Atra-hasis
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Atra-hasis is a legendary wise man and flood hero from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Akkadian Atra-Hasis Epic that recounts a great deluge sent by the gods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atra-hasis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9779108 — 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: Atra-hasis Context triple: [Atrahasis, hasVariantName, Atra-hasis]
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A.
Kubaba
Kubaba is an ancient mother-goddess figure revered in Anatolia and northern Syria, later associated with the Phrygian and Greek Cybele.
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B.
Samsu-iluna
Samsu-iluna was a king of Babylon in the 18th century BCE, known for inheriting and struggling to maintain the vast empire established by his father Hammurabi.
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C.
Amel-Marduk
Amel-Marduk was a 6th-century BCE king of Babylon, known from biblical and cuneiform sources as the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II and for releasing the Judean king Jehoiachin from prison.
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D.
Inshushinak
Inshushinak is an ancient Elamite god associated with the city of Susa, often revered as a chief deity linked to justice, the underworld, and the protection of the state.
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E.
Sin-leqi-unninni
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.
- 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: Atra-hasis Target entity description: Atra-hasis is a legendary wise man and flood hero from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Akkadian Atra-Hasis Epic that recounts a great deluge sent by the gods.
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A.
Kubaba
Kubaba is an ancient mother-goddess figure revered in Anatolia and northern Syria, later associated with the Phrygian and Greek Cybele.
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B.
Samsu-iluna
Samsu-iluna was a king of Babylon in the 18th century BCE, known for inheriting and struggling to maintain the vast empire established by his father Hammurabi.
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C.
Amel-Marduk
Amel-Marduk was a 6th-century BCE king of Babylon, known from biblical and cuneiform sources as the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II and for releasing the Judean king Jehoiachin from prison.
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D.
Inshushinak
Inshushinak is an ancient Elamite god associated with the city of Susa, often revered as a chief deity linked to justice, the underworld, and the protection of the state.
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E.
Sin-leqi-unninni
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood hero
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human ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ sage ⓘ |
| action |
built an ark-like boat
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preserved animals and humans from the flood ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anu
ⓘ
Enki ⓘ Enlil ⓘ Nintu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
creation of humankind
ⓘ
divine-human relations ⓘ great deluge ⓘ |
| category |
Mesopotamian legendary hero
ⓘ
mythological flood survivor ⓘ |
| cosmicEvent | survived a divinely sent flood intended to reduce human population ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian mythology
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linked to:
Mesopotamian religion
Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| epithet | exceedingly wise ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Akkadian epic ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mesopotamian flood traditions
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later versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh flood story ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building a boat to preserve life
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receiving divine warning about the flood ⓘ surviving a great flood ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
explains origin of human mortality and suffering
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explains reasons for the flood ⓘ |
| medium | clay tablets ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Mesopotamian flood myth cycle ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | exceedingly wise ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
mediator between gods and humans
ⓘ
recipient of divine revelation ⓘ |
| notableWork | Atra-Hasis Epic ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | epic survives in fragmentary form ⓘ |
| region | ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| relationshipToGods | favored by the god Enki ⓘ |
| religiousContext | polytheistic ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of the Atra-Hasis Epic ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Noah
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Utnapishtim ⓘ Ziusudra ⓘ |
| workDateApprox |
Old Babylonian period
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linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
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| workLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| workPreservedIn | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atra-hasis Description of subject: Atra-hasis is a legendary wise man and flood hero from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Akkadian Atra-Hasis Epic that recounts a great deluge sent by the gods.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.