To begin, there are many acheatypal similarities between Untapishtim and Noah, however the use of number seven is the most uncanny. The number seven is the most potent of all symbolic numbers and represents the complete cycle. In Untapishtim’s version of the flood, the numeral seven is used multiple times. For example, the ark was built with seven decks and completed on the seventh day. Also, in Untapishtim’s version, the flood lasted for seven days, the seven judges of hell were sent down and Untaishtim made a sacrifice in seven cauldrons. Similarly, in Noah’s version of the flood, he was given seven days to build the ark, was asked to take seven pairs of every animal and came to a rest on the seventh day of the seventeenth
