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The Flood Tablet

Maker unknown

Neo-Assyrian tablet preserving Tablet XI of the Epic of Gilgamesh and its celebrated Babylonian flood narrative.

Date
7th century BC
Collection
The British Museum
Reference
K.3375

Plate not recorded
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Record

Medium
clay
Dimensions
15.24 × 13.33 cm
Origin
Iraq
Owner
The Trustees of the British Museum

In the Tapestry

Associated with
Epic of GilgameshA
Culture of origin
Neo-Assyrian EmpireA

Provenance and history

  1. 7th century BC

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    britishmuseum.org

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