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The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet

Mesopotamia, 700BCE

The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet, Mesopotamia

The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet, zoomed in

15.2 cm

The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet scale comparison

13.3 cm

The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet is a Mesopotamian Clay Artifact created in 700BCE. It lives at the The British Museum in London. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Epic Poem, Cuneiform and Artifact. Source See The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet in the Kaleidoscope

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