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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 ==
== Characters ==
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== Literary devices & allegorical elements ==
== Literary devices & allegorical elements ==


=== Shedding of skin ===
=== Civilization ===


=== The Flood ===


=== Shedding of skin ===


== Parallels to Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) ==
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