Ziudsuddu

Ziudsuddu
   , or Ziudsuttu
   The last of the ten Sumerian kings who reigned before the Flood. Ziudsuddu is named as a survivor in both the Sumerian and the Akkadian flood legends, and is recorded as having sacrificed an ox and a sheep to Uttu, the sun god, whose representative he would appear to have been. His Sumerian name was Ziusudra.

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  • Ziudsuttu —    See Ziudsuddu …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

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