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

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

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.