Date
Name Ziusudra
Gender Masculine
Usage Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian
Scripts Ξίσουθρος (Greek)
Other Forms FormsZi-ud-sura, Zin-Suddu; Xisuthros (Ancient Greek)
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Meaning & History
Meaning, "life of long days." The name of a king listed in the Sumerian king list; listed as the last king of Sumer prior to the deluge and subsequently recorded as the hero of the Sumerian flood epic. He is mentioned in other Sumerian epic literature as well, and in Akkadian and Greek stories.