Atrahasis
E237319
Atrahasis is an ancient Mesopotamian Akkadian epic centered on a wise hero who survives a great flood sent by the gods, offering one of the earliest known flood narratives in world literature.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atrahasis canonical | 18 |
| Atrahasis epic | 2 |
| Akkadian Utnapishtim | 1 |
| Atrahasis (epic) | 1 |
| Atrahasis of the Atrahasis Epic | 1 |
| Mesopotamian great flood | 1 |
| MesopotamianFloodMyth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2102066 — 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: Atrahasis Context triple: [Anu, appearsIn, Atrahasis]
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A.
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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B.
Gilgamesh
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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C.
Dumuzi
Dumuzi is a Sumerian shepherd god associated with fertility, vegetation, and seasonal cycles, best known from Mesopotamian myths of death and rebirth.
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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.
Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
"Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.
- 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: Atrahasis Target entity description: Atrahasis is an ancient Mesopotamian Akkadian epic centered on a wise hero who survives a great flood sent by the gods, offering one of the earliest known flood narratives in world literature.
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A.
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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B.
Gilgamesh
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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C.
Dumuzi
Dumuzi is a Sumerian shepherd god associated with fertility, vegetation, and seasonal cycles, best known from Mesopotamian myths of death and rebirth.
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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.
Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
"Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood survivor
ⓘ
hero ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Enki
ⓘ
Enlil ⓘ |
| builds | a large boat on divine instruction ⓘ |
| cityAssociation | Shuruppak ⓘ |
| cosmicEventSurvived | world-destroying flood ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian literature
ⓘ
Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamian religion
|
| epithet | exceedingly wise ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | mythological epic ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Atra-hasis
ⓘ
Atramhasis ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Atrahasis (epic)
ⓘ
linked to:
Atrahasis
|
| influenced |
later Mesopotamian flood traditions
ⓘ
the flood story in the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Akkadian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epic poetry ⓘ |
| medium | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| moralRole | model of piety and obedience ⓘ |
| motive | obedience to divine command ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | exceedingly wise ⓘ |
| narrativeType |
creation and flood epic
ⓘ
flood myth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the earliest known flood narratives
ⓘ
surviving a great flood sent by the gods ⓘ |
| occupation |
king
ⓘ
sage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| originalScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
| parallelWith |
Noah
ⓘ
Utnapishtim ⓘ Ziusudra ⓘ |
| preservedIn | clay tablets ⓘ |
| receivesInstructionFrom | Enki ⓘ |
| region |
ancient Mesopotamia
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
|
| religion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| rescues |
animals from the flood
ⓘ
his family from the flood ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of the Atrahasis epic ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Assyriological research ⓘ |
| themeInStory |
conflict between gods over human noise
ⓘ
divine decision to reduce human population ⓘ divine mercy and wisdom ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Old Babylonian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atrahasis Description of subject: Atrahasis is an ancient Mesopotamian Akkadian epic centered on a wise hero who survives a great flood sent by the gods, offering one of the earliest known flood narratives in world literature.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
god of crafts
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