Ziusudra

Ziusudra (also Ziudsura; Sumerian zi.u4.sud4.ra2, zi.ud.su3.ra2; life of long days; Greek Ξίσουθρος, Xisuthros ) was in the Sumerian King List the name of the last divine king of Shuruppak. His reign was WB under 62 ten divine SAR ( 36,000 divine years). In other listings partially other government lengths are given. Berossus calls for Ziusudra as " Xisuthros " a ruler time of 64,800 divine years. In Atrahasis epic Ziusudra saved mankind during the great flood before the destruction.

Atrahasis epic

The Atrahasis Epic was probably written about the first time around 2000 BC, but not later than 1800 BC A version could be (1635 BC) the king Ammi - saduqa dated to the twelfth year of reign. In Atra - hasis epic, among other Ziusudras later whereabouts are called may:

" Original: 9 ud- ba zi -ud- SU3 - ra2 lugal - am3 - 10 mu niĝ2 gilim -ma Numun nam - lu2 - ulu3 uru3 ak 11 kur - kur Dilmun bal -na ki I thought I'd e3 - SE3 mu -un- til3 eS ... Translation: 9 in those days, when Ziudsura, the king, 10 the seeds of humanity and the animals preserved, 11 they let ( an and Enlil ) him live in a " overseas country ", in the land of Dilmun, at the place where the god Utu ascends. "

Ziusudras deeds are considered precursors and based on the story of the hero and later equated God Uta- napišti, which were used as eleventh tablet of the Gilgamesh epic into account in a slightly different version. Around 1200 BC, the Gilgamesh epic of Sin - leqe - unninni was last revised. The still later version of the biblical Noah story shows remarkable parallels in the description of the flood disaster.