divine right of kings" doctrine). Sitchin...
In 5 cities 8 kings; they ruled for 241,200 years. Then the flood swept over'. Excavations in Iraq have revealed evidence of localized flooding at Shuruppak (modern Tell Fara, Iraq) and various other Sumerian cities. A layer of riverine sediments, radiocarbon dated to ca. 2,900 B.C.,...