Comparison Between Gilgamesh and Genesis

There are many similarities between the epic Gilgamesh and the biblical story of Genesis. Some similarities between the two stories are the creation of man, the similarity between the relationships of Enkidu and Shamhat and Adam and Eve, and the story of the great flood. These similarities are so important because to shows that these two stories could actually be one in the same. Since Gilgamesh is the older of the two stories, Genesis could possibly be a re-visioning of the epic Gilgamesh to help Christians become a more predominant group.

One of the similarities to support this is the two stories is the creation of man. In Gilgamesh Arura creates Enkidu out of a pinch of clay. “Aruru washed her hands, pinched off clay and threw it into the wilderness” (Gardner - Maier 68). This creation of Enkidu is very simil

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