So, we shouldn't allow this subtle linkage to Gilgamesh to distract from a proper consideration of paleosols. |
The dynasty ended when its last king, Agga, was defeated about 2660 by Gilgamesh, king of the first dynasty of Uruk. |
The cube-shaped vessel in the Babylonian account of Gilgamesh would be a ridiculously unstable boat that would roll all over the place. |
The Epic of Gilgamesh describes a flood which preceded the Biblical inundation by at least a thousand years. |
Soon, no doubt, there will be cites in Latin and Greek, maybe even a quotation from Gilgamesh. |
Be it noted also that Enkidu, not Gilgamesh, is punished for the insult to Ishtar. |