The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed 3,000-5,000 years ago, and translated in the 1860s and 70s, was one of the greatest literary discoveries of all time.
Episode 3 Quiz:
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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:
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Episode 2 Transcription:
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Episode 2 Song: "Babylon's Alcoholic Gods"
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For thousands of years, cuneiform was the means of transmitting information through space and time in the Ancient Near East. Then, something happened.
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