Inshushinak
E796275
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inshushinak canonical | 7 |
| Hallutush-Inshushinak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8925726 — 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: Inshushinak Context triple: [Sumerian religion, hasDeity, Inshushinak]
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A.
Shamash-shum-ukin
Shamash-shum-ukin was a 7th-century BCE Babylonian king, son of the Assyrian ruler Esarhaddon, best known for his ill-fated rebellion against his brother Ashurbanipal of Assyria.
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B.
Nergal-šarra-uṣur
Nergal-šarra-uṣur, better known by the Hellenized form Neriglissar, was a 6th-century BCE king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire who seized the throne after Nebuchadnezzar II’s son and ruled for a brief period marked by building projects and regional campaigns.
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C.
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.
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D.
Sin-shar-ishkun
Sin-shar-ishkun was one of the last kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, ruling in the late 7th century BCE during its final period of decline and collapse.
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E.
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.
- 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: Inshushinak Target entity description: 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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A.
Shamash-shum-ukin
Shamash-shum-ukin was a 7th-century BCE Babylonian king, son of the Assyrian ruler Esarhaddon, best known for his ill-fated rebellion against his brother Ashurbanipal of Assyria.
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B.
Nergal-šarra-uṣur
Nergal-šarra-uṣur, better known by the Hellenized form Neriglissar, was a 6th-century BCE king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire who seized the throne after Nebuchadnezzar II’s son and ruled for a brief period marked by building projects and regional campaigns.
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C.
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.
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D.
Sin-shar-ishkun
Sin-shar-ishkun was one of the last kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, ruling in the late 7th century BCE during its final period of decline and collapse.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elamite god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
city of Susa
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal City of Susa
royal inscriptions of Elamite kings ⓘ |
| cultStatus | one of the principal gods of Elam ⓘ |
| culture | Elamite religion ⓘ |
| domain |
justice
ⓘ
royal legitimacy ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| epithet |
judge of the dead
ⓘ
lord of Susa ⓘ |
| function |
guardian of oaths
ⓘ
protector of kings ⓘ receiver of the dead ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
sanctuary at Chogha Zanbil
ⓘ
temple in Susa ⓘ |
| iconography |
horned crown
ⓘ
seated god on a throne ⓘ |
| languageForm | Elamite: Inšušinak ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Mesopotamian underworld traditions ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter | Susa ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
inscriptions of Shilhak-Inshushinak
ⓘ
linked to:
Akkadian inscriptions
inscriptions of Shutruk-Nahhunte ⓘ inscriptions of Untash-Napirisha ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly "lord of Susa" ⓘ |
| regionalImportance | patron deity of Susa ⓘ |
| religiousHierarchy | high-ranking god in the Elamite pantheon ⓘ |
| ritualRole |
invoked in curses against oath-breakers
ⓘ
recipient of royal building dedications ⓘ |
| role |
chief deity of Susa
ⓘ
protector of the state ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
city protection
ⓘ
legal ordeals ⓘ royal succession ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| typeOfCult |
state cult
ⓘ
urban cult of Susa ⓘ |
| worshippedAlongside |
Humban
ⓘ
Kiririsha ⓘ Napirisha ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Elam
ⓘ
Susiana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inshushinak Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Inshushinak