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The Flood Tablet (Gilgamesh Tablet XI)

The Flood Tablet ( Gilgamesh Tablet XI ) (Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 6 –9): Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Flood & Noahic Covenant —In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem , Ham , and Japheth .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Noah (Generation 10 • Messianic Line • Child of Lamech ): ( Genesis 5:28-29 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) The Flood came when Noah was 600 years old ( Genesis 7:6 ) • ( Genesis 9:29 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: The Flood Tablet ( Gilgamesh Tablet XI ) — Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9. Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet — Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Isaiah 3:20 : "The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,"; Numbers 31:50 : "We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our..."; Genesis 9:11 : "And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 7 ( Genesis • Chapter 7 (24 verses)), Genesis 8 ( Genesis • Chapter 8 (22 verses)), Genesis 9 (Genesis • Chapter 9 (29 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 6–9

Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9.

Library of Ashurbanipal Flood Tablet — Epic of Gilgamesh XI
IMAGE • archaeology

Cuneiform tablet discovered at Nineveh preserving the ancient Mesopotamian account of the catastrophic global deluge and ark.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem , Ham , and Japheth .

עֵדוּת
edut (ʿēḏût) [ay-DOOTH]
H5715 Hebrew noun feminine 59x
testimony, witness, covenant precept

Testimony, solemn covenant witness; Two Tablets of Decalogue placed inside Ark ('Ark of the Testimony', Aron Ha-Edut) testifying to God's holiness.

Derivation: From עֵד (H5707) witness.
Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 11:28–31

Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ).

Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)
IMAGE • artwork

Dramatic engraving portraying desperate families and a mother shielding her child on a rock as floodwaters engulf the earth ( Genesis 7 ).

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Enuma Elish Creation Tablets — Mesopotamian Cosmogony
IMAGE • archaeology

Seven tablets recounting the battle between Marduk and Tiamat, contrasting with the monotheistic Genesis creation narrative.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Gustave Doré — Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law (1866)
IMAGE • artwork

Moses descending Sinai in holy indignation at the sight of the golden calf and shattering the stone tablets.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Uzziah Tablet — Second Temple Reburial of King Uzziah
IMAGE • archaeology

Aramaic inscription stone from the Mount of Olives reading 'Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah , king of Judah ; do not open!'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Genesis 7
Connected via Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood) 69% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 7 (24 verses)

And the Lord said unto Noah , Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. O... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Ham 2 .

Gezer Calendar — Early 10th-Century Agricultural Inscription
IMAGE • archaeology

Limestone tablet recording the twelve agricultural months of the biblical year in archaic northwest Semitic script.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Rembrandt — Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659)
IMAGE • artwork

Oil on canvas masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting Moses holding aloft the two stone tablets of the Decalogue written in square Hebrew script.

Rembrandt van Rijn • Gemäldegalerie, Berlin / Google Art Project / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Genesis 8
Connected via The Flood Tablet (Gilgamesh Tablet XI) 64% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

And God remembered Noah , and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; A... Mentions: Noah , Ararat .

עֶבְרָה
ebra (ʿeḇrâ) [ev-RAW]
H5678 Hebrew noun feminine 34x
outpouring of fury, overflow of wrath

Overflowing rage, flood of divine indignation; describes the eschatological Day of Wrath ('A day of wrath is that day', Zephaniah 1:15).

Derivation: From עָבַר (H5674) to pass over, overflow.
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 1 –11 exploring creation, the human rebellion in Eden , the spread of sin through Cain and the Flood , and God's scattering of humanity at Babylon .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Michelangelo — Moses (Statue at San Pietro in Vincoli)
IMAGE • artwork

The iconic marble sculpture of Moses with the tablets of the Law, depicting fiery determination.

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Vatican Museums Public Domain Mark 1.0
Noah
62% Messianic Line
Generation 10 • Messianic Line • Child of Lamech

( Genesis 5:28-29 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) The Flood came when Noah was 600 years old ( Genesis 7:6 ) • ( Genesis 9:29 )

Genesis 9
Connected via The Flood Tablet (Gilgamesh Tablet XI) 61% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 9 (29 verses)

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Canaan , Ham 2 .

