Huwawa
E813890
Huwawa is a monstrous guardian of the Cedar Forest in ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huwawa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662175 — 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: Huwawa Context triple: [Humbaba, alsoKnownAs, Huwawa]
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A.
Vahun
Vahun is a town in northwestern Liberia that serves as one of the local settlements within Lofa County near the border with Sierra Leone.
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B.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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C.
Hoderi
Hoderi is a deity in Japanese mythology, known as the elder son of Ninigi-no-Mikoto and an ancestor of seafaring clans.
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D.
Hudra
The Hudra is a principal liturgical book of the Syriac tradition, containing prayers, hymns, and rites used throughout the liturgical year.
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E.
Horriwil
Horriwil is a small Swiss municipality located in the canton of Solothurn.
- 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: Huwawa Target entity description: Huwawa is a monstrous guardian of the Cedar Forest in ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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A.
Vahun
Vahun is a town in northwestern Liberia that serves as one of the local settlements within Lofa County near the border with Sierra Leone.
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B.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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C.
Hoderi
Hoderi is a deity in Japanese mythology, known as the elder son of Ninigi-no-Mikoto and an ancestor of seafaring clans.
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D.
Hudra
The Hudra is a principal liturgical book of the Syriac tradition, containing prayers, hymns, and rites used throughout the liturgical year.
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E.
Horriwil
Horriwil is a small Swiss municipality located in the canton of Solothurn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
figure in Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ monster ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ |
| afterlifeStatus | slain guardian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Humbaba ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Old Babylonian versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ
linked to:
Epic of Gilgamesh
|
| associatedWith |
Cedar trees
ⓘ
linked to:
Incense-cedar
mountains ⓘ storms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian mythology
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamian religion
Sumerian mythology ⓘ
linked to:
Sumerian religion
|
| defeatedBy |
trickery
ⓘ
violence ⓘ |
| describedAs |
monstrous
ⓘ
terrifying ⓘ |
| employer | Enlil ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | mythological epic ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
breath of fire
ⓘ
radiant terror ⓘ roaring voice ⓘ supernatural strength ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart | face of coiled intestines ⓘ |
| hasHead | grotesque mask-like face ⓘ |
| hasPower |
paralyzing fear
ⓘ
terror-inducing glare ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Enkidu
ⓘ
Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Sumerian
ⓘ
linked to:
Sumerian language
|
| location |
Lebanon mountains (mythic)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lebanon Mountains
|
| nameVariantLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | early heroic challenge for Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| notableWork | Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| opponent |
Enkidu
ⓘ
Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Mesopotamian cylinder seals
ⓘ
Mesopotamian terracotta plaques ⓘ |
| residence | Cedar Forest ⓘ |
| role | guardian of the Cedar Forest ⓘ |
| serves | Enlil ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
ⓘ
the dangers of the wilderness ⓘ wild nature ⓘ |
| task | guard the Cedar Forest ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2nd millennium BCE textual attestations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huwawa Description of subject: Huwawa is a monstrous guardian of the Cedar Forest in ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.