Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits)

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Mesopotamian literary text Sumerian epic poem mythological narrative

Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) is a Sumerian epic poem celebrating the warrior god Ninurta’s heroic battles and divine authority.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) canonical	5
Lugal-e ud me-lám-bi nir-ğál	2
Ninurta literature	1
Ninurta myth cycle	1
Ninurta’s Exploits	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9779147 — 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: Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits)
Context triple: [Ninurta, myth, Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits)]

A. Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta is an ancient Sumerian epic poem that recounts the legendary rivalry and diplomatic contest between King Enmerkar of Uruk and the distant, wealthy city of Aratta.
B. Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave
"Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave" is an ancient Sumerian epic poem that recounts the trials, divine encounters, and transformation of the hero Lugalbanda during a perilous journey through the mountains.
C. Instructions of Shuruppak
The Instructions of Shuruppak is an early Sumerian wisdom text consisting of father-to-son advice on proper conduct, often regarded as one of the oldest known works of literature.
D. 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.
E. Lipit-Eshtar Hymn to Kesh
Lipit-Eshtar Hymn to Kesh is an ancient Sumerian temple hymn traditionally attributed to King Lipit-Eshtar, praising the city of Kesh and its sanctuary in a liturgical, poetic form.
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: Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits)
Target entity description: Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) is a Sumerian epic poem celebrating the warrior god Ninurta’s heroic battles and divine authority.

A. Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta is an ancient Sumerian epic poem that recounts the legendary rivalry and diplomatic contest between King Enmerkar of Uruk and the distant, wealthy city of Aratta.
B. Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave
"Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave" is an ancient Sumerian epic poem that recounts the trials, divine encounters, and transformation of the hero Lugalbanda during a perilous journey through the mountains.
C. Instructions of Shuruppak
The Instructions of Shuruppak is an early Sumerian wisdom text consisting of father-to-son advice on proper conduct, often regarded as one of the oldest known works of literature.
D. 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.
E. Lipit-Eshtar Hymn to Kesh
Lipit-Eshtar Hymn to Kesh is an ancient Sumerian temple hymn traditionally attributed to King Lipit-Eshtar, praising the city of Kesh and its sanctuary in a liturgical, poetic form.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesopotamian literary text ⓘ Sumerian epic poem ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ
approximateDate	early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ
associatedDeity	Enlil ⓘ Ninurta ⓘ
associatedPlace	Nippur ⓘ
belongsToCorpus	Ninurta literature ⓘ linked to: Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) Sumerian mythological epics ⓘ
culture	Mesopotamian civilization ⓘ Sumerian civilization ⓘ linked to: Sumer
featuresDeity	Enlil ⓘ Ninhursag ⓘ Ninlil ⓘ Ninurta ⓘ Nisaba ⓘ
genre	epic poetry ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle	Lugal-e ud me-lám-bi nir-ğál ⓘ linked to: Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) Ninurta’s Exploits ⓘ linked to: Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits)
hasTitle	Lugal-e ⓘ
language	Sumerian ⓘ
literaryForm	poem ⓘ
mainCharacter	Ninurta ⓘ
meter	Sumerian literary verse ⓘ
modernCatalogDesignation	Lugal-e ud me-lám-bi nir-ğál ⓘ linked to: Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits)
period	Old Babylonian period ⓘ linked to: Old Babylonian Empire
plotEvent	Ninurta defeats the rebellious Asag (Asakku) and his stone allies ⓘ Ninurta receives praise and recognition from Enlil ⓘ Ninurta reorganizes the world and assigns fates to stones ⓘ
relatedWork	Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur) ⓘ The Epic of Anzû ⓘ linked to: The Myth of Anzû
religiousFunction	didactic text on divine justice ⓘ hymnic praise of Ninurta ⓘ
script	cuneiform ⓘ
setting	Ekur temple of Enlil in Nippur ⓘ linked to: Ekur temple in Nippur mythological Mesopotamia ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	Ancient Near Eastern studies ⓘ Assyriology ⓘ
subject	Ninurta’s heroic battles ⓘ cosmic order and chaos ⓘ divine kingship and authority ⓘ reward and punishment of rebellious beings ⓘ
theme	legitimation of divine and royal authority ⓘ praise of a warrior god ⓘ victory of order over chaos ⓘ
transmission	copied in Mesopotamian scribal schools ⓘ
writtenOn	clay tablets ⓘ

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