Title: Noah's ark and the Ziusudra epic
First published: 1999
Description: "Some of the author's conclusions: Noah's flood was a local river flood about 2900 B.C.; the ark was a commercial river barge; Noah was a king of the Sumerian city Shuruppak; the river flood lasted only six days; the ark grounded twice but not on a mountain; after grounding, Noah met other survivors of the flood; the site of Noah's altar has been found and excavated; Noah lived to be 83 not 950."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Deluge, Mythology, Sumerian, Sumerian Mythology, Comparative studies, Noah's ark, Sumerian literature, Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian
People: Noah (Biblical figure)
LC classification: BS580.N6 B43 1999