Utnapishtim
deity earth Akkadian single tradition · 2
The immortal survivor of the Great Flood who describes the Anunnaki as seven judges of the Underworld. Utnapishtim recounts how the Anunnaki set the land aflame as the storm approaches during the flood.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Appears in standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 1200 BCE).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ellil, Mushteshirhablim, Neretagmil, gods of Eshumesha, Damkianna, scorpion man's wife, Siduri, Enkidu's ghost, Ninurta, Marduk, Enki, Enlil, Nergal, Damkina, Nabu, Ereshkigal, Anunnaki, Igigi, Madānu, Nam-tar, Ištar, Ea, Shamash, Scorpion man, Anu, Urshanabi
Mentioned by
- Ninurta
- Marduk
- Enki
- Enlil
- Nergal
- Damkina
- Nabu
- Ereshkigal
- Anunnaki
- Igigi
- Madānu
- Nam-tar
- Ištar
- Ea
- Shamash
- Scorpion man
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“In the standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 1200 BCE) Utnapishtim, the immortal survivor of the Great Flood, describes the Anunnaki as seven judges of the Underworld”
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“Tablets IX through XI relate how Gilgamesh, driven by grief and fear of his own mortality, travels a great distance and overcomes many obstacles to find the home of Utnapishtim, the sole survivor of the Great Flood, who was rewarded with immortality by the gods.”
#39015 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001