The Curse of Agade
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The Curse of Agade is an ancient Sumerian literary text that narrates the divine punishment and catastrophic downfall of the Akkadian city of Agade as a reflection on royal hubris and divine wrath.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Curse of Agade canonical | 1 |
| “Curse of Agade” (Sumerian literary composition) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Curse of Agade Context triple: [Sumerian literature, notableWork, The Curse of Agade]
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A.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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B.
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon is a scholarly monograph by archaeologist Robert Koldewey that presents his excavations and architectural reconstruction of the royal palace complex in ancient Babylon.
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C.
Lord of Heliopolis
Lord of Heliopolis is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian creator god Atum, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and divine ruler of the city of Heliopolis.
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D.
Lord of Memphis
Lord of Memphis is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian creator god Ptah, highlighting his role as the chief deity and patron of the city of Memphis.
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E.
King of the Hittites
The King of the Hittites was the supreme monarch of the ancient Hittite Empire in Anatolia, wielding both political and religious authority over its territories and vassal states.
- 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: The Curse of Agade Target entity description: The Curse of Agade is an ancient Sumerian literary text that narrates the divine punishment and catastrophic downfall of the Akkadian city of Agade as a reflection on royal hubris and divine wrath.
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A.
Lord of Ur
Lord of Ur is an epithet of the Mesopotamian moon god Nanna (also known as Sin), highlighting his role as the chief deity and divine patron of the ancient city of Ur.
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B.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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C.
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon is a scholarly monograph by archaeologist Robert Koldewey that presents his excavations and architectural reconstruction of the royal palace complex in ancient Babylon.
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D.
Lord of Heliopolis
Lord of Heliopolis is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian creator god Atum, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and divine ruler of the city of Heliopolis.
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E.
Lord of Memphis
Lord of Memphis is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian creator god Ptah, highlighting his role as the chief deity and patron of the city of Memphis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian literary text
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didactic text ⓘ lament ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Agade
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Nippur ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
destruction of Agade
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offense of Naram-Sin against Enlil ⓘ withdrawal of divine favor from Agade ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Mesopotamian royal ideology ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Naram-Sin of Akkad ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
An
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Enki ⓘ Enlil ⓘ Inanna ⓘ Ishkur ⓘ Nanna ⓘ Nergal ⓘ Ninurta ⓘ |
| function |
didactic warning to rulers
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theological reflection on divine justice ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
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lament ⓘ royal narrative ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetic narrative ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Sumerian literature ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Sumerian ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
consequences of impiety
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limits of royal power ⓘ necessity of obedience to the gods ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Akkadian city of Agade ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Mesopotamia
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Sumer ⓘ |
| preservationState | fragmentary ⓘ |
| preservedOn | clay tablets ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur
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linked to:
Lament for Ur
Sumerian city laments ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Assyriology ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Akkadian Empire ⓘ |
| setInReignOf | Naram-Sin of Akkad ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Ancient Near Eastern literature ⓘ |
| subject |
destruction of a city
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divine punishment ⓘ divine wrath ⓘ downfall of Agade ⓘ relationship between kingship and gods ⓘ royal hubris ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
Old Babylonian period
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linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
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| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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Subject: The Curse of Agade Description of subject: The Curse of Agade is an ancient Sumerian literary text that narrates the divine punishment and catastrophic downfall of the Akkadian city of Agade as a reflection on royal hubris and divine wrath.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: The Curse of Agade