Ubara-Tutu
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Ubara-tutu of Shuruppak
was the last antediluvian
king of Sumer
. He is recorded as the son of Enmunderana whom most believe to be the inspiration for the biblical Enoch. Ubaratutu lived until the deluge swept over the land, also like Methuselah the son of Enoch suggesting this is the character Methuselah was based on.
After the deluge, the kingship was reestablished in the northern city of Kish
, according to the Sumerian king list
.
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Shuruppak
Shuruppak or Shuruppag was an ancient Sumerian city situated about 35 miles south of Nippur on the banks of the Euphrates at the site of modern Tell Fara in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate....
was the last antediluvian
Antediluvian
The antediluvian period meaning "before the deluge" is the period referred to in the Bible between the Creation of the Earth and the Deluge . The narrative takes up chapters 1-6 of Genesis...
king of Sumer
Sumer
Sumer was a civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia, modern Iraq during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age....
. He is recorded as the son of Enmunderana whom most believe to be the inspiration for the biblical Enoch. Ubaratutu lived until the deluge swept over the land, also like Methuselah the son of Enoch suggesting this is the character Methuselah was based on.
After the deluge, the kingship was reestablished in the northern city of Kish
Kish (Sumer)
Kish is modern Tell al-Uhaymir , and was an ancient city of Sumer. Kish is located some 12 km east of Babylon, and 80 km south of Baghdad ....
, according to the Sumerian king list
Sumerian king list
The Sumerian King List is an ancient manuscript originally recorded in the Sumerian language, listing kings of Sumer from Sumerian and neighboring dynasties, their supposed reign lengths, and the locations of "official" kingship...
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See also
- History of SumerHistory of SumerThe history of Sumer, taken to include the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods, spans the 5th to 3rd millennia BC, ending with the downfall of the Third Dynasty of Ur around 2004 BC, followed by a transition period of Amorite states before the rise of Babylonia in the 18th century BC. The first...
- ShuruppakShuruppakShuruppak or Shuruppag was an ancient Sumerian city situated about 35 miles south of Nippur on the banks of the Euphrates at the site of modern Tell Fara in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate....
- Sumerian king listSumerian king listThe Sumerian King List is an ancient manuscript originally recorded in the Sumerian language, listing kings of Sumer from Sumerian and neighboring dynasties, their supposed reign lengths, and the locations of "official" kingship...
- Deluge (mythology)
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