Sujet
Babylonian story of the flood on a clay tablet, probably from Sippor, Old Babylonian, 1635BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Babylonian story of the flood on a clay tablet, probably from Sippor, Old Babylonian, 1635BC. This is one of three tablets which contained the Epic of Ammisaduqa, hero of the Babylonian flood story. It tells how the gods arranged for a flood to drown the world; the god of wisdom, Enki, warned his devotee Atrahasis of what was to happen, thereby enabling him to prepare a boat, in which he, his household and his animals were saved. From the British Museum's collection.
Date
1635 av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B75_348
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,5Mo (1,6Mo) / 30,9cm x 41,0cm / 3650 x 4837 (300dpi)