Uta-napišti

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Uta-napišti is the Mesopotamian flood hero in the Epic of Gilgamesh who gains immortality after surviving a great deluge.

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instanceOf Mesopotamian legendary hero
character in epic poetry
flood hero
immortal human
mythological figure
administersTestOf staying awake
appearsIn Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Mesopotamian great flood
deluge sent by the gods
associatedWithMotif divine punishment and mercy
search for immortality
builds ark
large boat
culture Mesopotamian
dwellsAt mouth of the rivers
gains immortality
gender male
gives plant of rejuvenation
givesObjectTo Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
hasNameVariant Ut-napištim NERFINISHED
Uta-napishti NERFINISHED
Utnapishtim NERFINISHED
honoredBy assembly of the gods
instructedBy Ea NERFINISHED
languageOfSources Akkadian NERFINISHED
maritalStatus married
meets Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction provides account of the great flood
reveals secret of immortality
parallels Atrahasis NERFINISHED
Biblical Noah NERFINISHED
reasonForImmortality obedience to the god Ea
surviving the great deluge
region ancient Near East NERFINISHED
rescues animals from the flood
his family from the flood
rewardedBy the gods
rewardType eternal life
roleInWork flood survivor in the Epic of Gilgamesh
teacher of Gilgamesh
sourceTextType cuneiform tablet
spouse unnamed wife
survives divinely sent flood
tellsStoryTo Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
tests Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfMyth Ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
warnedBy Ea NERFINISHED

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Utnapishtim alsoKnownAs Uta-napišti