Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgameš and Aga

Gilgameš and the bull of heaven

The death of Gilgameš
Gilgameš, Enkidu and the nether world
Gilgameš and Ḫuwawa (Version A)
​​Gilgameš and Ḫuwawa (Version B)

Enmerkar & Lugalbanda

Enmerkar and the lord of Aratta
​Enmerkar and En-suḫgir-ana
​Lugalbanda in the mountain cave
​Lugalbanda and the Anzud bird

​The Sumerian king list​

Seven Mountains to Aratta route by B.J. Corbin, credit Google Maps for background image

Seven Mountains to Aratta route by B.J. Corbin
​Credit Google Maps for background image

Aratta

Aratta is a mythical land mentioned in ancient Sumerian texts. Sumer, considered a "cradle of civilization," was located in what is now southern Iraq. As I considered the Zagros Mountains of Iran to be the more likely location where Noah's Ark landed, I started to see a strong correlation between the biblical mountains of Ararat and Sumerian Aratta. After reading many of the Sumerian accounts of Aratta and following the location clues using Google Earth, I may have located the Seven Mountains to Aratta route. Several key landmarks seem to follow the same path.

Below are maps created to show where I consider these sites to be located... on the way to Aratta.