Author: Alex Mitchell
Cites
- Bible (1)
- IN: The 13th Tablet (2012) Fiction, British
EPIGRAPH: And the waters overwhelmed the earth so greatly that all the tall mountains that were under the heavens came to be covered.
FROM: Genesis 7:19, (-165), Bible, NULL
- NULL (1)
- IN: The 13th Tablet (2012) Fiction, British
EPIGRAPH: ... and turned to blackness all that had been light. The land shattered like a pot. All day long the South Wind blew, blowing fast, submerging the mountain in water, overwhelming the people like an attack... they could not recognize each other in the torrent. The gods were frightened by the Flood, and retreated, ascending to the heaven of Anu.
FROM: Epic of Gilgamesh XI, (-1800), Religious Text, NULL
- Petachiah of Ratisbon (1)
- IN: The 13th Tablet (2012) Fiction, British
EPIGRAPH: [...] there is Old Nineveh, which is desolate. The whole land of Nineveh is black like pitch [...] There is neither herb nor any vegetation whatever [...] New Nineveh, opposite, is on the other side of the river. At New Nineveh is a large congregation numbering more than six thousand souls. It has two princes. The name of the one is Rabbi David, and of the other Rabbi Samuel. They are sons of two brothers, and of the seed of King David.
FROM: NULL, (1150), Religious Text, Germany