THE TOMB OF GILGAMESH STORY has resurfaced and is causing a small stir in the Biblioblogosphere (see here and here and here). The same story was reported by the BBC in the spring of 2003, but then was promptly dismissed as "pure speculation" by German archaeologist Ricardo Eichmann. (Eichmann, incidentally, is also skeptical about the existence of the Queen of Sheba).

I wouldn't get too excited about this one. It looks to me as though AINA was just recycling an old story they ran across.

But, as an aside, current news in Iraq is more exciting. Congratulations to the Iraqi people on the successful carrying out yesterday of democratic elections. They have a long way to go, but this was a major step forward and, I hope, a harbinger of things to come in the Middle East.