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The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet

Mesopotamia, 700BCE
The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet, Mesopotamia
The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet, zoomed in
15.2 cmThe Gilgamesh Flood Tablet scale comparison13.3 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. SourceSee The Gilgamesh Flood Tablet in the Kaleidoscope

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