Urshanabi
deity water Mesopotamian single tradition · 2
A ferryman from Mesopotamian mythology.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1600
- Historical notes
- Appears in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Utnapishtim, scorpion man's wife, Siduri, Enkidu's ghost, Manannán mac Lir, Charun, Phlegyas, Shamash, Scorpion man, Anu, Ea
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Urshanabi – Ferryman from Mesopotamian mythology”
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“When Gilgamesh persists in his quest, she directs him to Urshanabi, the ferryman of the gods, who takes Gilgamesh across the sea to Utnapishtim.”
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