Index of Themes & Events
30 key source texts grouped by the great themes of the Mesopotamian record — the creation of mankind, the gifts of civilization, the Flood, the gods' nuclear war, their sky-craft, and the winged gods. Filter by theme or search, and each entry links to the full text.
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- Elixir of Life Technology text quotes on the gods' life-extending substances
- Enki and Ninhursag Creation of Man paradise at Dilmun; Enki, Ninhursag and the eight plants
- Enki and Ninmah Creation of Man Enki and the mother goddess fashion mankind from clay
- Epic of Atra-Hasis Flood the gods send the Deluge; Atra-Hasis builds the ark to survive it
- Epic of Gilgamesh Flood Utnapishtim recounts the Flood to Gilgamesh (version 1)
- Eridu Genesis Flood Sumerian account of creation, the first cities, and the Flood
- Erra and Ishum Nuclear War Erra (Nergal) unleashes devastation across the land
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- Lament for Eridu Nuclear War Enki's city laid waste; one of the great city laments
- Lament for Nippur Nuclear War Enlil's city destroyed and then restored
- Lament for Sumer and Urim Nuclear War the fall of the Ur III empire mourned
- Lament for Urim Nuclear War the city lament for Ur, translation
- Lamentation for the Destruction of Ur Nuclear War Ningal weeps over ruined Ur (short version)
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- Shuruppak Quotes from Texts Flood the pre-Flood city of Ubara-Tutu and Ziusudra
- Sky-Ships, Sky-Chariots & Winged Discs Skyships text quotes on the flying craft of the gods
- Song of the Hoe Technology Enlil's hoe and the making of mankind and tools
- Sumer Zodiac Technology the Sumerian origins of the zodiac and astronomy
- Sumerian Great Flood Flood the Flood Story; Ziusudra survives the deluge
- Sumerian Music Tablets Technology the oldest known written music
- Symbols of the Gods Winged Gods divine emblems still in use by nations and religions today