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To: Bob434

You couldn’t possibly be more wrong.

The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh dates back nearly 5,000 years and is thought to be perhaps the oldest written tale on the planet. In it, there is an account of the great sage Utnapishtim, who is warned of an imminent flood to be unleashed by wrathful gods. He builds a vast circular-shaped boat, reinforced with tar and pitch, that carries his relatives, grains and animals. After enduring days of storms, Utnapishtim, like Noah in Genesis, releases a bird in search of dry land.


23 posted on 07/20/2024 10:02:16 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos

hmmm sounds like they invented that story by hearing about the facts of the flood of Noah’s time which was 5000 years ago

the epic of gilgamesh was 4000 from everything i find on it-


31 posted on 07/20/2024 7:43:31 PM PDT by Bob434
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