Gilgamesh
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Gilgamesh is a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk famed as the heroic protagonist of the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilgamesh canonical | 61 |
| Gilgamesh about the inevitability of death | 1 |
| Gilgamesh and Enkidu | 1 |
| Gilgamesh of Uruk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1900887 — 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: Gilgamesh Context triple: [Sumer, hasFamousRuler, Gilgamesh]
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A.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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B.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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C.
Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur of the Chaldeans is an ancient Mesopotamian city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham.
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D.
Nimrod
Nimrod is a 1997 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, best known for its blend of punk energy with more experimental and melodic tracks.
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E.
Amel-Marduk
Amel-Marduk was a 6th-century BCE king of Babylon, known from biblical and cuneiform sources as the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II and for releasing the Judean king Jehoiachin from prison.
- 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: Gilgamesh Target entity description: Gilgamesh is a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk famed as the heroic protagonist of the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature.
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A.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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B.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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C.
Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur of the Chaldeans is an ancient Mesopotamian city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham.
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D.
Nimrod
Nimrod is a 1997 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, best known for its blend of punk energy with more experimental and melodic tracks.
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E.
Amel-Marduk
Amel-Marduk was a 6th-century BCE king of Babylon, known from biblical and cuneiform sources as the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II and for releasing the Judean king Jehoiachin from prison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian ruler
ⓘ
demigod ⓘ legendary king ⓘ literary character ⓘ mythological hero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
linked to:
Epic of Gilgamesh
Sumerian Gilgamesh poems ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Uruk ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Sumer
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ishtar
ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna
Shamash ⓘ |
| closeCompanion | Enkidu ⓘ |
| culture |
Mesopotamian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
| descent |
one‑third human
ⓘ
two‑thirds divine ⓘ |
| divineParent | Ninsun ⓘ |
| earliestAttestationCenturyBCE | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| genreOfMainWork | epic poetry ⓘ |
| historicity | possibly based on a historical king of Uruk ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Near Eastern literature
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modern retellings of ancient myths ⓘ |
| knownFor |
friendship with Enkidu
ⓘ
heroic exploits ⓘ killing the Bull of Heaven ⓘ quest for immortality ⓘ slaying Humbaba ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ
linked to:
Sumerian language
|
| literaryPeriod | ancient Mesopotamian literature ⓘ |
| mediumOfPrimarySources | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| mortalParent | Lugalbanda ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bull of Heaven
ⓘ
Humbaba ⓘ |
| quest |
search for Utnapishtim
ⓘ
search for the secret of eternal life ⓘ |
| reignLocation | Uruk ⓘ |
| rejectedAdvancesOf |
goddess Ishtar
ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna
|
| roleInWork | protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| themeInStory |
friendship
ⓘ
human–divine relationship ⓘ kingship ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| timePeriodTraditionallyPlaced |
Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia
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linked to:
Early Dynastic period
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| title |
King of Uruk
ⓘ
linked to:
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gilgamesh Description of subject: Gilgamesh is a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk famed as the heroic protagonist of the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature.
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gilgamesh
linked to: Gilgamesh
linked to: Gilgamesh
subject linked to:
Eternals
subject linked to:
huluppu tree
subject linked to:
ancient city of Uruk