Gilgamesh cuneiform flood tablet (written 700-600 BCE, translated 1872) relates in verse how gods sent flood to destroy world 2000 years before. Utnapishtim (like Noah) was forewarned, built an ark to preserve life, & afterward sent out birds to find dry land at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.

Gilgamesh cuneiform flood tablet (written 700-600 BCE, translated 1872) relates in verse how gods sent flood to destroy world 2000 years before. Utnapishtim (like Noah) was forewarned, built an ark to preserve life, & afterward sent out birds to find dry land at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Photo by Jim Steinhart © 2024, all rights reserved. (Ref: ULMBT217)

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