Sumerian 'King List' circa 1800 BC. Description of Gilgamesh the ruler of Uruk and the narrative of a great flood in Mesopotamia which may be connected to the Biblical story of Noah and the flood.

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Sumerian 'King List' circa 1800 BC. Description of Gilgamesh the ruler of Uruk and the narrative of a great flood in Mesopotamia which may be connected to the Biblical story of Noah and the flood.

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