THE GILGAMESH EPIC

(J.B. Pritchard, The Ancient Near East. An Anthology of Texts and Pictures, Princeton 1969)

Gilgamesh spurns Ishtar (Hubris)

The Gods cause Enkidu to die

The Ale-wife comforts Gilgamesh

Utnapistim (Noah) tells Gilgamesh the story of the Flood

Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh about the Plant of Everlasting Life