Genesis 10
59% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .

Ancient Near Eastern Suzerainty Treaties & Deuteronomy Covenant Form
Connected via Enuma Elish Creation Tablets — Mesopotamian Cosmogony 59% Wiki Topic
Hittite Vassal Treaties, Neo-Assyrian Parallels, and the Covenant Lawsuit (Rib)

Monumental archaeological and historical consensus (established by George Mendenhall, Kenneth Kitchen, Meredith Kline) that the literary structure of the Mosaic Covenant in Exodus and particularly Deuteronomy mirrors Late Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC) Hittite Vassal Treaties rather than 1st millennium Neo-Assyrian treaties.

Noah's Ark
Connected via The Flood & Noahic Covenant 56% 3D Model
Interactive 3D Vessel Reconstruction • Genesis 6:14–16

Scale 3D reconstruction of Noah's Ark built to the exact 6:1 length-to-beam ratio specified in Genesis 6:14–16 (300 × 50 × 30 cubits), featuring three internal decks, a side door, and an elevated roof skylight (tzohar) finished one cubit from the top.

Genesis 6
Connected via The Flood Tablet (Gilgamesh Tablet XI) 53% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 6 (22 verses)

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive w... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Ham 2 .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

During Passover in Jerusalem , Yeshua instituted the New Covenant at the Last Supper, suffered crucifixion at Golgotha , and rose bodily on the third day—interpreted across the New Testament and Hebrews as the ultimate fulfillment of the Tabernacle and Day of Atonement.

διαθήκη
diatheke (diathḗkē) [dee-ath-ay'-kay]
G1242 Greek noun feminine 33x
a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant

Primary meaning: a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant. Strong's: properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will). Lexical nuances: as usually in cl., a disposition, testament, will (Plat., al.): Ga 3:15 (R, mg., but v. Lft., in l.), He 9:16 , 17 (R, txt.; MM, Exp. , xi,; Milligan, NTD , 75; Abbott, Essays , 107; Deiss., LAE , 341; but v. infr.).

Derivation: from G1303 (διατίθεμαι);
Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Genesis 7:11
Connected via Library of Ashurbanipal Flood Tablet — Epic of Gilgamesh XI 49% Verse
Genesis Chapter 7, Verse 11

Scripture passage in Genesis 7:11

1 Chronicles
Connected via The Flood & Noahic Covenant 49% Old Testament
Old Testament • 29 Chapters

1 Chronicles (Old Testament, 29 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Seth , Enosh , Kenan , Jared , Enoch . Key places: Adam , Ham 2 , Gomer , Magog , Javan , Tubal . Opens with: "Adam, Seth , Enosh ,..."

אָדָם
adam (ʾāḏām) [aw-DAWM]
H120 Hebrew noun masculine / proper noun 552x
man, mankind, Adam

Human being, humanity, collective mankind, and proper name of first man Adam; created on sixth day from dust of adamah, covenant head of race.

Derivation: From אָדֹם (H122) red, or אֲדָמָה (H127) ground.
Shem
Connected via The Flood & Noahic Covenant 48% Messianic Line
Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Scripture Passages (24)

The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.

Genesis 9:11 (KJV)
Genesis 9 KJV

And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord.

Genesis 9:28 (KJV)
Genesis 9 KJV

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

Genesis 7:6 (KJV)
Genesis 7 KJV

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Genesis 7:10 (KJV)
Genesis 7 KJV

And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

Genesis 10:1 (KJV)
Genesis 10 KJV

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood.

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

Genesis 7:7 (KJV)
Genesis 7 KJV

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt .

Genesis 7:17 (KJV)
Genesis 7 KJV

And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.

Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.

As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

Genesis 10:32 (KJV)
Genesis 10 KJV

These are the families of the sons of Noah , after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt .

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

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