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Ubara-tutu (or Ubartutu) of Shuruppak was the last antediluvian king of Sumer. He was said to have reigned for 18,600 years (5 sars and 1 ner). He was the son of En-men-dur-ana, a Sumerian mythological figure often compared to Enoch, as he entered heaven without dying. Ubara-Tutu was the king of Sumer until a flood swept over his land,[5] like Methuselah.[6][7] The Uruk List of Kings and Sages pairs seven antediluvian kings each with his own apkallu. The seventh apkallu (Utuabzu) is paired up with En-men-gal-ana.[8]
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Ubara-Tutu | |||||
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High King of Sumer | |||||
Reign | c. 2810 BCE[2] | ||||
Predecessor | En-men-dur-ana[3] | ||||
Successor | Jushur | ||||
King of Shuruppak | |||||
Reign | c. 2900 BCE | ||||
Predecessor | Unknown | ||||
Successor | Ziusudra | ||||
Born | Shuruppak | ||||
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Sumerian | 𒁛𒁺𒁺[4] | ||||
Dynasty | Dynasty of Shuruppak | ||||
Religion | Sumerian religion |
After the deluge, the kingship was reestablished in the northern city of Kish, according to the Sumerian king list.
After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridu. In Eridu, Alulim became king; he ruled for 28,800 years. Alaljar ruled for 36,000 years. 2 kings; they ruled for 64,800 years. Then Eridu fell and the kingship was taken to Bad-tibira. In Bad-tibira, En-men-lu-ana ruled for 43,200 years. En-men-gal-ana ruled for 28,800 years. Dumuzid, the shepherd, ruled for 36,000 years. 3 kings; they ruled for 108,000 years. Then Bad-tibira fell and the kingship was taken to Larak. In Larak, En-sipad-zid-ana ruled for 28,800 years. 1 king; he ruled for 28,800 years. Then Larak fell and the kingship was taken to Sippar. In Sippar, En-men-dur-ana became king; he ruled for 21,000 years. 1 king; he ruled for 21,000 years. Then Sippar fell and the kingship was taken to Shuruppak.
Ubara-tutu is briefly mentioned in tablet XI of the Epic of Gilgamesh. He is identified as the father of Utnapishtim, a character who is instructed by the god Ea to build a boat in order to survive the coming flood.[14]