REASON FOR MAN’S        REASON FOR MAN’S
CREATION:  worship of    CREATION:  worship of
gods                    gods
Creation of MAN         Creation of MAN from                            Creation of MAN from    Creation of MAN from    Creation of MAN in
Creator’s blood and                             Creator’s blood and     dust and Creator’s      image of Creator, to
from bone                                       from earth              breath of life          have dominion
Creation of ANIMALS     (Creation of animals)                           Creation of ANIMALS     Creation of vegetation
Hymn on Seventh Tablet                           able to bear the air    ANIMALS, and woman     Rest on Seventh Day

Creation of KINGDOM                                                     10 Antediluvian KINGS   The line of Cain        Antediluvian
5 ANTEDILUVIAN CITIES:                           Antediluvian city:       3 ANTEDILUVIAN CITIES:   The Nephilim (cf.        patriarchs (cf. 
Eridu, Bad.., LARAK,                            SHURUPPAK               Babylon, SIPPAR,        Sumerian Dynastic       Sumerian Dynastic
SIPPAR, SHURUPPAK                                                       LARANKHA                List)                   List)

Gods decree MANKIND’S                           Gods decree flood,                              Destruction of MAN      Destruction of all
destruction by flood,                           goddess ISHTAR                                  decreed, because of     flesh decreed, because
NINTU protesting                                protesting                                      his wickedness          of its corruption

ZIUSUDU, hero of                                UT-NAPISHTIM, hero      {Xisouthros}            Noah, hero of Deluge    Noah, hero of Deluge
Deluge, KING and                                of Deluge               (=Khasisatra), hero
priest                                                                  of Deluge, KING

Ziusudu’s PIETY Noah’s FAVOUR Noah’s RIGHTEOUSNESS

WARNING of Ziusudu by                           WARNING of Ut-nap-      WARNING of Xisuthros                            WARNING of Noah, and
Enki in DREAM                                   ishtim by Ea in DREAM   by Kronos in DREAM                              instructions for ark

Ziusudu’s vessel a SHIP:  120x120x120 Size of SHIP:  5x2 Instructions to enter Size of ARK:  300x50x30
HUGE SHIP cubits; 7 stories; 9 stadia ark cubits; 3 stories
divisions

All kinds of animals All kinds of animals 7(x2) clean, 2 unclean 2 of all animals

Flood and STORM for 7                           FLOOD from heavy rain   FLOOD                   FLOOD from rain for 40  FLOOD; founts. of deep
days                                            and STORM for 6 days                            days                    and rain, 150 days

Ship on Mt.  Nisir Ark on Ararat