In the Epic of Atrahasis, what is the name of the human flood hero?

In the Epic of Atrahasis, the human flood hero is named Atrahasis.

The Old Babylonian poem, written in Akkadian, tells how the gods send disasters against humanity, culminating in a devastating flood. The god Enki, also known as Ea, secretly warns Atrahasis and instructs him to build a boat and preserve life.

Atrahasis means something like “exceedingly wise,” reflecting the hero's defining quality. The poem includes divine debates, the problem of human overpopulation or noise, and the survival of Atrahasis through the flood. It is one of the major Mesopotamian flood traditions that predates the surviving biblical manuscripts.

Atrahasis is also the title used for the work itself, so the name can refer either to the hero or to the epic. He is distinct from Utnapishtim, the flood survivor in the Epic of Gilgamesh, although the two characters occupy closely related roles in Mesopotamian literature.