[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.341 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.341 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.341 - **Language:** English ### [c7.341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.341) GILGAMIṢ. It is the most ancient book of the Babylonians. It is as old as Ṛgveda. Another book so old as these is the "Book of the Dead" of the Egyptians. (See under Jalapralaya). - [Previous: c7.340](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.340) - [Next: c7.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.342) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.341) · Pramāṇa