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The Eridu Genesis
The Sumerian flood myth — the gods raise kingship, found cities, send the deluge, and Ziusudra survives in a great boat.
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- Tradition
- Sumerian flood narrative. A primary ancestor of the Atrahasis / Utnapishtim story in the Epic of Gilgamesh and of the Genesis 6–9 flood account.
- Translation
- ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
- License
- ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.