Flood Stories
Sarah Lewis
History 1111- Pre-Modern World History
September 7, 2005
The Comparison and Contrast of Two Flood Myths
Throughout History, many natural disasters have occurred. Floods are just one
type of disaster that has had catastrophic effects on human kind. Two of the more
interesting floods in our history have been the Myth from the Hebrew Tanak and the
Myth of Utnaphishtim from the Epic of Gilgamesh as found in Shuruppak in lower
Mesoptamia. These events have both striking similarities and differences.
There are many similarities between these two flood myths. Some of the
similarities include a Great God that controls all of human kind. Both of the Gods decide
to exterminate mankind through the act of a disastrous flood. The Gods inform only one
man in each story about the upcoming flood and instructs him to build a boat. The boats,
in each story, height, width, and length are completely described. After both of the God's......
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