Epic of Gilgamesh — Humanity's Oldest Literary Narrative
עלילות גילגמש
Author: Tradition sumérienne puis akkadienne (c. 2100–1200 av. J.-C.)
Date: c. 2100–1200 av. J.-C.
Preservation: British Museum (Londres), Musée d'Istanbul, Musée du Louvre
deposited on April 16, 2026 · Intersection register · custodian, not owner
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is humanity's oldest literary masterpiece. Tablet XI contains a Flood narrative with parallels to Genesis so precise that literary dependence is certain. The discovery of this tablet in 1872 caused an intellectual earthquake. Beyond the Flood, the epic explores themes taken up in Genesis: the paradise garden, the serpent, the loss of immortality.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is humanity's oldest literary masterpiece. Tablet XI contains a Flood narrative with parallels to Genesis so precise that literary dependence is certain. The discovery of this tablet in 1872 caused an intellectual earthquake. Beyond the Flood, the epic explores themes taken up in Genesis: the paradise garden, the serpent, the loss of immortality.