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...
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 ...
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.,...
The Sumerian King List is anything but literal. It blends reality with mythology; thus, the kings supposedly had reigns lasting tens of thousands of years. "Many of the individuals mentioned in the first sections of the Sumerian King List are, however, clearly fictitious figures, and this may...
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...
Once a person is on the list, all of their games for later systems are included to show their history. This is a web page, as opposed to a database, to keep the information transparent and encourage browsing. There is also a book of interviews with some of the people included. ...
the Sumerians considered most of their KINGS to be GODs, or at least HEROs. The Deification and Heroization of kings mostly ceased after GILGAMESH, king of URUK around 2700 BCE. The Gilgamesh of the EPIC was predominantly a Heroic, but tragic, figure. He was no GOD. Some early Sumerian ...
Read More Sumer InSumer An extant document,The Sumerian King List, records that eight kings reigned before the great Flood. Read More
It synchronizes the kings and clues of the Sumerian King List with ancient Biblical history. The list has a reference to the Biblical flood; “After the flood had swept over, and the kingship had descended from heaven, the kingship was in Kish.” With 30 pictures and over 70 charts, Gene...
The Kings List Cyrus the Great Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600 BC or 576 BC-530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus the Elder, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East...