Mesopotamian flood myths (5)

Amazingly our understanding of the texts have been advanced in the last few months. Last year a cuneiform tablet was … More

Mesopotamian flood myths (4)

George Smith was born into a working-class family in Chelsea, London, on March 26, 1840. He had a limited education … More

The last of the Mesopotamian flood myths we have is that of Zuisudra. We actually know very little about it … More

The most well-known of the epics is that of Gilgamesh. Like Attrahasis a significant number of tablets were discovered at … More

Like many ancient civilisations the peoples of Mesopotamia had accounts of flood myths. To date we know of three versions … More