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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

Attrahasis, British Museum, Mesopotamian flood myth

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

Ashurbanipal, Assyria, George Smith, Gilgamesh, Mesopotamian flood myth

Mesopotamian flood myths (3)

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

Attrahasis, Gilgamesh, Mesopotamian flood myth, Zuisudra

Mesopotamian flood myths (2)

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

British Museum, Gilgamesh, Mesopotamian flood myth

Mesopotamian flood myths (1)

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

Attrahasis, Mesopotamian flood myth, Nineveh

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