Gilgamesh and the Flood

In today's video, we examine the genesis and development of one of the world's oldest Mythological figures, the legendary King of Uruk, Gilgamesh, and the Epic that bears his name. Along the way we'll explore over 2000 years of history, culminating in an examination of the origins of the Mesopotamian flood myth, which continues to echo in modern religions to this day. This video owes a special thanks to archaeologist Dr Geoff Emberling, who kindly allowed me to use a number of his photos of Iraq. You can find more information on his research activities in the links below: https://archaeology.lsa.umich.edu/peo... https://umich.academia.edu/GeoffEmber... Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @thehistocrat   Help support us elsewhere at:   / thehistocrat     / the_histocrat   https://bsky.app/profile/thehistocrat... You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork below:   / ettore.mazza     / ettoremazza   I'd also like to thank all of my voice actors for today's episode, whose own work you can find below: Articulations    / articulations   Byron Lewis    / byronlewis   A long, long time ago...    / alonglongtimeago   Stefan Milo as Robin Hallett    / stefanmilo   Atun Shei Films    / atunsheifilms   Embrace Historia    / embracehistoria   #Gilgamesh #Mythology #Mesopotamia Big Drumming by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7524-big-dr... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Ancient Rite by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5739-ancien... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Ancient Mystery Waltz (Vivace) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7911-ancien... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Tranquility Base by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4542-tranqu... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Vanishing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4578-vanishing License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4590-virtut... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Desert Night by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/480-desert-... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Traveler by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4770-traveler License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Heartbeat by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7816-heartbeat License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Night Of Mystery by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7469-night-... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Nowhere Land by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6163-nowher... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dramatic Marimba by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5334-dramat... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license #Gilgamesh #Documentary #mesopotamia