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~650 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial
Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet XI (the Flood)
A major witness to the Mesopotamian Flood tradition and its relationship to later biblical literature. The date of this particular copy must be distinguished from the older history of the story.
Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~648 BCE
