The Flood Story Older Than the Bible

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest great stories ever written.

[00:00:04]Its hero may be based on a real ruler of Uruk, but the epic became something much bigger. A story about kingship, friendship, fear, and mortality. One reason it still grabs attention is its flood story, preserved on clay tablets long before later flood traditions became famous in other texts. But Gilgamesh matters for more than that comparison.

[00:00:26]It shows that some of humanity's biggest questions were already being explored thousands of years ago. That is what makes it extraordinary.

[00:00:34]Ancient voices speaking about life, death, and survival still sound familiar today.