... from in the Assyrian cuneiform records under the name of Amada about 840 B.C.. They appeared to be a branch of the Aryans who hailed from the east bank of the Indus and were probably the predominant race for a while in the Mesopotamian Valley. Their first emperor Cyaxares (633 BC) entered into ... Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt). Domesticated agriculture was all around the Mediterranean Sea, by 3000 BC. It was also fervent throughout Southwest Asia (the Middle East), the Nile and Indus Valleys, including Mesopotamia, now modern day Iraq. In the Early Dynastic Period, the first E...

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... the Sumerian Dilmun is referred to. Dilmun is a holyland blessed with sweet water and numerous plant life. This is a striking similarity to the Christian/Jewish story of the Garden of Eden. Enki & Ninhursag also created life in a way similar to god in Genesis. The epic poem of "Gilgamesh" seems to contain a predecessor to the Bible's tree of knowledge. The ... in Christianity and Judaism. Sumerian mythology similarities are seen throughout the mythology of most early civilizations. Government The economic and political system introduced by Sumerian civilizations greatly influenced all ...

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