"The Babylonian Story of the Flood as Told by the Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh. The Discovery of the Nineveh Tablets by Layard, Rassam and Smith" by EA Wallis Budge (Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge) (chef). This book is a unique source that tells the Babylonian Flood myth from the Assyrian tablets discovered in Nineveh. The authors, archaeologists Layard, Rassam and Smith, reveal the details of their discovery of historical tablets that contained the legend of the flood from this ancient region. The book examines in detail the content of the tables, which reflects the similarity of the Flood myth in Babylonia and in other cultures. The authors draw the reader's attention to archaeological findings that testify to the ancient beliefs and cultural customs of the population of these lands. This book is a valuable source not only for researchers of antiquity, but also for all seekers of knowledge about the past of mankind.