Eridu Genesis, also called the Sumerian Creation Myth, Sumerian Flood Story and the Sumerian Deluge Myth, [1] [2] offers a description of the story surrounding how humanity was created by the gods, how the office of kingship entered human civilization, the circumstances leading to the origins of the first cities, and the global flood.

2020年5月7日 · The Sumerian Flood Story (also known as the Eridu Genesis, The Flood Story, Sumerian Creation Myth, Sumerian Deluge Myth) is the oldest Mesopotamian text relating the tale of the Great Flood which would appear in later works such as the Atrahasis (17th century BCE) and The Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 2150-1400 BCE).

Eridu Genesis, in Mesopotamian religious literature, ancient Sumerian epic primarily concerned with the creation of the world, the building of cities, and the flood.

"Eridu Genesis" provides a partial English translation of a Sumerian creation and flood myth. This 1981 version was written by Thorkild Jacobsen and was where he coined the term "Eridu Genesis." It contains transliteration line numbers in the footnotes and there are …

2019年4月11日 · This week we are going to analyze the oldest creation story ever recorded, known as the Eridu Genesis. This story was written in the 2 nd Millenium BCE by the Sumerians. While mankind had existed prior to that time for thousands and tens of thousands of years, this was the first creation story ever recorded in history.

2020年10月12日 · 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 be reconstructed from texts like the Sumerian King List and Berossus: an offer of eternal life to Ziusudra.

2023年8月22日 · The Sumerian Flood Story (also known as the Eridu Genesis, Sumerian Creation Myth, and Sumerian Deluge Myth) is the oldest Mesopotamian text relating the tale of the Great Flood, which would appear in later works such as the Atrahasis (17th century BCE) and The Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 2150–1400 BCE).

2018年8月11日 · Today, Eridu is often considered to be one of the oldest permanent settlements in Mesopotamia, and perhaps even in the world. The ancient Sumerians also believed that Eridu was the first city in the world and they documented that belief in …

2010年7月20日 · The Eridu Genesis (composed c. 2300 BCE) is the earliest description of the Great Flood, pre-dating the biblical book of Genesis, and is the tale of the good man Utnapishtim (also known as Atrahasis or Ziusudra) who builds a great boat by the will of the gods and gathers inside 'the seed of life' at Enki's suggestion. Enki was instrumental in ...

2019年7月17日 · The Eridu Genesis myth comes from Old Babylonian empire and is usually dated to about 1600 BCE. It was written on clay tablets which are quite fragmented. It is often refereed to as the Sumerian Flood Myth.