From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - Sumerian Kings List - PreDeluge Information"
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Sumerian Kings List - PreDeluge Information
Kings before the Flood, then the flood swept over.
5 cities the total before the Flood, with 8 kings for 241,200 years
Thus, the 241,000 years would only represent a total of 670 years, using 3,600 days for each sar, and if a sar is equal to 18 years and 11 days it could be 1,194 years and 147.5 days.
The following information is highlighted but can be seen in more detail on this page Sumerian Weld-Blundell List.
One source concludes that this list starts with the 40th sar after Adam, and the list begins 390 years after Adam and as the 1266th year before the Flood. It was proposed as 1266 years and 240 days from October 3635 B.C. to July 2369/2368 B.C. Then proposed the Flood was from November 2370 B.C. to November 2369 B.C. The July during the Flood or the July following the Flood is all pending on whether this was 1266 years or the 1266th year. Every indication is that the years were counted ordinally (not yet cardinally).
In the Weld-Blundell Prism (W-B.444), the list counts from ENOCH's death 986 years after Adam and as the 670th year before the Flood. ENOCH's death was in 3039 B.C., more probable as an ordinal number from 3039 B.C. to 2369 B.C. than 3040-2370 B.C.
In Berosus' list, it counts from JARED's birth (Enoch's father), and begins 460 years after Adam and 1196 years before the Flood. It starts with Jared's birth 162 years before Enoch's birth. Jared was born in 3566 B.C. Enoch was born in 3404 B.C. 1197 years and 280 days from October 3566 B.C. to July 2369 B.C. The Flood was from November 2370 BC to November 2369 BC, during July.
In Halley's Bible Handbook the list counts from METHUSELAH's birth (Enoch's son), and begins 686 years after Adam and as the 970th year before the Flood. Methuselah was born in 3339 B.C. It is important to note that in this list the kingship begins at Larsa after 300 years being the 670th year before the Flood.
These are not the opinion of this author and all of the above depends on when the Flood actually occurred.
This file was created on November 20, 2004.
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