According to the article "The Gilgamesh Controversy: The Ancient Epic and Late-Victorian Geology", the author- Vybarr Cregan-Reid said that "the epic is the origin of literary culture. The epic also marks the point when documented history begins". This epic was formed at the area between of three rivers Tigris Euphrates, and in ancient Mesopotamia. The main purpose of the epic was to celebrate the life of a great king of Uruk who lived around 2700 BCE. However, by the close of the Victorian period, there was controversy about this epic when geologist and archaeologist, including Smith and Suess thought about its relationship with Victorian culture and the conditions of its rediscovery during Victorian period. It leaded to reveal many scientific and historical debates. Those arguments still ongoing in the late nineteenth century. In the context of Darwin’s theory of evolution, and Charles Lyell, either, it had been like one "big bang" in explaining the mysteries that the earth presented. The theory is that the earth is formed through slow change over millions of years. On the orther hand, when the eleventh tablet of Gilgamesh was first translated, it
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The first one, the Epic lets everybody to think about the beginnings of documented, written history. The second one, in the work of the century’s last great geologist, the Epic was the proof of a new methodology for understanding and deepening natural history. The last one, with Smith and Suess's works, it proved that the story of Noah’s Flood is true and more resembling myth. In my opinion, the Epic is one great proof that Noah's flood is true and the bible is correct even though it would fight to scientific theories of Darwin and Charles Lyell. I do not think human history would be re-written, but it is a way for human to know more about the past. Furthermore, not everything in the past would be
The first one, the Epic lets everybody to think about the beginnings of documented, written history. The second one, in the work of the century’s last great geologist, the Epic was the proof of a new methodology for understanding and deepening natural history. The last one, with Smith and Suess's works, it proved that the story of Noah’s Flood is true and more resembling myth. In my opinion, the Epic is one great proof that Noah's flood is true and the bible is correct even though it would fight to scientific theories of Darwin and Charles Lyell. I do not think human history would be re-written, but it is a way for human to know more about the past. Furthermore, not everything in the past would be