The Biblical Flood of Genesis Based Upon the Flood of the Epic of Gilga

Biblical flowage Based Upon the Flood of Gilgamesh In the middle of the nineteenth century, archaeologists unearthed twelve clay tablets. Around the dramatic play of the twentieth century, archaeologists finally managed to decipher the tablets written in Akkadian, the language of ancient royalty and diplomacy. The tablets tell of the drool of Gilgamesh. (1) The eleventh tablet tells that Gilgamesh, in his spare-time activity for immortality set out on a long journey to feeling for his ancestor, Utnapishtim. Utnapishtim was already bestowed with eternal life by the gods. Upon reaching the island of Utnapishtims abode, Gilgamesh was told a story by his ancestor of a great flood that once move the world. (2) The similarity between this story and that of Genesis is astounding. The table below gives a comparison of both these stories. The Epic of Gilgamesh The Book of Genesis (Utnapishtim told Gilgamesh that he was a true worshipper of the god Ea. When the gods decided t o destroy mankind by a flood, Ea warned his devotee and told him) O man of Shurrupak, son of Ubar-Tutu, tear knock off your house and built a ship abandon wealth attempt after life scorn possessions save your life. Bring up the reference of all kinds of alive things into the ship the ship which you shall built. Let its dimensions be healthful measured. Genesis 613-14And God said to Noah I have impelled to make an end of all flesh for the earth is filled with force through them...Make yourself an ark...Genesis 6 17-19For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh...but...you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and you sons wives with you. And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring... ... M. Readings in Ancient History Thought and bugger off from Gilganesh to St. Augustine. Third edition. Lexington, MA D.C.Heath and Co., 1987. Budge, E. A. Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamesh. Montana, the Sta tes Kessinger Publishing Co., n.d. Gardner, John and John Maier. Gilgamesh Translated from the Sin-leqi-unninni version. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Harris, Stephen L. Gilgamesh. The Humanist Tradition in World Literature. Ed. Stephen Harris. Columbus, OH Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., 1970. Heidel, Alexander. The Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels. kale University of Chicago Press, 1949. Ignatius Holy Bible. Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. San Francisco Ignatius Press, 1966. Sandars. N. K. The Epic of Gilgamesh. New York Penguin Books, 1972.