The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish

E. A. Wallis Budge

The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish is a fascinating work that presents ancient Mesopotamian legends and myths through the translations and research of E. A. Wallis Budge. The book includes the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, considered one of the earliest masterpieces of world literature, along with the ancient Babylonian flood story. The story follows Gilgamesh, the powerful king of Uruk, on a journey filled with adventure, friendship, loss, and the search for eternal life. Alongside his loyal companion Enkidu, he battles mythical creatures and faces the limits of human existence. The deluge narrative included in the book describes a great flood sent by the gods, drawing attention for its similarities to later flood stories in world religions.

Table of contents

• Titlepage
• Copyrightpage
• Table Of Contents
• The Discovery of the Tablets at Nineveh by Layard, Rassam, and Smith
• The Walls and Palaces of Nineveh
• First Discovery of the Royal Library at Nineveh
• Nebo and his Library at Nineveh
• Discovery of the Palace Library of Ashur-Bani-Pal
• Ashur-Bani-Pal, Book-Collector and Patron of Learning
• George Smith’s Discovery of the Epic of Gilgamish and the Story of the Deluge
• The Legend of the Deluge in Babylonia
• The Legend of the Deluge according to Berosus
• The Babylonian Legend of the Deluge as told to the hero Gilgamish by his ancestor Uta-Napishtim, who had been made Immortal by the Gods
• The Epic of Gilgamish
• Note