“After the kingship descended from heaven…” — the dynastic list that runs from antediluvian rulers of impossible reigns through the historical kings of Mesopotamia.
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Tradition
Sumerian historiographical / quasi-mythological text. Notable for its parallels to the patriarchal genealogies of Genesis 5–11 and for situating the flood as a marker between mythic and historical time.
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.