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...remained in use. The Sumerian city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eridu Eridu], on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is considered to have been the world's

..., the oldest known, was found on a fragmentary clay tablet known as the "[[Eridu Genesis]]", datable to ca. the 18th century BC. It also includes a [[Deluge ...mals. Then kings descend from the sky and the first cities are founded - [[Eridu]], [[Bad-tibira]], [[Larsa]], [[Sippar]], and [[Shuruppak]].