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== Sumer / Mesopotamia historical background == | == 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 == | |||
== Narrative == | |||
== Literary devices & allegorical elements == | == Literary devices & allegorical elements == | ||
=== | === Civilization === | ||
=== The Flood === | |||
=== Shedding of skin === | |||
== Parallels to Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) == | |||
[[Category:Ancient Middle East]] | [[Category:Ancient Middle East]] | ||
[[Category:Ancient History]] | [[Category:Ancient History]] | ||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||