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The Oldest Known Written Story: The Epic of Gilgamesh, written around 2100 BCE in ancient Mesopotamia, is considered the oldest surviving piece of literature.
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« The heroes, the wise men, like the new moon have their waxing and waning. »
— the Epic of Gilgamesh
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@rightardia The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible have fascinating parallels, especially the flood story. In Gilgamesh (written around 2100 BCE), Utnapishtim is warned by the gods to build a boat and save animals from a massive flood, just like Noah in the Bible’s Genesis (written around 500–600 BCE). Both stories feature a divine warning, an ark, and a great flood. But while the Bible presents a monotheistic view, Gilgamesh involves multiple gods.
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« The heroes, the wise men, like the new moon have their waxing and waning. »
— the Epic of Gilgamesh
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/733999929161318400/the-heroes-the-wise-men-like-the-new-moon-have
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As far back as we have literary reports -- beginning with the #EpicofGilgamesh, our earliest surviving narrative, written centuries before the oldest accounts of the #Bible -- humans have feared #death more than almost anything.
Many people fear the process of #dying; others #fear facing #eternaltorment; yet others fear the void, the idea of #nonexistence.
As far back as we have literary reports -- beginning with the Epic of Gilgamesh, our earliest surviving narrative, written centuries before the oldest accounts of the Bible -- humans have feared death more than almost anything. Many people fear the process of dying; others fear facing eternal torment; yet others fear the void, the idea of non-existence. In this episode we talk about ancient reflections on death and about why some stalwart souls insisted that in fact there was nothing to fear.
As your day is ending, why not join me, sit around my imaginary campfire, and listen to a sung tablet from the #EpicOfGilgamesh in the #Akkadian language? :-)
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They are clothed like birds with wings for coverings. 1 of 3
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