Utnapishtim, having joined the rank of the god, is immortal. After the flood, the gods had granted Utnapishtim eternal life, and Gilgamesh hopes that Utnapishtim can tell him how he might avoid death too. Gilgamesh recounts his quest for immortality and mentions Utnapishtim's role in it. Utnapishtim sympathized with Gilgamesh's plight, telling him the secret of the Herb of Immortality. Gilgamesh noted that had become "part vegetable" due to having become one of the gods. ![]() ![]() Instead - I will tell you a secret.” He told Gilgamesh about the Herb of Immortality in the abyss of the underworld, that which could grant immortality without being beholden to the gods. ![]() I will not tell you to beg mercy from the Anunnaki. The sage, described as having "perhaps become faint of heart" by Gilgamesh, told Gilgamesh, “I know that you will not submit to the gods. Gilgamesh, not having known of the source of Utnapishtim's immortality, rejected it. After the death of Enkidu at the machinations of Ishtar, Gilgamesh came upon Utnapishtim at the end of his journey. ![]() After the flood, he became known as an immortal figure, having become one of the gods. Utnapishtim was a survivor of the great flood told of in the Epic of Gilgamesh, akin to the stories of Noah in the Old Testament WP and Ziusudra WP of Sumerian mythology.
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