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Some versions of the Sumerian King List conclude with a summary of the dynasties after the flood. In this summary, the number of kings and their accumulated regnal years are mentioned for each city, as well as the number of times that city had received kingship: "A total of 12 kings ruled for 396 years, 3 times in Urim."
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016, and was released theatrically on October 21, before airing on the National Geographic Channel on October 30. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As part of National Geographic's commitment to covering climate change, the documentary was made widely available and free of charge on various ...
The Sumerian King List recounts "En-me(n)-barage-si, the one who carried away as he spoiled the weapons of the land of Elam, became king." A tradition of the Kishite expansion into the Susiana and Iranian plateau is reflected in an inscription of an ED II king of Kish named Enna-il, which commemorates his military operations in Elam. [25]
English: This is the Sumerian King List, an ancient stone tablet listing cities in Sumer and its neighbouring regions, their rulers and the length of their reigns. It contains a reference to the flood myth and mythological origins of Kingship, with the details of the later kings listed on the tablet having more realistic reigns than the excessively long ones of the earlier entries.
Before the Flood may refer to: Antediluvian, the period in Christian and Jewish theology also known as "Pre-Flood" Before the Flood, an album by Bob Dylan and The Band "Before the Flood" , an episode of Doctor Who; Before the Flood, a 2016 documentary film on climate change, co-produced by and starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Early kings chronicle (translation) 20 39,40 Tummal chronicle: 7 Uruk chronicle of the kings of Ur 48 Assyrian Eponym List (2nd millennium) 8 Market prices chronicle (translation) 23 50 Synchronic history (translation and another translation) 21 10 Yes Chronicle P (translation and another translation) 22 45 Enlil-nirari chronicle 11
Lugalbanda [a] was a deified Sumerian king of Uruk who, according to various sources of Mesopotamian literature, was the father of Gilgamesh.Early sources mention his consort Ninsun and his heroic deeds in an expedition to Aratta by King Enmerkar.
Babylonian King List A (BKLa, BM 33332) [25] — created at some point after the foundation of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Babylonian King List A records the kings of Babylon from the beginning of Babylon's first dynasty under Sumu-abum (r. c. 1894–1881 BC) to Kandalanu (r. 648–627 BC). The end of the tablet is broken off, suggesting that it ...