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 == Sumer / Mesopotamia historical background ==
+=== Persian Gulf formation ===
+* from 12,000 to about 6,000 BC, the oceans rose 400+ feet during the various stages of the ice melt.
+** according to "[https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/2019/10/25/episode-8-is-now-live/ Fall of Civiliizaitons Podcast Ep. 8: Sumer]", the ocean rise consumed 328 feet of shorelIne per year
+*** or an advance of the encroaching water rise of almost a foot a day
+* as the ice melt rose the oceans, it also fed the rivers which flowed into and expanded the Black Sea, Caspian Sea
+** as well as to feed
+*** and helping create enormous pro
+=== Civilization ===
 == Characters ==
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 == Literary devices & allegorical elements ==
-=== Shedding of skin ===
+=== Civilization ===
+=== The Flood ===
+=== Shedding of skin ===
+== Parallels to Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) ==
 [[Category:Ancient Middle East]]
 [[Category:Ancient History]]
 [[Category:Literature]]