What are the common features shared among these accounts?
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Primary sources:
Atrahasis https://www.livius.org/sources/content/anet/104-106-the-epic-of-atrahasis/
The Gilgamesh Epic flood story http://www.aina.org/books/eog/eog.pdf
The flood story from the Hebrew Bible Book of Genesis [chapters 6-9] https://www.livius.org/articles/misc/great-flood/flood1-t-bible_2/
Questions:
What are the common features shared among these accounts?
What do the Mesopotamian accounts indicate about the relationship between the gods and humankind?