Uta-napišti
E457070
Uta-napišti is the Mesopotamian flood hero in the Epic of Gilgamesh who gains immortality after surviving a great deluge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uta-napišti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4647542 — 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: Uta-napišti Context triple: [Utnapishtim, alsoKnownAs, Uta-napišti]
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A.
Spisz
Spisz is a historical and ethnographic region in southern Poland and northern Slovakia, known for its mountainous landscapes, traditional highlander culture, and well-preserved medieval towns.
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B.
Mandika
Mandika is an alternative name for the Mandinka, a major West African ethnic group known for their rich cultural traditions and historical role in the Mali Empire.
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C.
Nerekhta
Nerekhta is a historic Russian town known for its well-preserved traditional architecture and cultural heritage within Kostroma Oblast.
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D.
Pisz
Pisz is a town in northeastern Poland known for its location in the Masurian Lake District and proximity to extensive forests and lakes.
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E.
Jotijota
Jotijota is an alternative name for the Yorta Yorta, an Aboriginal Australian people traditionally from the Murray–Goulburn region of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales.
- 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: Uta-napišti Target entity description: Uta-napišti is the Mesopotamian flood hero in the Epic of Gilgamesh who gains immortality after surviving a great deluge.
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A.
Spisz
Spisz is a historical and ethnographic region in southern Poland and northern Slovakia, known for its mountainous landscapes, traditional highlander culture, and well-preserved medieval towns.
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B.
Mandika
Mandika is an alternative name for the Mandinka, a major West African ethnic group known for their rich cultural traditions and historical role in the Mali Empire.
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C.
Nerekhta
Nerekhta is a historic Russian town known for its well-preserved traditional architecture and cultural heritage within Kostroma Oblast.
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D.
Pisz
Pisz is a town in northeastern Poland known for its location in the Masurian Lake District and proximity to extensive forests and lakes.
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E.
Jotijota
Jotijota is an alternative name for the Yorta Yorta, an Aboriginal Australian people traditionally from the Murray–Goulburn region of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian legendary hero
ⓘ
character in epic poetry ⓘ flood hero ⓘ immortal human ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| administersTestOf | staying awake ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh
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linked to:
Epic of Gilgamesh
Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Mesopotamian great flood
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deluge sent by the gods ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotif |
divine punishment and mercy
ⓘ
search for immortality ⓘ |
| builds |
ark
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large boat ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| dwellsAt | mouth of the rivers ⓘ |
| gains | immortality ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| gives | plant of rejuvenation ⓘ |
| givesObjectTo | Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Ut-napištim
ⓘ
Uta-napishti ⓘ Utnapishtim ⓘ |
| honoredBy | assembly of the gods ⓘ |
| instructedBy | Ea ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Akkadian ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| meets | Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
provides account of the great flood
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reveals secret of immortality ⓘ |
| parallels |
Atrahasis
ⓘ
Biblical Noah ⓘ
linked to:
Noah
|
| reasonForImmortality |
obedience to the god Ea
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surviving the great deluge ⓘ |
| region |
ancient Near East
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Near East
|
| rescues |
animals from the flood
ⓘ
his family from the flood ⓘ |
| rewardedBy | the gods ⓘ |
| rewardType | eternal life ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
flood survivor in the Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
teacher of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| sourceTextType | cuneiform tablet ⓘ |
| spouse | unnamed wife ⓘ |
| survives | divinely sent flood ⓘ |
| tellsStoryTo | Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| tests | Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth |
Ancient Mesopotamia
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linked to:
Bronze Age Mesopotamia
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| warnedBy | Ea ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uta-napišti Description of subject: Uta-napišti is the Mesopotamian flood hero in the Epic of Gilgamesh who gains immortality after surviving a great deluge.
Referenced by (1)
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