The Flood Narrative from the Gilgamesh Epic in Akkadian - Academy Village Concert January 30, 2013

Music by Lorna Govier, 2010. Played on the Silver Lyre of Ur replica, property Dr. Anne Kilmer. The words are from the Gilgamesh Epic in the Akkadian language as found on tablet XI lines 96 - 123 ca First Millennium . This portion of the Flood Narrative tells the story of the decimation of the people of earth by the gods through a storm and flood. Istar (Innana) is prevalent in this narrative as she mourns the death of her people and feels guilt that she ordered their destruction along with the