In the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Book of Genesis, there was a common theme of an great flood. In Genesis it is cited in Chapter 6, God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh is come before me, for earth is filled with outrage by them, and I am now about to destroy them, with the earth…………As for me, I am about to bring the flood, water upon earth, to destroy all flesh that has within it the breath of life from under the heavens, everything on earth shall perish…..” (p.34) In the Epic of Gilgamesh it was cited in tablet 11 by Utanapishtim, “…The Hearts of the Great Gods moved them to inflict the flood. The Father ANu uttered the oath of secrecy, Valiant Enlil was their Adviser, Ninurta was their Chamberlain, Ennugi was their Minister of Canals. Ea, the Clever Prince, was under oath with them so he repeated their talk to the reed house: ……” (p.91, l.14-20)
Sources:
Damrosch, David and Pike, David L. 2009. Longman Anthology of World Literature The Ancient World, Vol. A 2nd Edition. “Genesis” p.28-38
Damrosch, David and Pike, David L. 2009. Longman Anthology of World Literature The Ancient World, Vol. A 2nd Edition. “The Epic of Gilgamesh” p.56-97
