Utnapishtim
Americannoun
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But the god of the waters, Enki, warns the righteous man, Utnapishtim, about the impending disaster.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2017
Utnapishtim saves himself and his family by constructing a boat.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2017
At the request of his wife, Utnapishtim decides to tell Gilgamesh of this plant, and he succeeds in finding it.
From An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic by Morris Jastrow
On his long search for Utnapishtim he says: “On reaching the entrance of the mountain at night I saw lions and was afraid.”
From An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic by Morris Jastrow
He asks the survivor how he came to escape the common fate of mankind, and in reply Utnapishtim tells the story of the catastrophe that brought about universal destruction.
From An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic by Morris Jastrow
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