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TED-Ed
The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death | Soraya Field Fiorio
In 1849, in the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq, archaeologists sifted through dusty remains, hoping to find records to prove that Bible stories were true. What they found instead was a 4,000-year-old story inscribed on crumbling clay...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to make a sad story funny | Jodie Houlston-Lau
It may seem counterintuitive, but comedy is often key to a serious story. As a writer, you need your audience to experience a range of emotions, no matter what your genre. Comic relief is a tried-and-true way of creating the varied...
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 7 the Epic of Gilgamesh
Podcast [45:34] with host, Rob Monaco, in which he makes the Epic of Gilgamesh come to life for his listeners and teaches us about literature of the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia.
Crash Course
Crash Course World Mythology #16: Floods in the Ancient Near East
This video focuses on floods in the ancient Near East. You have heard the story of Noah and the Ark from the Bible, but that is not the only deluge story humans tell. It's a common thing across cultures. You could say the study of...
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 16: Flood Tablet 8 Feb 2010
A small tablet, found in modern Iraq, tells of a plan by the gods to destroy the world by means of a great flood. Pre-dating the story of Noah, when it was translated in 1872, this fragment of the Epic of Gilgamesh caused a storm around...