What it is: Also known as the 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, this fragment of a baked clay tablet contains cuneiform inscriptions describing an epic flood that swept through Babylon. It is ...

We delve into the epic tale of Gilgamesh, the legendary Mesopotamian king. From his incredible strength and bravery to his quest for immortality, the episode explores the timeless themes of friendship ...

Well before Noah, another ancient shipbuilder, named Utnapishtim, sailed the waters of a universal flood. His tale was told by the Babylonians in the second millennium B.C., or even earlier, and ...

In last week’s column we considered the ancient Greek story of Deucalion and the wonderful ark, which saved the peoples of antiquity from a flood sent by the angry Olympian gods. We reflected on the ...

The mid-nineteenth century was a time when very many Western people began to doubt the historical truth of the Bible. Was it really the case that we were all descended from Adam and Eve, whom God ...

The approximately 4,000 year old Babylonian tale “Gilgamesh” disturbs many religious people who feel threatened by the idea that a story that is very similar to the biblical flood story was written ...

The Epic Of Gilgamesh - written by a Middle Eastern scholar 2,500 years before the birth of Christ - commemorated the life of the ruler of the city of Uruk, from which Iraq gets its name. Now, a ...