Genesis and the Sumerian King List: A Common Memory of the Flood?

Genesis and the Sumerian King List: A Common Memory of the Flood? Genesis and ancient Mesopotamian literature both describe a distant world before a great flood—but their accounts are not interchangeable. Jill compares the generations from Adam to Noah with Sumerian king-list traditions, including differing numbers of rulers, extraordinary reign lengths, early cities, and a flood dividing the ancient past. The episode explores similarities, substantial theological differences, and the possibility of shared cultural memory while distinguishing archaeological evidence from interpretation. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:49 Genesis and Mesopotamian traditions 3:40 Ten generations before Noah 4:47 WB444 and WB62 king lists 5:55 Extraordinary ages and reign lengths 7:53 Base-60 numbers and post-flood changes 10:57 Enoch and the seventh ruler 13:20 Cities before the flood 16:15 Flood stories and different theologies 25:28 What archaeology can and cannot show Explore more episodes and projects from Jill from the Northwoods: https://jillfromthenorthwoods.com #Genesis #SumerianKingList #Wb444