Utnapishtim then set all the animals free, and made a sacrifice to the gods. Finally, Utnapishtim sent out a raven, and the raven saw that the waters had receded, so it circled around, but did not return. Then he sent out a swallow, and just as before, it returned, having found nothing. 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. 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. The oncoming flood would wipe out all animals and people not on the ship, a concept later used in the biblical story of Noah's Ark. He was also tasked with bringing his wife, family, and relatives along with the craftsmen of his village, baby animals, and grains. Utnapishtim or Utanapishtim (Akkadian: ?) is a character in the Epic of Gilgamesh who is tasked by Enki (Ea) to abandon his worldly possessions and create a giant ship to be called Preserver of Life.
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