Gilgamesh and the Flood

In today's video, we examine the genesis and development of one of the world's oldest Mythological figures, the legendary King of Uruk, Gilgamesh, and the Epic that bears his name. Along the way we'll explore over 2000 years of history, culminating in an examination of the origins of the Mesopotamian flood myth, which continues to echo in modern religions to this day. This video owes a special thanks to archaeologist Dr Geoff Emberling, who kindly allowed me to use a number of his photos of Iraq. You can find more information on his research activities in the links below: https://archaeology.lsa.umich.edu/people/emberling.php https://umich.academia.edu/GeoffEmberling Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwFnHpDt-lZgR_7Sqisi6A/join Help support us elsewhere at: https://www.patreon.com/thehistocrat https://twitter.com/The_Histocrat https://bsky.app/profile/thehistocrat.bsky.social You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below: https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/ https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/ I'd also like to thank all of my voice actors for today's episode, whose own work you can find below: Articulations https://www.youtube.com/c/ARTiculations/ Byron Lewis https://www.youtube.com/c/ByronLewis A long, long time ago... https://www.youtube.com/c/Alonglongtimeago Stefan Milo as Robin Hallett https://www.youtube.com/c/StefanMilo Atun Shei Films https://www.youtube.com/c/AtunSheiFilms Embrace Historia https://www.youtube.com/c/Embracehistoria #Gilgamesh #Mythology #Mesopotamia Big Drumming by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7524-big-drumming License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Ancient Rite by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5739-ancient-rite License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Ancient Mystery Waltz (Vivace) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7911-ancient-mystery-waltz-vivace- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Tranquility Base by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4542-tranquility-base License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Vanishing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4578-vanishing License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4590-virtutes-instrumenti License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Desert Night by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/480-desert-night License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Traveler by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4770-traveler License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Heartbeat by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7816-heartbeat License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Night Of Mystery by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7469-night-of-mystery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Nowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6163-nowhere-land-instrumental License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dramatic Marimba by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5334-dramatic-marimba- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license #Gilgamesh #Documentary #mesopotamia