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Ziusudra

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Ziusudra (Old Babylonian Akkadian: 𒍣𒌓𒋤𒁺, romanized: Ṣíusudrá [ṣi₂-u₄-sud-ra₂], Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒍣𒋤𒁕, romanized: Ṣísudda, Ancient Greek: Ξίσουθρος, romanized: Xísouthros) of Shuruppak is listed in the WB-62 Sumerian King List recension as the last king of Sumer prior to the Great Flood. He is subsequently recorded as the hero of the Eridu Genesis and appears in the writings of Berossus as Xisuthros. Ziusudra is one of several mythic characters who are protagonists of Near Eastern flood myths, including Atrahasis, Utnapishtim, and the biblical Noah. Although each story displays its own distinctive features, many key story elements are common to two, three, or all four versions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ziusudra is the 4,825th most popular politician (down from 4,618th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 120th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ziusudra ranks 4,825 out of 19,576Before him are Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, Otto Georg Thierack, Achila II, Margot Honecker, and Otto, Duke of Austria. After him are Hetepheres II, Álvaro Colom, Franz Mehring, Xin Zhui, François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, and L'Inconnue de la Seine.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ziusudra ranks 124 out of 384Before him are Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad (648), Al-Mustansir (1192), Etana (-2850), Al-Qa'im (1001), and Labashi-Marduk (-550). After him are Karim Findi (1946), Nuri al-Said (1888), Ammi-Saduqa (-1700), Kerbogha (1100), Abi-Eshuh (-1800), and Shulgi (-2200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Ziusudra ranks 78Before him are Enmerkar (-2500), Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), Al-Mustansir (1192), Etana (-2850), Al-Qa'im (1001), and Labashi-Marduk (-550). After him are Nuri al-Said (1888), Ammi-Saduqa (-1700), Kerbogha (1100), Abi-Eshuh (-1800), Shulgi (-2200), and Az-Zahir (1176).