Oktay Güven for undertaking the publication of the Symposium Proceedings Book. Also, we would like to thank Serhat Development Agency (SERKA) and its Secretary General Mr. In addition, we would like to thank İbrahim Çeçen Foundation (IC) that sponsored generously the symposium and its Director Dr. We are grateful to executives of Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı Governorship, Ağrı Municipality, Belli Education, Culture, History and Archeology Research Center (BEKAM) that brought dozens of scientists, writers and researchers together. Mount Ararat combines different cultures from Eastern and Northeastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, Crimea, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Central Asia, Europe and from the Middle East countries and it has a universal identity.
Mount Ararat has been the subject of history, archeology, art history, geography, literature, geology, physics, chemistry, economics, tourism, theology, religious narration, ethnography, music, painting, legend, traditional culinary culture and food which have been written by millions of people for centuries. Mount Ararat, which is remarked in the Great Flood, is the common heritage of Abrahamic religions and it continues to carry the oldest cultural heritage in the history of humanity to the today’s world. In addition to polytheistic religions of Ancient Era, Mount Ararat has been the subject of the sacred books of monotheistic religions like Old Testament and the Bible with the Great Flood event and it has become legendary until today. Makes Mount Ararat magnificent and famous is not only its height, but also its sanctity which is remarked in holy books and in legends. However, the majesty and fame are not only for the height of it, but also for all the holiness it holds that makes Mount Ararat the subject of the legends and religious scriptures. With a 5137-meter height, Ararat is a magnificent and the highest mountain of Anatolia. A number of scientists, authors and researchers from Turkey, Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Denmark and the United States participated in the symposium. The opening ceremony of the symposium was held in Ottoman Hall at Culture and Congress Center at Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, while the scientific sessions were held in Seljuk Hall, Anatolia Hall and Hall A. This unique historical and philological contribution to the field invites further readings of the tabernacle texts and those related to Noah's ark in light of each other.ĥth International Symposium on Mount Ararat and Noah’s Ark was hosted by Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University on 16-18 October 2019 with the contributions from Governorate of Ağrı, Ağrı Municipality and Belli Education, Culture, History and Archeology Research Center (BEKAM). Therefore, despite axial differences, the structural parallel between Noah's ark and the tabernacle sits comfortably within the context of the ANE and OT. Upon closer examination, however, the tabernacle exhibits three sections horizontally which accord with Mount Sinai and the cosmological features of ancient Near Eastern temples, cosmic mountains, and Utnapishtim's ark of the Gilgamesh Epic. Since the tabernacle is a tent it cannot exhibit the same tripartite, vertical features seen in Noah's ark and the temple.
When it comes to structural parallels, however, scholars generally affirm those between Solomon's temple and Noah's ark, but they reject the possibility of a structural parallel between the tabernacle and Noah's ark. Various scholars have noted conceptual parallels between Noah's ark, the tabernacle, and Solomon's temple.
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