File:British Museum Flood Tablet.jpg

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Original Akkadian Tablet XI (the "Deluge Tablet") of the Epic of Gilgamesh

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English: Neo-Assyrian clay tablet. Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet 11: Story of the Flood. Known as the "Flood Tablet" From the Library of Ashurbanipal, 7th century BC.
Français : Tablette d'argile néo-assyrienne. Epopée de Gilgamesh, tablette 11 : récit du Déluge. Connue sous le nom de "tablette du Déluge". Conservée au British Museum de Londres.
Italiano: Tavoletta di argilla Neo-assirica. Epopea di Gilgamesh, tavoletta 11: Storia del Diluvio. Conosciuta con il nome Tavoletta del Diluvio. Conservata al British Museum di Londra
Date 24 June 2010
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Source/Photographer BabelStone (Own work)

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British Museum reference K.3375
Detailed description Neo-Assyrian clay tablet. Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet 11: Story of the Flood. Known as the "Flood Tablet".
Size Length: 15.24 centimetres
Width: 13.33 centimetres
Thickness: 3.17 centimetres
Location G55/MES2/10

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