Sumerian King List Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Old Testament mentions the city Uruk as Erech, and its original Sumerian name is Unug. What we know today about Uruk comes
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to surviving clay tablet dated by the scribe who wrote around 2125 BC during the reign of King Utukhegal of Erech (Uruk),
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lugalzagesi was a Sumerian king who reigned c. 2341 BC - 2316 BC and lived in the mid-fourteenth century BC. According to his
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Enmerkar is a mythological, semi-historical character from Sumerian legends. He represents the first dynasty (3500 - 2750 BC), including great Mesopotamian heroes, Meskiaggasher (his
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Adapa was an exciting figure mentioned in ancient Mesopotamian myths and legends. He was one of the seven Apkallu, Antediluvian demi-gods, and sages created by God
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The very ancient and mysterious Tibetan books "Kantyua and Tantyua" are a treasury of sacred wisdom and a cornerstone of Tibetan civilization. Kantyua consists 108
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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Alulim is a mysterious being in Mesopotamian mythology. Just like the Babylonian god Oannes, he is described as a mermaid-deity. It is said that Alulim was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPage.com - In northern Sardinia, Italy there is an intriguing ancient site known as Monte d’Accoddi. Here, we come across a large ancient structure that reminds
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The history of Mari is rather obscure, but it is known that it was an ancient kingdom and an important political and commercial center
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The kings mentioned in the "Sumerian King List" are also attested in other important, historiographical sources. The so-called "Tummal Inscription" (also known as "Tummal
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient story of the great Flood has been re-told worldwide. We find accounts of the event among many ancient cultures all across
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most intriguing ancient documents representing Sumerian literature is the Sumerian King List, produced at the end of the third millennium BC (most
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