Ubara-Tutu

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Ubara-Tutu
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PredecessorEn-men-dur-ana[2]
SuccessorJushur
King of Shuruppak
PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorZiusudra
BornShuruppak
Sumerian𒁛𒁺𒁺[3]
DynastyDynasty of Shuruppak

Ubara-tutu (or Ubartutu) of

flood swept over his land.[4]

Ubara-tutu is briefly mentioned in tablet XI of the Epic of Gilgamesh. He is identified as the father of Utnapishtim, a character who is instructed by the god Ea to build a boat in order to survive the coming flood.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ashmolean 2017.
  2. ^ Black et al. 2006.
  3. ^ Sjöberg, Leichty & Tinney 2021.
  4. ^ Pritchard, James B. (ed.), Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1955, 1969). 1950 1st edition at Google Books. p.44: "...a flood [will sweep] over the cult-centers; to destroy the seed of mankind; is the decision, the word of the assembly [of the gods]."
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