Utnapishtim

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Noun1.Utnapishtim - favorite of the gods and grandfather of GilgamishUtnapishtim - favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal
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Press, 2003], 1: 520-21), this concept is related in turn to the ancient Sumerian imagery about the paradisiacal land of Dilmun, which in the myth of Enki and Ninkhursag is described as located nearby "the mouth whence issues the water of the earth." In the Sumerian version of the Flood myth, the king Ziusudra is said to have been given immortality and residence in the mythical land of Dilmun by the gods.
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(16) In other Akkadian versions of the flood myth, the name of the hero is Atrahasis ("Super-wise"); in Sumerian versions of the story, it is Ziusudra ("Long-lived"), and in Hittite recensions, it is Ulu.
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The god Enki, who did not agree with the decree, revealed it to Ziusudra, a man well known for his humility and obedience.
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