Essay On Gilgamesh Flood

Almost all cultures are familiar with the story of the flood found in Genesis. It is a very important and interesting story to many Catholics. The main message of the story is God is angry with all the sin in the world, so he decides to start over by sending a flood to wipe out mankind and restart with Noah and his family. Not everyone might be as familiar with the Mesopotamian story of the flood found in Gilgamesh. One would likely assume the story of the flood would have many difference considering the contrast in the time period and colossal differences of religion but there are many underlying similarities in details of the main characters, Noah and Utnapishtim, and the flood itself.
Both stories have a main character that is sent by a god to build a boat to survive an upcoming flood also delivered by a god intended to wipe out all of mankind. The two characters contrast in the reason they are called to build a boat and survive the flood. Utnapishtim is warned by Ea for unknown reasons behind Enlist back even though he wanted no survivors. Noah is chosen by God because “Noah found favor with the Lord” (Genesis 45). This shows that Noah is better suited for the job and chosen to restart the population because of how righteous he is. Despite them being warned for
Its width 50 cubits and it’s height 30 cubits opening for day light in the ark and terminate it with in a cubit or the top. Put the entrance to the ark in its side. Make it with bottom second and third decks (Genesis 45). Meanwhile, in Gilgamesh, Eaonly tells Gilgamesh to make a boat 200 feet x 200 feet. The detailed instructions show that God wants Noah’s family to be safe and is get up for success by God and was meant to do this. Utnapishtim only got few instructions because Ea couldn’t risk getting caught talking to him. (So it shows it could be bad for him and he was not meant for it.)* terrible