Ancient Mysteries That Challenge Everything We Thought We Knew

Sumerian King List

When archeologists stumbled on this ancient clay tablet, they understood that it listed all the Kings of the ancient Sumerians. The list dated back to the third millennium BCE and showed everyone who had been in power. The intriguing thing about this list is just how long some had been in power.

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Source: ancient-code.com

On the tablet, some rulers had managed to reign for hundreds and others for thousands of years. Was this a tablet typo? Or proof of their divinity? We always thought they were so accurate with tablet time-keeping. This is one time-defying mystery that continues to baffle us all.

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