公元前第3千纪初两河流域的大洪水

Deluge at Early Third Millennium BC over the Mesopotamia

历史记载,考古证据及古气候研究一致表明在公元前第3千纪初,即3000 BC以后,在两河流域有一个洪水时期。大洪水的历史记载最早见于《旧约圣经》,19世纪考古发现亚述泥版及苏美尔泥版中也有大洪水的记载。古气候代用资料也支持公元前第3千纪初两河流域发生过洪水的结论。

Evidence of historical, archaeological and palaeo-climatic records indicated that deluge occurred at early third millennium over the Mesopotamia. Firstly, folklore of deluge was recorded in the Old Testament. Later, archaeological studies during the 19th century on the cuneiform of clay tablet found also the description of the deluge which is very similar to that in the Old Testament. Finally, palaeo-climatic data supported the finding of the occurrence of deluge at early third millennium BC over the Mesopotamia.