The Babylonian account of the Flood is the:

a: Old Testament
b: Tel-el-Amarna
c: Gilgamesh Epic
d: "Farewell Address"

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Grade: Education Subject: history
The Babylonian account of the Flood is the:

a: Old Testament
b: Tel-el-Amarna
c: Gilgamesh Epic
d: "Farewell Address"
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The correct answer is - c: Gilgamesh Epic.

The Gilgamesh Epic represents the Babylonian account of the Flood. This is the most famous Babylonian epic and it dates back to the Sumerians. It is written in Akkadian language somewhere in the late second century BC. The main character is Gilgamesh, who was a Sumerian ruler, who ruled somewhere between 2800 and 2500 BC.