Episode 2: Before the Flood (The Enuma Elish and Atrahasis)
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02/12/16 • 71 min
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The Enuma Elish and the Atrahasis, in circulation 3,800 years ago, were Mesopotamia’s creation and flood epics, making them 1,000 years older than Genesis. Episode 2 Quiz: https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-002 Episode 2 Transcription: https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-002-before-the-flood Episode 2 Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxED2Xa3R3Y Bonus Content: https://literatureandhistory.com/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory
The Enuma Elish and the Atrahasis, in circulation 3,800 years ago, were Mesopotamia’s creation and flood epics, making them 1,000 years older than Genesis. Episode 2 Quiz: https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-002 Episode 2 Transcription: https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-002-before-the-flood Episode 2 Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxED2Xa3R3Y Bonus Content: https://literatureandhistory.com/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory
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