The Epic of Gilgamesh Flood Account vs. ... There are many similarities between the Genesis Flood account and the Epic of Gilgamesh Flood account on how the two boats were crafted. ... The Epic of Gilgamesh the god Ea tells Utnapishtim to build a boat, and in Genesis God tells Noah to build a boat. ... Both in the Epic of Gilgamesh and in Genesis Noah and Utnapishim are to bring with them food for their stay on the great boat. ... (Gen. 6:20) and in the Epic of Gilgamesh Utnapishim he just "shepherd beast and birds and babies wet and loud ." ...

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The epic of Gilgamesh resembles the Bible's story of Noah's Ark, but specific details differ on several occasions. ... Meaning two of each animal, enough food for them and his family to eat for some time, and whatever grain was left over would be planted once the water receded, (Epic of Gilgamesh). ... Gilgamesh's rainfall lasts for just six days and nights. ... When Gilgamesh sent out a raven, it did not return. ... The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Biblical story of Noah's Ark are different in small details. ...

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The amazing stories of the great flood that are described in, The Epic of Gilgamesh which is translated by N.K. ... Even though the way both stories describe the flood; The Epic of Gilgamesh is more imaginable. ... The length of the rains in the flood story in The Epic of Gilgamesh is easier for someone to believe than the length of the rains in Genesis. ... In The Epic of Gilgamesh after the rains had stopped Utnapishtim's arc landed on top of, Mt. ... In conclusion the flood stories in The Epic of Gilgamesh and the flood story of Genesis are the same in ways and different in some. ...

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The epic of Gilgamesh resembles the Bible's story of Noah's Ark, but specific details differ on several occasions. ... ed once the water receded, (Epic of Gilgamesh). ... Gilgamesh's rainfall lasts for just six days and nights. ... When Gilgamesh sent out a raven, it did not return. ... The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Biblical story of Noah's Ark are different in small details. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Striking similarities are readily seen between the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh of the Hebrews and Sumerians respectively. ... Although the Epic of Gilgamesh predates the Book of Genesis by hundreds of years, the Sumerian text probably had a profound influence over the latter. ... Both Utnapishtim in Gilgamesh and Noah in Genesis are previously notified of the event and are told to build a boat of grand proportions, bringing along the seed of all living things to repopulate the earth when all is done. ... In Gilgamesh Utnapishtim releases a raven, a dove, and a swallow to achi...

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This flood archetype can be witnessed in both the book of Genesis, as well as the Epic of Gilgamesh. ... In the Epic of Gilgamesh, "each side of the deck measured one hundred and twenty cubits, making a square" (pg. 109). ... In the Epic of Gilgamesh, no such promise was made. ... For instance, throughout the entire Epic of Gilgamesh, a theme of violence was always about. ... This is apparent in both the story of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh, with both their parallel and diverse features. ...

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There are many identifiable parallels between the Mesopotamian epic Gilgamesh and the Biblical book of Genesis. ... Gilgamesh is the same, with only a few slight differences. ... Adam not only parallels Gilgamesh, but he also parallels Enkidu. ... Once again the same story can be seen in Gilgamesh. ... Meanwhile, Gilgamesh was based on oral transmission of the events. ...

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In the Gilgamesh epic, Utnapishtim sacrifices after the deluge: "Then I sent out everything in all directions and sacrificed (a sheep). ... The post-flood sacrifice in the Gilgamesh epic gives us only an aimless sacrifice lacking the sophisticated sequencing of Noah's (and generally Hebrew) sacrifice. The gods of Gilgamesh are famished for food and thus clamor over the sacrifice. ... It is clear that the sacrificial account of Noah's story could not have been borrowed from the Gilgamesh epic. Rather, we should assume that the Gilgamesh sacrifice must be borrowed from the ancient Hebr...

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The most well recognized story outside the biblical account is the Gilgamesh epic. ... We as a human race will continue wonder exactly what happened and how we have come to the conclusion that there was a flood of epic proportions. ...

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• Grade Level: High School