Sumerian King List of Eternity

On a clay record known as the Sumerian King List, kingship supposedly began over 260,000 years ago, with individual rulers reigning not for mere decades, but for tens of thousands of years. The list names distant monarchs ruling for ridiculously long spans before the Great Flood, then transitions to more plausible reigns in historical times. Scholars see it as mythic propaganda, blending real dynasties with legendary reigns to glorify Sumer's divine heritage.

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