Babylonian Flood Texts
Posted: 29 Jun 2023, 20:18
From an old Babylonian version of the flood story connected to the construction of an Ark intended to survive a cataclysmic flood, translated by Irving Finkel:
Here's a link to Finkel's lecture on the topic:
https://youtu.be/s_fkpZSnz2I
The admonition to read the wall appears to hearken to the tradition of recording cultural and religious history on the walls of temples as suggested in the Oera Linda.Wall, wall, read wall. Atra-hasis, pay heed to my advice that you may live forever. Destroy your house, build a boat, spurn property, and save life.
Here's a link to Finkel's lecture on the topic:
https://youtu.be/s_fkpZSnz2I