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Ziusudra
Sign in to savethumb|Sumerian King List, 1800 BC, Larsa, Iraq Ziusudra ( [ṣi₂-u₄-sud-ra₂], , ) of Shuruppak is listed in the WB-62 Sumerian King List recension as the last king of Sumer prior to the Great Flood. He is subsequently recorded as the hero of the Eridu Genesis and appears in the writings of Berossus as Xisuthros.
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- Literary and archaeological evidence
- King Ziusudra of Shuruppak
- Sumerian flood myth
- Xisuthros
- Other sources
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
thumb|Sumerian King List, 1800 BC, Larsa, Iraq Ziusudra ( [ṣi₂-u₄-sud-ra₂], , ) of Shuruppak is listed in the WB-62 Sumerian King List recension as the last king of Sumer prior to the Great Flood. He is subsequently recorded as the hero of the Eridu Genesis and appears in the writings of Berossus as Xisuthros.
Ziusudra is one of several mythic characters who are protagonists of Near Eastern flood myths, including Atrahasis, Utnapishtim, and the biblical Noah. Although each story displays its own distinctive features, many key story elements are common to two, three, or all four versions.