- Uta-napishtim or
Utnapishtim (Akkadian: 𒌓𒍣, "he has
found life") was a
legendary king of the
ancient city of
Shuruppak in
southern Iraq, who, according...
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perilous journey to
discover the
secret of
eternal life. Finally, he
meets Utnapishtim, who and his wife were the only
humans to
survive the
Flood triggered...
- hero
Utnapishtim is
granted immortality by the gods and that fits the
immortality theme of the epic. The main
point seems to be that
Utnapishtim was granted...
- who
takes Gilgamesh across the sea to
Utnapishtim. When
Gilgamesh finally arrives at
Utnapishtim's home,
Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh that, to
become immortal...
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biblical story of Noah, as well as its most
likely source, is that of
Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Early Christian and
Jewish writers, such as...
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destruction of humanity,
promises Utnapishtim that
Enlil will
never cause a
flood again. When
Enlil sees that
Utnapishtim and his
family have survived, he...
- who are
protagonists of Near
Eastern flood myths,
including Atrahasis,
Utnapishtim and the
biblical Noah.
Although each
story displays its own distinctive...
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years following the
death of his
beloved companion Enkidu. He s****s out
Utnapishtim, a Noah-like
figure in
Mesopotamian mythology known for
surviving a great...
- talk to
Utnapishtim to find the
secret of immortality.
Starting with the Old
Babylonian Period,
there were
attempts to
syncretize Utnapishtim with Ziusudra...
- story, the man who
survives the flood,
whether Atrahasis, Zi-ud-sura, or
Utnapishtim, is
granted immortality by the gods. This
character then
makes a reappearance...
