Literature And History

In the 3,500 year old Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, we can find the roots of the world's religions. Episode 4 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-4-quiz Episode 4 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-004-divine-judgment Episode 4 Song: "May My Eyebrows Live Forever" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PU9SWp9ZdE Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed 3,000-5,000 years ago, and translated in the 1860s and 70s, was one of the greatest literary discoveries of all time. Episode 3 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-3-quiz Episode 3 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-003-he-who-saw-the-deep Episode 3 Song: "Don't Fall Off the Roof" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJJurdC3OIg Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Enuma Elish and the Atrahasis, in circulation 3,800 years ago, were Mesopotamia's creation and flood epics, making them 1,000 years older than Genesis. Episode 2 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-2-quiz Episode 2 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-002-before-the-flood Episode 2 Song: "Babylon's Alcoholic Gods" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxED2Xa3R3Y Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

For thousands of years, cuneiform was the means of transmitting information through space and time in the Ancient Near East. Then, something happened. Episode 1 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-1-quiz Episode 1 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-001-the-tower-of-babel Episode 1 Song "In the Days of Cuneiform": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXGtHWka5mI Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory