Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)

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Sumerian literary text Sumerian mythological poem myth of Ninurta

Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur) is a Sumerian mythological poem recounting the warrior god Ninurta’s triumphant return to the city of Nippur after defeating chaotic forces.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur) canonical	2
Ninurta cycle	1
Ninurta’s Return to Nippur	1
Ninurta’s return after defeating chaotic enemies	1
The Return of Ninurta to Nippur	1
procession of Ninurta back to Nippur	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9779148 — 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: Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)
Context triple: [Ninurta, myth, Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)]

A. The Curse of Agade
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.
B. 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.
C. Enki and the World Order
Enki and the World Order is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem that describes the god Enki organizing the cosmos, assigning roles to gods and humans, and establishing the functions of civilization.
D. Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta is an ancient Sumerian epic poem that recounts the legendary rivalry and diplomatic contest between King Enmerkar of Uruk and the distant, wealthy city of Aratta.
E. Face of Baal
Face of Baal is an epithet of the Punic goddess Tanit, highlighting her role as the visible manifestation or representative aspect of the god Baal in Carthaginian religion.
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: Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)
Target entity description: Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur) is a Sumerian mythological poem recounting the warrior god Ninurta’s triumphant return to the city of Nippur after defeating chaotic forces.

A. The Curse of Agade
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.
B. 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.
C. Enki and the World Order
Enki and the World Order is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem that describes the god Enki organizing the cosmos, assigning roles to gods and humans, and establishing the functions of civilization.
D. Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta is an ancient Sumerian epic poem that recounts the legendary rivalry and diplomatic contest between King Enmerkar of Uruk and the distant, wealthy city of Aratta.
E. Face of Baal
Face of Baal is an epithet of the Punic goddess Tanit, highlighting her role as the visible manifestation or representative aspect of the god Baal in Carthaginian religion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sumerian literary text ⓘ Sumerian mythological poem ⓘ myth of Ninurta ⓘ
associatedCity	Nippur ⓘ
associatedConcept	divine patronage of Nippur ⓘ warrior god ⓘ
associatedDeity	Enlil ⓘ
associatedTemple	Ekur ⓘ
cosmologicalRole	affirmation of restored order after chaos ⓘ
culture	Ancient Mesopotamian ⓘ
depictsEvent	presentation of spoils or trophies of victory ⓘ procession of Ninurta back to Nippur ⓘ linked to: Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)
featuresDeity	Ninurta ⓘ
functionInTradition	didactic model of ideal warrior deity ⓘ legitimization of Ninurta’s authority ⓘ
genre	mythological hymn ⓘ praise poem ⓘ
language	Sumerian ⓘ
laterMedium	written text ⓘ
literaryDevice	catalogue of victories ⓘ divine praise ⓘ
literaryForm	poetry ⓘ
mainCharacter	Ninurta ⓘ
mythologicalCycle	Ninurta cycle ⓘ linked to: Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)
narrativeFocus	Ninurta’s triumphant return to Nippur ⓘ
originalMedium	oral composition ⓘ
preservation	clay tablets ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Southern Mesopotamia ⓘ linked to: Lower Mesopotamia
relatedWork	Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) ⓘ
religiousContext	Sumerian temple cult of Ninurta ⓘ
religiousFunction	affirmation of Ninurta’s heroic status ⓘ celebration of divine victory ⓘ praise of Ninurta ⓘ
religiousGenre	cultic hymn ⓘ
script	cuneiform ⓘ
setting	Nippur ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	Ancient Near Eastern studies ⓘ Assyriology ⓘ
subject	Ninurta’s return after defeating chaotic enemies ⓘ linked to: Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)
theme	cosmic order versus chaos ⓘ divine kingship ⓘ triumph over chaotic forces ⓘ warrior god’s victory ⓘ
timePeriod	Early second millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ
titleVariant	Angim ⓘ Ninurta’s Return to Nippur ⓘ linked to: Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Ninurta → myth → Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur) ⓘ

Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) → relatedWork → Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur) ⓘ

Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur) → titleVariant → Ninurta’s Return to Nippur ⓘ