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<p>A hand-cast replica of The Flood Tablet from Nineveh, northern Iraq (Neo- Assyrian), dated to the 7th century BC. <br /><br />The Flood Tablet is one of the Museum's most famous cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia.</p>
<p>The clay tablet is famous because it is inscribed with the Babylonian account of the Flood as part of the "Epic of Gilgamesh", in cuneiform, one of the earliest known systems of writing.</p>
<p><br />The epic of Gilgamesh is a long poem which is one of the earliest surviving works of literature. This object caused a sensation when it was first deciphered in the 19th century because of its similarity to the Flood story in the Book of Genesis.<br /><br />The Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (reigned 669-631 BC) collected a library of thousands of cuneiform tablets in his palace at Nineveh. The best known of these is the story of Gilgamesh, the legendary ruler of the city of Uruk, and his search for immortality.</p>
<p>The Flood Tablet is the eleventh of the Epic, and describes the meeting of Gilgamesh with Utnapishtim, the hero of the Flood.<br /><br />This reproduction is cast in resin from a mould of the original.<br /><br /></p>
Exclusive to the British Museum, a hand-cast replica of the Flood Tablet from Nineveh, northern Iraq.
Made in the UK, this replica has been cast in resin from a mould of the original.
Dating to the 7th century BC, the Flood Tablet is a cuneiform-inscribed clay tablet which was part of the impressive collection of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (r.669-631 BC) at his palace in Nineveh. The tablet is engraved with the Babylonian account of the flood which features in The Epic of Gilgamesh.
The Epic is one of the earliest surviving works of literature, telling the story of Gilgamesh, the legendary ruler of the city of Uruk, and his search for immortality. The Flood Tablet is the eleventh of the Epic, and describes the meeting of Gilgamesh with Utnapishtim, the hero of the flood.
The tablet caused a sensation when it was deciphered in the 19th century because of its similarity to the flood story in the Old Testament Book of Genesis.
An exciting and highly detailed home ornament.
Product Code: CMCR50100
Product Weight: 0.95Kg
T.P: 23.83
Dimensions: H20 x W7 x L11cm
Material: Hand-finished resin
Postage Weight: 4.90 Kg
<p>A hand-cast replica of The Flood Tablet from Nineveh, northern Iraq (Neo- Assyrian), dated to the 7th century BC. <br /><br />The Flood Tablet is one of the Museum's most famous cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia.</p>
<p>The clay tablet is famous because it is inscribed with the Babylonian account of the Flood as part of the "Epic of Gilgamesh", in cuneiform, one of the earliest known systems of writing.</p>
<p><br />The epic of Gilgamesh is a long poem which is one of the earliest surviving works of literature. This object caused a sensation when it was first deciphered in the 19th century because of its similarity to the Flood story in the Book of Genesis.<br /><br />The Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (reigned 669-631 BC) collected a library of thousands of cuneiform tablets in his palace at Nineveh. The best known of these is the story of Gilgamesh, the legendary ruler of the city of Uruk, and his search for immortality.</p>
<p>The Flood Tablet is the eleventh of the Epic, and describes the meeting of Gilgamesh with Utnapishtim, the hero of the Flood.<br /><br />This reproduction is cast in resin from a mould of the original.<br /><br /></p>
Exclusive to the British Museum, a hand-cast replica of the Flood Tablet from Nineveh, northern Iraq.
Made in the UK, this replica has been cast in resin from a mould of the original.
Dating to the 7th century BC, the Flood Tablet is a cuneiform-inscribed clay tablet which was part of the impressive collection of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (r.669-631 BC) at his palace in Nineveh. The tablet is engraved with the Babylonian account of the flood which features in The Epic of Gilgamesh.
The Epic is one of the earliest surviving works of literature, telling the story of Gilgamesh, the legendary ruler of the city of Uruk, and his search for immortality. The Flood Tablet is the eleventh of the Epic, and describes the meeting of Gilgamesh with Utnapishtim, the hero of the flood.
The tablet caused a sensation when it was deciphered in the 19th century because of its similarity to the flood story in the Old Testament Book of Genesis.
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