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      "title": "The Flood Story — Ziusudra's survival of the divine deluge; the fragmentary Sumerian counterpart to Genesis 6-9"
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    "en": "The Flood Story",
    "de": "Die Flutgeschichte",
    "es": "La Historia del Diluvio",
    "fr": "Le Récit du Déluge",
    "ja": "大洪水の物語",
    "ko": "대홍수 이야기",
    "ru": "Сказание о потопе",
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    "zh-Hant": "洪水故事",
    "sux": "(no Sumerian title preserved; ETCSL incipit-based heading)"
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    "ja": "ホイール・オブ・ヘブン訳",
    "ko": "휠 오브 헤븐 번역",
    "ru": "Перевод Wheel of Heaven",
    "zh": "Wheel of Heaven 译本",
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    "en": "The fragmentary Sumerian flood-narrative — the gods decree a flood; the pious king Ziusudra is warned by Enki; he builds a boat; survives the seven-day storm; sacrifices to An and Enlil; receives immortal life in Dilmun"
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