'''Utnapiŝtim''', '''Utanapiŝtim''' aŭ '''Uta-Napiŝtim''' (en [[akada lingvo]]: 𒌓𒍣) estas rolulo de la [[Epopeo pri Gilgameŝ]] kiu estis komisiita de [[Enki]] (Ea) forlasi siajn materiajn posedojn kaj krei gigantan ŝipon[[ŝipo]]n kiu estos nomita "Konservejo de Vivo". HeLi wasestis alsokomisiita taskedankaŭ withkunporti bringingsiajn hisedzinon, wifefamilion kaj parencojn kun la metiistoj de lia vilaĝo, familyanimalidoj kaj manĝaĵojn.<ref> Rosenberg, andDonna relatives(1994). alongWorld withMythology: theAn craftsmenAnthology of histhe village,Great babyMyths animalsand Epics. Lincolnwood, andChicago: grainsNational Textbook Company.[1]Thepp. oncoming196–200. floodISBN would0-8442-5765-6. wipe</ref> outLa allvenonta animalsinundo andforbalaos peopleĉiujn notanimalojn onkaj thepersonojn kiuj ne estas shipsurŝipe, akoncepto conceptposte lateruzata useden inla the[[Biblio|biblia]] biblicalrakonto storyde ofla Noah's[[Arkeo Arkde Noa]]. After twelve days on the water, Utnapishtim opened the hatch of his ship to look around and saw the slopes of Mount Nisir, where he rested his ship for seven days. On the seventh day, he sent a dove out to see if the water had receded, and the dove could find nothing but water, so it returned. Then he sent out a swallow, and just as before, it returned, having found nothing. Finally, Utnapishtim sent out a raven, and the raven saw that the waters had receded, so it circled around, but did not return. Utnapishtim then set all the animals free, and made a sacrifice to the gods. The gods came, and because he had preserved the seed of man while remaining loyal and trusting of his gods, Utnapishtim and his wife were given immortality, as well as a place among the heavenly gods. Enki (Ea) also claims that he did not tell "Atrahasis" (apparently referring to Utnapishtim) about the flood, but rather that he only made a dream appear to him,[2] a claim which contradicts the earlier narrative of the poem and reveals an alternative telling.
