Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamesh: with an Account of the Royal Libraries of Nineveh

E. A. Wallis Budge

Play

Length

1 h 44 min

Chapters

6

Language

English

Genre

Antiquity

First published

1920

Chapters

1. 1 The Discovery of the Tablets at Nineveh by Layard, Rassam and Smith--The Walls and Palaces of Nineveh--Discovery of the Library of the Temple of Nebo at Nineveh--Nebo and his Library at NinevehRead by Kazbek 10:40
2. 2 Ashur-bani-pal, Book-Collector and Patron of Learning--Colophon of the Tablets of the Palace Library--Colophon of the Tablets of the Library of NeboRead by Kazbek 16:43
3. 3 George Smith's Discovery of the Epic of Gilgamish and the Story of the Deluge--The Legend of the Deluge in BabyloniaRead by Kazbek 13:50
4. 4 The Legend of the Deluge According to BerosusRead by Kazbek 4:07
5. 5 The Babylonian Legend of the Deluge as Told to the Hero Gilgamish by his Ancestor Uta-Napishtim, Who Had Been Made Immortal by the GodsRead by Kazbek 18:38
6. 6 The Epic of GilgamishRead by Kazbek 40:18

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