The epic of Gilgamesh

The epic of Gilgamesh is related to the story of creation and the great flood. Believe it or not the Sumerians have libraries in their time. One of their oldest books is the epic of Gilgamesh. One part of the book is about  Gilgamesh, a legendary hero that sleeps under a tree and wakes up to a snake that has robbed his eternal life. he searches for it for his dead friend, Enkidu.That story is like the story of creation. Another part of the book is about Utnapishtim who was told to build a ship to fit his family and 2 of every kind of animal. It was covered with pitch both inside and out. When he was finished he loaded everyone into the ship and rained for 6 days and nights. He sent out 3 birds but the last bird didn't come back because it had found enough meat to live on. Now that sounded familiar. That story is just like the great flood. This book is passed on and on hundreds of years by mouth.