Gilgamesh

Dmitry Kunin Works 2nd Block October 2001 Two Flood Stories The story of the Flood is a common one among many mid-eastern cultures of the past and present. The most significant of these stories lies in the ancient Mesopotamian mythology, with the story of Utnapishtim and his story of survival from the god’s wrath. The Epic of Gilgamesh has been of interest to Christians ever since it’s discovery in the mid-nineteenth century in the …

…both of these stories are telling a tale of what was no doubt, the same event, there are many discrepancies between the two. At the same time however, there are many similarities between the stories. Regardless of whether or not there are discrepancies between the two tales, the fact that both are describing the same event is truly remarkable and defiantly says something about the importance this impact must have had on the ancient world.