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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian legendary hero
ⓘ
character in epic poetry ⓘ flood hero ⓘ immortal human ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| administersTestOf | staying awake ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh
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ⓘ
Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Mesopotamian great flood
ⓘ
deluge sent by the gods ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotif |
divine punishment and mercy
ⓘ
search for immortality ⓘ |
| builds |
ark
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large boat ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| dwellsAt | mouth of the rivers ⓘ |
| gains | immortality ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| gives | plant of rejuvenation ⓘ |
| givesObjectTo | Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Ut-napištim
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ⓘ
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
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ⓘ
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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