Language: Sumerian
Text: One fragmented copy survives (about one third of original)
Provenance: Nipper
Date: c. 1600 B.C.
Story: creation of man and animals, and founding of the five antediluvian cities: Eridu, Badtibira, Larak, Sippar, and Shuruppak , the Deluge
Hero: Ziusudra (flood hero), king of Shuruppak c. 2900 B.C.
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