George Adam Smith found tablets while working at a British Museum. After looking at the tablets, he discovered that they were strikingly similar to the account of the flood in the book of Genesis. Gilgamesh was a historical king of Uruk about 2700 BC. He was part human and part animal. Some thought that he was too harsh on his people and summoned the sky-god, Anu. Anu created Enkidu, a man who was supposed to be more superior than Gilgamesh, so he could kill him. While Enkidu was running wildly with the animals throughout the forest, a woman named Shamhat discovered him and offered herself sexually to him. He succumbed to her and lost his power and strength at once, very much like Samson did to Delilah (Judges 16).

This part of the Gilgamesh Epic is like that of Adam and Eve. Adam was the first human created

The story of Gilgamesh and the book of Genesis also relate to each other in the story of the Flood. In the Gilgamesh Epic a secret meeting was held by the gods to decide how to destroy the world. They decided to have a great flood. All agreed not to tell anyone, except Ea, who tells Utnapishtim to build a great boat. Utnapishtim follows his orders and builds a giant boat with many compartments. When the storm came it rained for 7 days and 7 nights. And when the rain finally stopped, Utnapishtim sent out a dove to see if the rain cleared up. It came back because it could not find a perch. He next sent out a swallow, but it too returned because of no perch. He last sent out a raven that ate, scratched the ground, and did not return because the water was gone. Enlil then blessed Utnapishtim with immortality and made him a god.

After Eve ate the fruit of the tree she handed some to Adam and they both became aware that they were naked (Genesis 2:7). They both gained knowledge of good and evil and what was going on around them. They covered themselves up with fig leaves (Genesis 2:7). Adam and Eve became wiser and embarrassed that they were naked, just as Enkidu did after he became sexually involved with a woman. Enkidu became civilized and learned how to eat, speak, and wear clothes properly. Adam and Eve were also punished with the suffering of childbirth, sin, and labor.

After the flood story, Utnapishtim offers Gilgamesh a chance at immortality. He must stay awake for seven nights to become immortal. Instead he sleeps for seven nig

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