Dumuzi’s Dream
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Dumuzi’s Dream is an ancient Sumerian literary text that recounts the ominous dream of the shepherd-god Dumuzi and foreshadows his capture and descent to the underworld.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dumuzi’s Dream canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8895498 — 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: Dumuzi’s Dream Context triple: [Dumuzi, appearsIn, Dumuzi’s Dream]
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A.
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.
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B.
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
"Inanna's Descent to the Underworld" is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem recounting the goddess Inanna's perilous journey to the realm of the dead, her death and resurrection, and the resulting changes to cosmic and social order.
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C.
Ugaritic Baal Cycle
The Ugaritic Baal Cycle is a Late Bronze Age Northwest Semitic mythological epic from Ugarit that recounts the storm-god Baal’s battles, kingship, and relationships with other deities, including the warrior goddess Anat.
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D.
The Story of the Glittering Plain
The Story of the Glittering Plain is a fantasy novel by William Morris, notable as one of the earliest works of modern fantasy and for its celebrated fine-press editions.
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E.
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.
- 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: Dumuzi’s Dream Target entity description: Dumuzi’s Dream is an ancient Sumerian literary text that recounts the ominous dream of the shepherd-god Dumuzi and foreshadows his capture and descent to the underworld.
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A.
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.
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B.
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
"Inanna's Descent to the Underworld" is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem recounting the goddess Inanna's perilous journey to the realm of the dead, her death and resurrection, and the resulting changes to cosmic and social order.
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C.
Ugaritic Baal Cycle
The Ugaritic Baal Cycle is a Late Bronze Age Northwest Semitic mythological epic from Ugarit that recounts the storm-god Baal’s battles, kingship, and relationships with other deities, including the warrior goddess Anat.
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D.
The Story of the Glittering Plain
The Story of the Glittering Plain is a fantasy novel by William Morris, notable as one of the earliest works of modern fantasy and for its celebrated fine-press editions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian literary text
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern literary work ⓘ lamentation text ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| associatedMythCycle |
Dumuzi’s descent to the netherworld
ⓘ
Inanna and Dumuzi cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
|
| associatedWithCity | Uruk ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
capture of a god
ⓘ
descent to the netherworld ⓘ interpretation of a dream ⓘ pursuit by demons ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Dumuzi
ⓘ
Geshtinanna ⓘ Inanna ⓘ |
| genre |
dream omen narrative
ⓘ
mythological lament ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dumuzi ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
descent of Dumuzi to the underworld
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foreshadowing of Dumuzi’s capture ⓘ ominous dream of Dumuzi ⓘ |
| period | Early second millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| preservationMedium | clay tablet ⓘ |
| protagonistRole |
royal figure
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shepherd-god ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Dumuzi and Geshtinanna
ⓘ
linked to:
Dumuzi
Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
The Descent of Inanna ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
|
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
didactic text about fate
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reflection on divine-human relations ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Assyriology ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Sumer ⓘ |
| studiedAs |
example of Sumerian dream literature
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source for Dumuzi cult and mythology ⓘ |
| theme |
death and the underworld
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divine judgment ⓘ fate and inevitability ⓘ premonitory dreams ⓘ suffering of a shepherd-king ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Dumuzi’s Dream ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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