Suen

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Sumerian deity deity moon god

Suen is the Sumerian moon god, later known as Sin in Akkadian mythology, associated with the lunar cycle, wisdom, and divination.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Suen canonical	4
Amar-Suen	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8895437 — 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: Suen
Context triple: [Sin, alsoKnownAs, Suen]

A. Suinula
Suinula is a locality in Finland historically noted as a site of significant events during the Finnish Civil War’s White Terror period.
B. Sindo
Sindo is an island and administrative division of Ongjin County in Incheon, South Korea, known for its rural landscape and coastal environment.
C. Sonai
Sonai is a prominent town in Assam, India, known as one of the key urban centers of Cachar district in the Barak Valley region.
D. Sosanya
Sosanya is a surname most notably associated with British actress Nina Sosanya, known for her extensive work in television, film, and theatre.
E. Suh
Suh is a Korean surname shared by various notable figures in fields such as art, politics, and academia.
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: Suen
Target entity description: Suen is the Sumerian moon god, later known as Sin in Akkadian mythology, associated with the lunar cycle, wisdom, and divination.

A. Suinula
Suinula is a locality in Finland historically noted as a site of significant events during the Finnish Civil War’s White Terror period.
B. Sindo
Sindo is an island and administrative division of Ongjin County in Incheon, South Korea, known for its rural landscape and coastal environment.
C. Sonai
Sonai is a prominent town in Assam, India, known as one of the key urban centers of Cachar district in the Barak Valley region.
D. Sosanya
Sosanya is a surname most notably associated with British actress Nina Sosanya, known for her extensive work in television, film, and theatre.
E. Suh
Suh is a Korean surname shared by various notable figures in fields such as art, politics, and academia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sumerian deity ⓘ deity ⓘ moon god ⓘ
associatedWith	Moon ⓘ calendars ⓘ divination ⓘ lunar cycle ⓘ omens ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
classification	Mesopotamian moon deity ⓘ
cultTitle	Father of the gods ⓘ linked to: Zeus He whose heart is great ⓘ
culture	Akkadian mythology ⓘ linked to: Mesopotamian religion Sumerian mythology ⓘ linked to: Sumerian religion
domain	astral deity ⓘ
equivalent	Nanna ⓘ Sin ⓘ
function	giver of omens ⓘ patron of diviners ⓘ protector of shepherds ⓘ regulator of time ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
iconography	crescent moon ⓘ horned headdress ⓘ
languageOfName	Sumerian ⓘ linked to: Sumerian language
laterDevelopedInto	Sin in Akkadian religion ⓘ
nameVariant	Nanna ⓘ Sin ⓘ
offspring	Inanna ⓘ Utu ⓘ
parent	Enlil ⓘ Ninlil ⓘ
religion	Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	lunar months ⓘ night sky ⓘ
temple	E-gishnugal in Ur ⓘ E-hul-hul in Harran ⓘ linked to: Ḫarrānu
title	Lord of Wisdom ⓘ Lord of the Moon ⓘ
worshipCenter	Harran ⓘ Ur ⓘ
worshipPeriod	1st millennium BCE ⓘ 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sin → alsoKnownAs → Suen ⓘ

Nanna → nameVariant → Suen ⓘ

Amar-Sin → alternateName → Amar-Suen ⓘ

linked to: Suen

Enlil’s banishment from Nippur → involvesDeity → Suen ⓘ

Sun → hasVariantTransliteration → Suen ⓘ

Amar-Suena → alsoKnownAs → Amar-Suen ⓘ