Bonus 18 - Atrahasis Epic

Atrahasis Epic. By permission of the Trustees of the British Museum

 

The Atrahasis Epic:

The Atrahasis Epic presents a complex narrative of creation, gods, and humanity's struggle for survival. It tells the story of Atrahasis, a wise and resourceful hero who is warned by the gods about an impending flood. Atrahasis builds an ark to save himself, his family, and various animals, thus ensuring the continuity of life.

 

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For Further Study

• Clifford, Richard J. Creation Accounts in the Ancient Near East and in the Bible. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 26. Washington, D.C.: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 1994.
• Dalley, Stephanie. “Atrahasis.” Pages 1–38 in Myths From Mesopotamia: Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh and Others. Translated by Stephanie Dalley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. 
• Hallo, William W. ed. “Epic of Atrahasis” The Context of Scripture (3 vols.; Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1997–), 1.130:450.
• Lambert, Wilfred G., Alan R. Millard. Atra-Hasis: The Babylonian Story of the Flood. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1999. 
• McCarthy, Douglas. J. “Creation motifs in ancient Hebrew poetry.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 29 (1967): 393–406.
• Oden, Robert A. “Divine aspirations in Atrahasis and Genesis l–ll.” Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 93 (1981) 197–216.
• Pritchard, James B. “Atrahasis.” Translated by E. A. Speiser. Pages 104–106 in ANET. Edited by James B. Pritchard. Third edition with supplement. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969.

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