Naram-Sin of Akkad
E227747
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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naram-Sin of Akkad canonical | 6 |
| Akkadian kings | 1 |
| King of Akkad | 1 |
| King of Sumer and Akkad | 1 |
| Naram-Sin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1907064 — 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: Naram-Sin of Akkad Context triple: [Akkad, associatedWithRuler, Naram-Sin of Akkad]
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A.
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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B.
Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian king who founded the Akkadian Empire, often regarded as the world’s first great empire.
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C.
Ur-Nammu
Ur-Nammu was an ancient Sumerian king of Ur best known for founding the Third Dynasty of Ur and issuing one of the earliest known law codes in history.
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D.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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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: Naram-Sin of Akkad Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian king who founded the Akkadian Empire, often regarded as the world’s first great empire.
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C.
Ur-Nammu
Ur-Nammu was an ancient Sumerian king of Ur best known for founding the Third Dynasty of Ur and issuing one of the earliest known law codes in history.
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D.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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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 (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akkadian king
ⓘ
Mesopotamian ruler ⓘ deified ruler ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sargonid dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Akkad ⓘ |
| civilization | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Naram-Sin Victory Stele
ⓘ
surface form:
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
|
| country | Akkadian Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Akkadian ⓘ |
| deifiedAs | god ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sargonic dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Akkadian Empire period ⓘ |
| expandedTo |
Elam
ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ Zagros Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Zagros Mountains region
|
| father | Manishtushu ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 2254–2218 BC ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| grandfather | Sargon of Akkad ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
powerful Mesopotamian king
ⓘ
ruler at greatest territorial extent of Akkadian Empire ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature | horned helmet as symbol of divinity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Naram-Sin Victory Stele
ⓘ
surface form:
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
declaring himself a god ⓘ deification during his lifetime ⓘ imperial expansion ⓘ title King of the Four Quarters ⓘ title King of the Universe ⓘ |
| language |
Akkadian
ⓘ
surface form:
Akkadian language
|
| militaryCampaign | campaigns against the Lullubi ⓘ |
| name |
Naram-Sin of Akkad
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Naram-Sin
Naram-Suen ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | larger-than-life figure on Victory Stele of Naram-Sin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Naram-Sin of Akkad
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Akkad
King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Four Quarters
King of the Universe ⓘ |
| predecessor | Manishtushu ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Akkad
ⓘ
Sumer ⓘ |
| reignOver |
Akkadian Empire
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| spouse | Tashlultum ⓘ |
| successor | Shar-Kali-Sharri ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 23rd century BC ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Four Quarters
ⓘ
King of the Universe ⓘ Mighty King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naram-Sin of Akkad Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King of Sumer and Akkad
this entity surface form:
Naram-Sin
this entity surface form:
King of Akkad
this entity surface form:
Akkadian kings