Sin-leqi-unninni
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Sin-leqi-unninni was a Babylonian scholar and scribe traditionally credited with compiling and editing the standard Akkadian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh in the late second millennium BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sin-leqi-unninni canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2102167 — 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: Sin-leqi-unninni Context triple: [Epic of Gilgamesh, standardVersionEditor, Sin-leqi-unninni]
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A.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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B.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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C.
Ibbi-Sin
Ibbi-Sin was the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, under whose troubled reign the Sumerian empire collapsed around the end of the 3rd millennium BCE.
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D.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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E.
Lugalzagesi
Lugalzagesi was a Sumerian king of Umma and later ruler of a briefly unified Sumer, known for his military conquests and eventual defeat by Sargon of Akkad.
- 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: Sin-leqi-unninni Target entity description: Sin-leqi-unninni was a Babylonian scholar and scribe traditionally credited with compiling and editing the standard Akkadian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh in the late second millennium BCE.
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A.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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B.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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C.
Ibbi-Sin
Ibbi-Sin was the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, under whose troubled reign the Sumerian empire collapsed around the end of the 3rd millennium BCE.
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D.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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E.
Lugalzagesi
Lugalzagesi was a Sumerian king of Umma and later ruler of a briefly unified Sumer, known for his military conquests and eventual defeat by Sargon of Akkad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian scholar
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamian person ⓘ scribe ⓘ |
| activity |
compiling literary texts
ⓘ
editing literary texts ⓘ standardizing epic tradition ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Sin ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageStage |
Standard Babylonian dialect of Akkadian
ⓘ
linked to:
Akkadian
|
| associatedWith | Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement |
late Bronze Age
ⓘ
post-Old Babylonian period ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| era | late second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
scribal scholarship ⓘ textual editing ⓘ |
| genreWorkedIn |
epic poetry
ⓘ
mythological literature ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Mesopotamian literary canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Akkadian literature
later receptions of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| knownFrom | later scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| nameElement |
Sin
ⓘ
leqi ⓘ unninni ⓘ |
| nameMeaningApproximate | O Sin, accept my prayer ⓘ |
| notableWork | standard Akkadian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| occupation |
scholar
ⓘ
scribe ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
|
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| roleInEpicOfGilgamesh |
compiler
ⓘ
editor ⓘ redactor ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Standard Babylonian version of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
linked to:
Epic of Gilgamesh
|
| traditionalRole |
compiler of the standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
editor of the standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sin-leqi-unninni Description of subject: Sin-leqi-unninni was a Babylonian scholar and scribe traditionally credited with compiling and editing the standard Akkadian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh in the late second millennium BCE.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.