Adapa

This video shows Badia Obaid telling the story of Adapa in Arabic. Adapa is a fisherman from Eridu who breaks the wing of the South Wind. He is summoned to the gods in the sky and gains eternal wisdom but not eternal life. His story makes him famous forever.

The copyright for the version of the Adapa story told in this recording is held by Badia Obaid © ℗ 2020.

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