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utnapishtim

/ˌʊt.nəˈpɪʃ.tɪm/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant un personnage légendaire de la mythologie mésopotamienne, favori des dieux qui survécut au grand déluge et reçut l'immortalité.

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/ˌʊt.nəˈpɪʃ.tɪm/C2formal
  • frNom propre désignant un personnage légendaire de la mythologie mésopotamienne, favori des dieux qui survécut au grand déluge et reçut l'immortalité.

A proper noun referring to a legendary figure from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, known as the favorite of the gods who survived the great flood and was granted immortality.

indénombrable · nom propre

  1. Mythological figureC2formal

    A legendary figure in Mesopotamian mythology, favored by the gods, who survived a great flood and was granted immortality. He is known as the grandfather of Gilgamesh.

    frUtnapishtim (figure mythologique)

    • Utnapishtim was warned by the god Ea to build a boat to survive the flood.
    • In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim tells the story of the great deluge.
    • Gilgamesh sought out Utnapishtim to learn the secret of eternal life.