The Eridu Genesis, Atra-hasis, and Epic of Gilgamesh all recount one of these events. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these common mythological disasters. Utnapishtim’s release of a raven in the Epic of Gilgamesh parallels Noah’s release of a dove after one of these disasters in the Book of Genesis.
ANSWER: floods [accept equivalents like deluges; accept Great Floods]
[10h] This ocean, whose name may be etymologically linked to the Greek translation of the Hebrew word tehóm in Genesis, appears in Tablet III of the Atra-hasis. The deification of this cosmic freshwater ocean is a lover of Tiamat in the Enuma Elish.
ANSWER: Abzû [or Apsû; reject “Anzû”] (The Greek translation is “abyss.”)
[10m] Chapters 50 and 51 of Jeremiah mention this deity while prophesying the fall of his city. The festival of Akitu celebrated this god’s defeat of Tiamat and his role in the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates.
ANSWER: Marduk [or Merodak; or Amar-utuk; accept Bel or Bel-Marduk]
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