Noah's Ark vs. Gilgamesh Epic

Historical evidence supports biblical events and character. several ancient cultures have flood legends similar to the biblical flood. In the Gilgamesh Epic, Ut-napishti recounts how a flood destroyed all mankind except him and his wife because the god Ea warned him to build a great boat. Others, such as the Sumerian Myth and the Atrahasis Epic tell similar variations of what sounds like Noah's flood. Also,evidence of Jesus Christ's existence can be verified

The Hebrew Flood story of Noah and his obligation to preserve man kind after God had punished all living creatures for their inequities parallels The Epic of Gilgamesh in several ways. Even though these two compilations are passed on orally at different times in history the similarities and differences invoke deliberation when these stories are compared. Numerous underlining themes are illustrated throughout each story. Humans are guilty of transgressions and must be punished, God or Gods send a flood as punishment to destroy this evil race, a person is selected by the gods to build a craft that will withstand the flood and allow this person to create a new race. An

Legends of a great flood exist in the records of many cultures: the Middle East, Asia, South America. One Babylonian document in particular, “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” parallels the story of Noah and the flood. The Bible presents the flood as an act of God against rebellious people, not merely an accident of geography or climate. The churning waters described stand as a

An ancient Mesopotamian poem called “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is amongst the earliest writings in the world. It dated all the way back between 2150-1400BCE. The story is about a hero named Gilgamesh, who throughout his journey befriends Enkidu (sky god). Gilgamesh and Enkidu engage in a many journeys.. Gilgamesh is determined to search for the power of immortality after his friend Enkidu passes. This epic portrays the story about a great flood that is familiar in accordance to Noah in “The Bible.”

In both the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh the God or Gods create a flood to destroy mankind. In Gilgamesh,the Gods decide something needs to be done because the humans are being loud and disturbing the Gods. In the Bible's version of the flood story, God regrets creating mankind because the humans have become evil God chooses Noah and his family to start a new beginning.

The story of Noah in the Old Testament may very well be a myth, as there is at least one other story that resembles his. A similar story about the biblical flood was found in The Epic of Gilgamesh, which predates the book of Genesis. The circumstances surrounding these stories are quite similar, though we do not know for certain how the events unfolded or who was involved.

There are flood stories from many cultures. The flood stories usually consist of a higher power that floods a civilization due to some act that has made the higher power angry. The stories talk about one specific family and how the flood consumes the entire globe. So many cultures have a story about a great flood that have many similar details that it is hard to not believe that it is not true, but whether the story of a great flood is true or not, it is up to the individual to decide.

The Great Floods Ways of writing and how stories are passed down have change throughout history; many can be compared. The ‘Tale of the Flood’ from the “Epic of Gilgamesh” and ‘The Story of the Flood’ from the Old Testament are two comparable stories. The impact both stories had on people all over the world was tremendous. Both stories have had an influence on the way communities have changed their oral traditions.

In fact, one could be led to believe that these stories originated from a single, universal flood due to the shocking number of “coincidences” among stories. Nevertheless, these stories play a pivotal role in understanding trade relations among ancient civilizations. More than anything, their countless similarities beg a comparison between flood stories. When analyzing the flood

This particular flood that occurred within The Epic of Gilgamesh relates to the flood of Noah and the Ark. This flood occurs because Noah’s god, Yahweh, was enraged with the wickedness of humanity, therefore, sent a flood to destroy it. Though he sent the flood out of anger, he showed Noah and his family grace by not allowing them to experience the flood, thus, surviving. In the poem, Noah is best seen through Utnapishtim, a god Gilgamesh seeks for immorality because of his fear of death.

1635 BC) which provides the Mesopotamian account of creation, population growth and the flood with the ark that destroys the human race. Another famous Mesopotamian account which contains the flood, with descriptions of the ark and birds, that destroyed humanity is found in the Gilgamesh Epic on Tablet XI in the approximate date of 2000 BC. This extra biblical data provides further archeological evidence for the Biblical account of the flood. Yet, according to Clines, these accounts do not attribute the flood to the punishment of the sin due to the enmity of humanity, nor to the reversal of creation. Destruction is happening because of humanity's sin which has led to the loss and trauma of the intimate relationship with God. Through the flood, God is revealing His cosmic power and holy character unlike any other gods of the

     The Gilgamesh Epic is an ancient Mesopotamian story about life and the suffering one must endure while alive. Included in the story, is a tale of a great flood that covered the earth, killing all but a select few of it’s inhabitants. This story of a great flood is common to most people, and has affected history in several ways. It’s presence in the Gilgamesh Epic has caused many people to search for evidence that a great flood actually happened. It has also caused several other religions and cultures to take the same basic story, claiming it for their own.

    The Sumero-Babylonian version of the epic of Gilgamesh, after two and a half millennia of dormancy, was resurrected by British archaeologists in the nineteenth century. Amid the rubble of an Assyrian palace, the twelve clay tablets inscribed the adventures of the first hero of world literature – King Gilgamesh, whose oral folk tales go back to at least 3000 years before Christ (Harris 1). Tablet XI contains the story of the Flood. In this essay let us compare this flood account to the more recent Noah’s Flood account in Genesis of the Old Testament.

Flood stories are a part of most ancient civilizations throughout the whole world. Yet arguably the most well known is the story of Noah and the Ark. Today I am going to go over the other main flood stories most closely related with the former, and show proof that out of the numerous flood narratives, this is the most factual and realistic of all of them.

Contains an account of the Great Flood and the story of a virtuous man named Utnapishtim who survived. So much is told from the story of the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh. The flood is significant because it is representative of the purification of the Mesopotamian civilization, the Great Flood is told to Gilgamesh by Utnapishtim, and within in this story Utnapishtim acts as a prophet and fights the destructive intentions of Enlil and builds a boat as told by Ea. As Utnapishtim tells the story, he tells of the boat building process, and when the flood finally hit. Even the gods scattered to the highest heavens out of fear of the wrath raining down. Ultimately, Utnapishtim arrives to a mountain, the only one surrounded by endless miles of water. Here he builds a sacrifice and lets the animals out and the gods arrive at the sight. Enlil is at first vey angry but Ea shames