Waters of Death
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Waters of Death is a perilous, mythic boundary of lethal waters in the Epic of Gilgamesh that separates the mortal world from the distant realm of the gods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waters of Death canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662244 — 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: Waters of Death Context triple: [Urshanabi, crosses, Waters of Death]
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A.
Death by Water
"Death by Water" is a brief, elegiac section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem *The Waste Land* that reflects on mortality and the destructive, purifying power of the sea.
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B.
Rain on the Dead
"Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
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C.
Deadwater Fell
Deadwater Fell is a British crime drama television miniseries that explores the aftermath of a devastating family tragedy in a small Scottish community.
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D.
Dark Water
Dark Water is a 2005 American supernatural horror film, adapted from a Japanese story, about a mother and daughter haunted by mysterious water-related phenomena in their new apartment.
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E.
Dark Water
"Dark Water" is a 2014 Doctor Who television episode that serves as the first part of the Series 8 finale, featuring the Twelfth Doctor and the revelation of Missy's true identity.
- 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: Waters of Death Target entity description: Waters of Death is a perilous, mythic boundary of lethal waters in the Epic of Gilgamesh that separates the mortal world from the distant realm of the gods.
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A.
Death by Water
"Death by Water" is a brief, elegiac section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem *The Waste Land* that reflects on mortality and the destructive, purifying power of the sea.
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B.
Rain on the Dead
"Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
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C.
Deadwater Fell
Deadwater Fell is a British crime drama television miniseries that explores the aftermath of a devastating family tragedy in a small Scottish community.
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D.
Dark Water
Dark Water is a 2005 American supernatural horror film, adapted from a Japanese story, about a mother and daughter haunted by mysterious water-related phenomena in their new apartment.
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E.
Dark Water
"Dark Water" is a 2014 Doctor Who television episode that serves as the first part of the Series 8 finale, featuring the Twelfth Doctor and the revelation of Missy's true identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water in mythology
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mythic boundary ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
danger
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death ⓘ the afterlife ⓘ |
| crossingRequires |
divine or semi-divine assistance
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special protection ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian literature ⓘ |
| describedAs |
lethal waters
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perilous waters ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
distant divine realm
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world of humans ⓘ |
| functionInPlot | test for the hero ⓘ |
| genreContext | ancient Near Eastern epic ⓘ |
| languageOfSource | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalWorld | mythic geography of Mesopotamian epic ⓘ |
| medium | water ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
obstacle to reaching the gods
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threshold between mortality and divinity ⓘ |
| partOf | mythic journey of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| property | instantly fatal to ordinary mortals ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmic ocean
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underworld boundary ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mesopotamian flood myths ⓘ |
| separates |
mortal world
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realm of the gods ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
boundary between life and death
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distance between humans and gods ⓘ limit of human reach ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Bronze Age Mesopotamian mythic tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waters of Death Description of subject: Waters of Death is a perilous, mythic boundary of lethal waters in the Epic of Gilgamesh that separates the mortal world from the distant realm of the gods.
Referenced by (1)
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