Sumer
There are 53 items in Sumer:
The Sumerian King List
Sumerian King List: list of rulers of ancient Sumer, used as a framework for the study of Mesopotamian chronology.Sixteen copies (indicated as A, B, C... P) of this text are known, all of them written in Sumerian, although some of…ABC 18 (Dynastic Chronicle)
The Dynastic Chronicle (ABC 18) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Babylonia. Although it is called a chronicle, it is, in fact, a list of Mesopotamian rulers.The Dynastic Chronicle, although called a chronicle, is in fact a very…ABC 4 (Late Years of Nabopolassar)
The Chronicle Concerning the Late Years of Nabopolassar (ABC 4) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Babylonia. It deals with the wars of the Babylonian king Nabopolassar and his crown prince Nebuchadnezzar against nations that were, just like…
Comparative table of Babylonian Chronology |
CM 48 (Kings of Ur)
CM 48 (Chroniques Mésopotamiennes 48): chronicle of the reign of king Šulgi of Ur.The following text, written in Uruk in the year 251 BCE, is part of a Babylonian chronicle, and deals with reign of the godless Sumerian king Šulgi…CM 6 (The Royal Chronicle of Lagaš)
The Royal Chronicle of Lagaš is a fragment of a Mesopotamian chronicle that appears to be some sort of addition to the Sumerian King List, which does not refer to the city of Lagaš. …CM 7 (Tummal Chronicle)
CM 7 (Chroniques Mésopotamiennes 7): Sumerian text on the history of the Tummal sanctuary in Nippur.This chronicle is a Sumerian text on the history of the Tummal sanctuary in Nippur, where the goddess Ninlil was venerated, the divine spouse of…Eridu Genesis
Eridu Genesis: a Sumerian text dealing with the subject matter best known from the first chapters of the Bible.The Eridu Genesis is written on a Sumerian cuneiform tablet of which about two thirds are now lost. The missing parts can…Euphrates
Euphrates (Greek Εὐφράτης): river in ancient Mesopotamia. The Euphrates at Birecik (Turkey) The Euphrates is the longest river of the Near East: it…The Great Flood: Sumerian version
The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in…The Great Flood: Eridu Genesis
The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the…The Great Flood: Archaeology?
The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the…