GEMİKAYA ANITLARI, NUH TUFANININ AZERBAYCAN EDEBIYATINA ŞİİRSEL YANSIMASI
THE GEMİKAYA MONUMENTS: A POETIC REFLECTION OF NOAH’S FLOOD IN AZERBAIJANI LITERATURE

Summary/Abstract: The lands of Nakhchivan are closely linked to Noah's legendary visit and the great flood. Historically, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy, in the 2nd century AD, first mentioned Nakhchivan as the home of the Prophet Noah. Information about the Prophet Noah founding the city of Nakhchivan is found in historical sources. Information and legends about the Flood given in the Epic of Bilgamis, the Bible, and the Quran are present in Nakhchivan folklore; place names are located in the Nakhchivan region, and the reflection of mythical beliefs lives on in the paintings of Gəmigaya. Azerbaijan's, and especially Nakhchivan's, connection to Noah has found artistic expression in our literature. In Azerbaijani folklore, the legends about the Prophet Noah reflect not only the initial philosophical-cosmological concept regarding the origin of the Azerbaijani-Turkic ethnos, but also the scenario of the creation of the entire world. This demonstrates and confirms the breadth of the artistic and geographical boundaries of Azerbaijani folklore, and the richness of the subject matter. Legends about Noah collected from this region combine the celestial version of creation with the mythical version. During the research, the subject was approached from 3 directions: 1. Folklore materials 2. Religious views and legends 3. Examples of written literature The Nakhchivan version of the Noah's flood legend is of most interest to us. First of all, it should be noted that this option is still unknown to European scientists and they do not refer to it in their research. Nevertheless, we can confidently say that the Nakhchivan option has many advantages over other options, and this has been particularly emphasized in the article.

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