Utnapištim

See also: Utnapishtim

Akkadian

Proper noun

Utnapištim m

1. (Mesopotamian mythology) Utnapishtim (last antediluvian king of Šuruppak, hero of the Mesopotamian flood story, corresponding to Biblical Noah)

Alternative forms

• Utnapišti (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms
𒌓𒍣 (ut-ZI)

References

• Miller, Douglas B.; Shipp, R. Mark (2014), An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 154