The antediluvian reigns were measured in Sumerian numerical units known as
sars (units of 3600),
ners (units of 600), and
sosses (units of 60).
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| Ruler | Epithet | Length of reign | Approx. dates | Comments |
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- "After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridug. In Eridug, Alulim became king; he ruled for 28800 years."
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| Alulim | | 8 sars (28,800 years) | Between 35th and 30th century BC | |
| Alalngar | | 10 sars (36,000 years) | | |
- "Then Eridug fell and the kingship was taken to Bad-tibira."
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| En-men-lu-ana | | 12 sars (43,200 years) | | |
| En-men-gal-ana | | 8 sars (28,800 years) | | |
| Dumuzid, the Shepherd | "the shepherd" | 10 sars (36,000 years) | | |
- "Then Bad-tibira fell and the kingship was taken to Larag."
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| En-sipad-zid-ana | | 8 sars (28,800 years) | | |
- "Then Larag fell and the kingship was taken to Zimbir."
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| En-men-dur-ana | | 5 sars and 5 ners (21,000 years) | | |
- "Then Zimbir fell and the kingship was taken to Shuruppag."
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| Ubara-Tutu | | 5 sars and 1 ner (18,600 years) | | |
- "Then the flood swept over."[citation needed]
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- Excavations in Iraq have revealed evidence of localized flooding at Shuruppak (modern Tell Fara, Iraq) and various other Sumerian cities. A layer of riverine sediments, radiocarbon dated to ca. 2900 BC, interrupts the continuity of settlement, extending as far north as the city of Kish.Polychrome pottery from the Jemdet Nasr period (3000-2900 BC) was discovered immediately below the Shuruppak flood stratum.[19]
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