Mound of creation
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*History 8 Mesopotamia Vocabulary
Mound of Creation
According to the Sumerians, Eridu, often believed to be the world's first city, was the site of the mound of creation, the first land to rise above the sea when the Earth was created. They also believed that kings and politics came from here. According to the Sumerian King List, the Kingship descended from heaven onto Eridu, where 2 kings supposedly ruled for a total of 64,800 years!
The ruins of Eridu
Sources: [King List]
Manual page
