Comparison Between Atrahasis and Gilgamesh
These are some of the sentences copied more or less directly from the Atrahasis version to the Gilgamesh epic:
| Atrahasis Epic | Gilgamesh Epic, tablet XI |
|---|---|
| "Wall, listen to me." Atrahasis III,i,20 | "Wall, pay attention" Gilgamesh XI,22 |
| "Like the apsu you shall roof it" Atrahasis III,i,29 | "Like the apsu you shall roof it" Gilgamesh XI,31 |
| "I cannot live in " Atrahasis III,i,47 | "I cannot live in your city" Gilgamesh XI,40 |
| "Ninurta went forth making the dikes " Atrahasis U rev,14 | "Ninurta went forth making the dikes overflow" Gilgamesh XI,102 |
| "One person could see another" Atrahasis III,iii,13 | "One person could not see another" Gilgamesh XI,111 |
| "For seven days and seven nights came the storm" Atrahasis III,iv,24 | "Six days and seven nights the wind and storm flood" Gilgamesh XI,127 |
| "He offered " Atrahasis III,v,31 | "And offered a sacrifice" Gilgamesh XI,155 |
| "the lapis around my neck" Atrahasis III,vi,2 | "the lapis lazuli on my neck" Gilgamesh XI,164 |
| "How did man survive the destruction?" Atrahasis III,vi,10 | "No man was to survive the destruction" Gilgamesh XI,173 |
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