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In the Old Testament, the Koran, and The Epic
of Gilgamesh (an ancient Sumerian legend), a
deluge lasting 40 days and nights, a disaster
alleged to have obliterated all humanity
except a chosen few (in the Old Testament,
the survivors were the family of Noah and the
pairs of animals sheltered on his ark). The
story may represent legends of a major local
flood; for example, excavations at Ur in Iraq
revealed 2.5 m/8 ft of water-laid clay dating
before 4000 BC, over an area of about 645
km/400 mi by 160 km/100 mi.