Eridu Genesis
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Eridu Genesis is an ancient Sumerian creation and flood myth that recounts the origins of humanity, the founding of cities, and a great deluge sent by the gods.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian myth
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ancient Mesopotamian text ⓘ creation myth ⓘ flood myth ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | Assyriology ⓘ |
| containsElement |
anthropogony
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cosmogony ⓘ deluge narrative ⓘ theogony ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
An
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Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresHuman | Ziusudra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | mythological narrative ⓘ |
| hero | Ziusudra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
divine kingship
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divine mercy ⓘ divine punishment ⓘ human obedience to the gods ⓘ order and civilization ⓘ role of cities in human society ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
construction of a boat
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divine decision to destroy humanity by flood ⓘ divine warning to a righteous man ⓘ establishment of kingship ⓘ founding of cities ⓘ post-flood blessing of the survivor ⓘ preservation of life from the flood ⓘ |
| preservationForm | cuneiform tablet ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Atrahasis
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Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Genesis flood narrative ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| setting |
Eridu
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ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| sharesMotifWith |
Atrahasis
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Epic of Gilgamesh flood story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | comparative mythology ⓘ |
| subject |
creation of humanity
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foundation of cities ⓘ great flood ⓘ |
| survivesAs | fragmentary text ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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