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2 days ago · The Babylonian flood story, found on the eleventh tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, tells of the gods' decision to send a flood to destroy the earth. One god, Ea, relays the plan to a man named Utu-napishtim.
1 day ago · Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power. Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar [b] (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯 ). Her primary title is "the ...
4 days ago · The Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Mesopotamian poem recorded on clay tablets around 2100 BC, is believed to be the oldest written story in human civilization. It’s about the quest for eternal life.
1 day ago · Gilgamesh makes an offering to the mountain and asks for a favorable dream. Gilgamesh dreams that an enormous mountain falls on him and Enkidu. The two men can hear the roar of Humbaba as they get to the Cedar Forest. The two men travel a thousand miles at a time before they stop for the night.
1 day ago · Ancient Mesopotamian texts containing the oldest surviving apocalyptic literature, including the Eridu Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh, both of which date to around 2000-1500 BCE. Both describe angry gods sending floods to punish humanity and the Gilgamesh version includes the ancient hero Utnapishtim and his family saved through the ...
4 days ago · The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest written literary text in Middle Eastern/Western cultural history, predates the Hebrew Bible. The epic relates the story of King Gilgamesh, partly divine, partly human, who may have existed historically circa 2800 BC.
5 days ago · Cuneiform, system of writing used in the ancient Middle East. The name, a coinage from Latin and Middle French roots meaning ‘wedge-shaped,’ has been the modern designation from the early 18th century onward. Learn more about cuneiform’s development and influence.
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