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Gilgamesh flood tablet: A 2,600-year-old text that's eerily similar to the story of Noah's Ark
However one god, Ea, alerts Utu-napishtim ... Later, Utu-napishtim tells Gilgamesh of his experience, according to the text.
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Discovering Gilgamesh, the World’s First Action Hero
The tale of the demigod Gilgamesh could have been lost ... Along the way, he encounters gods and monsters, and hears an account of a flood strikingly similar to that of the later story told ...
Marin Independent Journal1d
Theater review: Marin native creates fascinating adaption of ‘Gilgamesh’
An ancient story takes shape in Marin Shakespeare Company’s capacious black box on Fourth Street in San Rafael.
National Catholic Register8d
Why Did God Flood the World? The Moral Message of Noah’s Story
After God shuts them in, the flood begins, with rain for 40 days and 40 nights. This is the first time the Bible will introduce the significance of the number 40 — including the 40-day flood, 40 years ...
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Ancient genetics—Was Gilgamesh a mosaic?
It is also a source of much conjecture, for the hero king on whom the story is based, Gilgamesh is quoted as being two-thirds god and one-third human. In the poem, Gilgamesh is described as the ...