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To: Cornpone
"I believe The Epic Of Gilgamesh told a story of a great flood and that it was a work thought to corroborate the Bible. Am I correct?"

Yes/no. The Gilgamesh flood story predates the Bibical story. There are at least five different flood stories in this region. One predates the Gilgamesh story by at least five hundred years.

The Flood Of Noah And The Flood Of Gilgamesh

15 posted on 01/30/2005 3:07:01 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

Thank you.


18 posted on 01/30/2005 3:09:15 PM PST by Cornpone (Aging Warrior -- Aim High -- Hit'em in the Head)
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To: blam; Cornpone
Yes/no. The Gilgamesh flood story predates the Bibical story.

The following analysis shows that the Biblical story must have been the original and Gilgamesh borrows from it.

Noah and Gilgamesh

23 posted on 01/30/2005 3:22:30 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: blam

bttt


99 posted on 01/31/2005 5:23:51 PM PST by nopardons
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