Taken from Coe College Classical Mythology Notes - Edmund Burke

1. Cause:
    a. Enlil angered at man; destruction planned.
    b. Ea warns Utnapishtim.
    c. The construction of the boat.

2. The Flood:
    a. Rain, dams, and dykes.
    b. The terror of the gods and Ishtar's regret.

3. The Landing:
    a. The grounding on Mt. Nisir.
    b. Dove, swallow, and raven.
    c. Utnapishtim's sacrifice.

4. Resolution:
    a. Enlil excluded from the sacrifice.
    b. Enlil's blessing of Utnapishtim and his wife.

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