Utu
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Utu is the Sumerian sun god associated with justice, truth, and divine judgment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Utu canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1900879 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Utu Context triple: [Sumer, pantheonIncludes, Utu]
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A.
Utulei
Utulei is a coastal village and administrative center on Tutuila Island in American Samoa, known for its government offices and harborfront location near the capital, Pago Pago.
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B.
Nuwu
Nuwu is the self-designation of the Southern Paiute people, an Indigenous group native to the southwestern United States.
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C.
Uatsdin
Uatsdin is the modern revival of the indigenous Ossetian ethnic religion, centered on traditional deities, rituals, and ancestral customs of the Ossetian people.
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D.
Urambo
Urambo is a town and district headquarters in western Tanzania known historically for tobacco production and its location within the Tabora Region.
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E.
Otunga
Otunga is the surname of David Otunga, an American lawyer, actor, and former professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Utu Target entity description: Utu is the Sumerian sun god associated with justice, truth, and divine judgment.
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A.
Utulei
Utulei is a coastal village and administrative center on Tutuila Island in American Samoa, known for its government offices and harborfront location near the capital, Pago Pago.
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B.
Nuwu
Nuwu is the self-designation of the Southern Paiute people, an Indigenous group native to the southwestern United States.
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C.
Uatsdin
Uatsdin is the modern revival of the indigenous Ossetian ethnic religion, centered on traditional deities, rituals, and ancestral customs of the Ossetian people.
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D.
Urambo
Urambo is a town and district headquarters in western Tanzania known historically for tobacco production and its location within the Tabora Region.
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E.
Otunga
Otunga is the surname of David Otunga, an American lawyer, actor, and former professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian god
ⓘ
deity of justice ⓘ sun god ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Babbar
ⓘ
Shamash in Akkadian ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
Sumerian hymns ⓘ Sumerian royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
divine judgment
ⓘ
justice ⓘ sun ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| cityOfWorship |
Larsa
ⓘ
Sippar ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
bringer of light
ⓘ
revealer of hidden things ⓘ |
| culture |
Mesopotamian religion
ⓘ
Sumerian mythology ⓘ
linked to:
Sumerian religion
|
| domain |
daylight
ⓘ
sunrise ⓘ sunset ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | Shamash ⓘ |
| function |
guardian of travelers
ⓘ
overseer of oaths ⓘ patron of divination ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography |
bearded god with rays rising between mountains
ⓘ
god stepping through a gate of the mountains ⓘ |
| parents |
Nanna
ⓘ
Ningal ⓘ
linked to:
Ninhursag
|
| role |
judge of gods and humans
ⓘ
protector of the righteous ⓘ punisher of the wicked ⓘ |
| siblings |
Ereshkigal
ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ |
| spouse | Sherida ⓘ |
| symbol |
ray-emitting figure
ⓘ
saw ⓘ sun disk ⓘ |
| temple |
E-babbar
ⓘ
linked to:
Ebabbar
|
| timePeriodOfWorship |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| worshipedBy |
Akkadians
ⓘ
Assyrians ⓘ Babylonians ⓘ Sumerians ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Utu Description of subject: Utu is the Sumerian sun god associated with justice, truth, and divine judgment.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.