ID: 901001920 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001920	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Babylonian Flood (Mesopotamian narrative)

Note: Flood story in Mesopotamian literature that has much in common with other flood stories of the area.

Names:

	Babylonian Flood (Mesopotamian narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography> (P)
		........<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern narratives> (P)
		............Epic of Gilgamesh (Mesopotamian narratives) (I)
		................Babylonian Flood (Mesopotamian narrative) (P)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Noah's Flood
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Story of Noah (Old Testament narratives), Noah's Flood (Old Testament narrative)) [901001917]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Mesopotamian (culture or style)
	.....(Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Babylonian Flood (Mesopotamian narrative)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Gilgamesh," accessed 3 July 2017