Uncovering Sumerian mysteries: A 4,000-year-old clay tablet chronicles eight kings ruling Mesopotamia for 241,000 years before the Great Flood. Myth or hidden truth? This ancient document, known as the Sumerian King List, divides history into two distinct eras: before and after a great flood. The antediluvian section is the most perplexing, attributing impossibly long reigns to its first eight kings, such as Alulim (28,800 years) and En-men-lu-ana (43,200 years). The most complete version of thi