Emmeduranki (also known as Emmedurana) was an ancient Sumerian king, whose name appears in the Sumerian king list as ruling the city of Zimbir or Sippar for a period of 21000 years. His name means "chief of the powers of Dur-an-ki", which in turn means "the meeting-place of heaven and earth" (literally "bond of above and below"). Emmeduranki's city Sippar was associated with the worship of the sun-god Utu, later called Shamash in the Semitic language. A myth written in a Semitic lanugage tells of Emmeduranki, subsequently being taken to heaven by the gods Shamash and Adad, and taught the secrets of heaven and of earth.Emmeduranki was extremely significant to the Sumerians, as he was the ancestor from whom all priests had to be able to trace descent.He is often linked to the Biblical patriarch Enoch. Ref. Wikipedia