Ancient World
Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamesh: with an Account of the Royal Libraries of Nineveh
E. A. Wallis Budge
2026
1h 44m$1.99
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A flood story older than the Bible, found in a ruined library. E. A. Wallis Budge introduces the Gilgamesh tablets and the Babylonian deluge, then tells how the royal libraries of Nineveh came out of the ground and rewrote what the West thought it knew about its oldest stories. You will discover the king who wanted to live forever, and the scholars who dug him up. The first great poem, and its rediscovery. Press play and open the tablet.
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6 chapters
- 1The 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 Nineveh11m
- 2Ashur-bani-pal, Book-Collector and Patron of Learning--Colophon of the Tablets of the Palace Library--Colophon of the Tablets of the Library of Nebo17m
- 3George Smith's Discovery of the Epic of Gilgamish and the Story of the Deluge--The Legend of the Deluge in Babylonia14m
- 4The Legend of the Deluge According to Berosus4m
- 5The Babylonian Legend of the Deluge as Told to the Hero Gilgamish by his Ancestor Uta-Napishtim, Who Had Been Made Immortal by the Gods19m
- 6The Epic of Gilgamish40m
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