Creation to 2150 BCE
Background and introductory materials related to the Universal Protohistory of Genesis 1.1–11.27a
Resources
Beginnings (Gen 1-11; tml)
Timeline covering Prehistory to 2100 BCE, Genesis 1-11: the creation, fall, flood, and beginning of the nations.
Pre-Flood Geography (map)
Imaginative depiction of the pre-flood topography, including Eden and the four rivers flowing out to water the surrounding lands.
Primeval Protohistories of the ANE (cht)
Text and summaries of three ANE protohistories: Sumerian King List, Atrahasis Epic, and Eridu Genesis
Primeval Protohistories of ANE and Genesis (cht)
Chart comparing the basic content of the Sumerian King List, Atrahasis Epic, and Eridu Genesis (Sumerian Flood Tale) with the contents of Genesis 1–11
Enuma Elish: Babylonian Succession Story (art)
Outline and summary of the narrative for the seven cuneiform tablets that make up this Babylonian story of the succession of Marduk over the Sumerian gods Anu, Enlil, and Ea
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