Another creation presentation is “The Sumerian King List” which allegedly
recorded all the rulers of Earth over 400,000 years who were said to be gods,
demigods, or immortals ... or one soul playing all the roles.
In Sumerian Mythology the Anunnaki (notice the similarity to the
Abanaki) were a pantheon of good and evil gods and goddesses (duality) who came
to Earth to create the human race. According to some resources, these gods came
from Nibiru - 'Planet of the Crossing.' The Assyrians and Babylonians called it
'Marduk', after their chief god. (More on MARDUK later).
Sumerians said one year on planet Nibiru, a sar, was equivalent in time
to 3,600 Earth years. Anunnaki lifespans were 120 sars which is 120 x 3,600 or
432,000 years. According to the King List - 120 sars had passed from the time
the Anunnaki arrived on Earth to the time of the Great Flood.
The list also contains the length of time that each king ruled and as
the period of reign came closer and closer to 00BC/AD the kings stewardship
became shorter and shorter. Eventually the timelines better fitted a normal
human life span.
Genesis Chapters 10 and 11 constitute what is known as "The Table
of Nations" in the Bible and lists the generations of the sons of Noah,
Shem, Ham, and Japheth; sons were born to them after the flood
These are the descendants of Shem. When Shem was a hundred years old, he
became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood; and Shem lived after
the birth of Arpachshad five hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah;
and Arpachshad lived after the birth of Shelah four hundred and three years,
and had other sons and daughters.
When Shelah had lived thirty years, he became
the father of Eber; and Shelah lived after the birth of Eber four hundred and
three years, and had other sons and daughters. When Eber had lived thirty-four
years, he became the father of Peleg; and Eber lived after the birth of Peleg
four hundred and thirty years, and had other sons and daughters. When Peleg had
lived thirty years, he became the father of Reu; and Peleg lived after the
birth of Reu two hundred and nine years, and had other sons and daughters.
When
Reu had lived thirty-two years, he became the father of Serug; and Reu lived
after the birth of Serug two hundred and seven years, and had other sons and
daughters. When Serug had lived thirty years, he became the father of Nahor;
and Serug lived after the birth of Nahor two hundred years, and had other sons
and daughters. When Nahor had lived twenty-nine years, he became the father of
Terah; and Nahor lived after the birth of Terah a hundred and nineteen years,
and had other sons and daughters.
Isn’t it odd that
both the Bible and the Sumerians list of kings all attribute great longevity to
the peoples who were kings and leaders, and the closer these people came to
recordable history, the shorter their life spans became?
Each religion is
valid within the context of the culture that produced it. In each case the
timeline of the creation was usually put at a time distance well beyond any
period for that culture to comprehend. This added mystic and grandness to the
“creation event” with no way to actually decipher the event in the cultures
history. It was therefore something you had to “believe”.