The Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamish: With an Account of the Royal Libraries of Nineveh

according ancient answer appearance Ashur-bani-pal asked Assyrian Babylonian baked beasts British Museum brought build called carried chamber clay collection colophons containing contents Cuneiform cyclone death Deluge DISCOVERY dream dwelling early earth Enkidu Enlil Epic Erech everything excavations feet flood forest fragments Gilgamish given goddess gods harlot heaven heroes immortality inscribed Ishtar journey Khumbaba king known Kuyûnjik lamented land later Layard learned Legend Library lines lions lived lord MICHIGAN mound mountain Nebo night Nineveh obtain offered opened palace period plates portion probably Rassam Rawlinson reeds reign remains replied returned river ruins saying seems ship Smith Story suggested Sumerian Sun-god tablets temple thee thou thought told took translation turned Twelve Tablets unto Ur-Shanabi Uta-Napishtim wall waters wife writing written