The Sumerian account of the fall from paradise and the deluge described by Kramer corresponds with the Biblical accounts of the fall from paradise. But, it also have some differences. The Sumerian version and the Biblical version both had a similar theme when it comes to why the flood happened but, the details were slightly incompatible. I did not find Kramer’s interpretation of the fall from paradise and the deluge to be persuasive at all. It seem like the story of the Sumerian fall from paradise was made up based off the Biblical version. I feel like that also about the Sumerian version of the flood. The Babylonian version of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is similar with the Biblical version of the deluge also.
In Chapter nineteen Kramer discuss the Sumerian account of the fall from paradise. The story of the fall from paradise correspond with the Biblical account. In the Sumerian version the God Ninhursag, the great mother-goddess transformed Dilmun (a land for the living) into a garden filled with fruits, plants, and fresh water. Enkai then sends his massager to take plants from Ninhursag garden because he wanted to taste them. That did not sit well with Ninhursag at all. She was very angry, as a result …show more content…
After the flood ended Tim was made immortal. But, in the Biblical version the flood lasted for forty days and forty nights which is much longer then the Sumerian deluge. Noah was not made immortal after the deluge. But, he did receive a blessing from God. Also, Enlil was upset when Tim and his family survived the flood, he wanted everyone to die. In the biblical version of the deluge, God was not upset that Noah made it through the flood. Unlike Enlil, God wanted Noah and the animals to survive that’s why he told Noah to build an Ark. After, Noah survived the flood God vowed never to flood the Earth again and also gave Noah and his son blessings. In the Sumerian version, Tim was made
In Chapter nineteen Kramer discuss the Sumerian account of the fall from paradise. The story of the fall from paradise correspond with the Biblical account. In the Sumerian version the God Ninhursag, the great mother-goddess transformed Dilmun (a land for the living) into a garden filled with fruits, plants, and fresh water. Enkai then sends his massager to take plants from Ninhursag garden because he wanted to taste them. That did not sit well with Ninhursag at all. She was very angry, as a result …show more content…
After the flood ended Tim was made immortal. But, in the Biblical version the flood lasted for forty days and forty nights which is much longer then the Sumerian deluge. Noah was not made immortal after the deluge. But, he did receive a blessing from God. Also, Enlil was upset when Tim and his family survived the flood, he wanted everyone to die. In the biblical version of the deluge, God was not upset that Noah made it through the flood. Unlike Enlil, God wanted Noah and the animals to survive that’s why he told Noah to build an Ark. After, Noah survived the flood God vowed never to flood the Earth again and also gave Noah and his son blessings. In the Sumerian version, Tim was made