Epic of Gilgamesh
There were many similarities between the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Biblical account of the Flood. ... derived from the Epic of Gilgamesh, written in 2000 B. ... Similarly, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Enlil persuaded the gods that “the uproar of mankind was no longer tolerable and sleep was no longer possible by reason of the babel. ... In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Ea warned Utnapishtim, son of Ubara-Tutu; to “tear down his house and build a boat, abandon possessions and look for life, despise worldly goods, and save his soul alive. ... In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim loaded into his completed boat all that he had of gold and of living things, his family, his kin, the beasts of the field both wild and tame, and all the craftsmen.