Rimat-Ninsun

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Mesopotamian goddess deity

Rimat-Ninsun is a Mesopotamian goddess, best known as the wise mother of the hero Gilgamesh in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Rimat-Ninsun canonical	2
Rimat-Ninsum	1
Rimat-Ninsuna	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662188 — 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: Rimat-Ninsun
Context triple: [Ninsun, epithet, Rimat-Ninsun]

A. Inshushinak
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.
B. Ningishzida-adda
Ningishzida-adda was a child of the Neo-Sumerian ruler Gudea of Lagash, likely a member of the royal family known from Mesopotamian inscriptions.
C. 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.
D. Ningishzida
Ningishzida is a Mesopotamian god associated with the underworld, vegetation, and serpents, often depicted as a guardian deity and linked to rebirth and fertility.
E. Lipit-Ishtar
Lipit-Ishtar was a king of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Isin, best known for issuing one of the earliest surviving law codes that predated and influenced the Code of 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: Rimat-Ninsun
Target entity description: Rimat-Ninsun is a Mesopotamian goddess, best known as the wise mother of the hero Gilgamesh in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

A. Inshushinak
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.
B. Ningishzida-adda
Ningishzida-adda was a child of the Neo-Sumerian ruler Gudea of Lagash, likely a member of the royal family known from Mesopotamian inscriptions.
C. 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.
D. Ningishzida
Ningishzida is a Mesopotamian god associated with the underworld, vegetation, and serpents, often depicted as a guardian deity and linked to rebirth and fertility.
E. Lipit-Ishtar
Lipit-Ishtar was a king of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Isin, best known for issuing one of the earliest surviving law codes that predated and influenced the Code of Hammurabi.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesopotamian goddess ⓘ deity ⓘ
appearsIn	Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ
associatedDeity	Anu ⓘ Ishtar ⓘ linked to: Inanna Shamash ⓘ
associatedWith	cattle ⓘ counsel ⓘ dream interpretation ⓘ motherhood ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
culture	Mesopotamian religion ⓘ Sumerian religion ⓘ
describedAs	wise ⓘ
epithet	Lady of the Wild Cows ⓘ Ninsun ⓘ
function	intercedes with the sun god Shamash for Gilgamesh ⓘ interprets Gilgamesh’s dreams ⓘ
hasDomain	cattle pens ⓘ pasturelands ⓘ
hasRelative	Gilgamesh ⓘ Lugalbanda ⓘ Ninsun ⓘ
hasVariantName	Ninsun ⓘ Rimat-Ninsum ⓘ linked to: Rimat-Ninsun Rimat-Ninsuna ⓘ linked to: Rimat-Ninsun
languageOfName	Akkadian ⓘ Sumerian ⓘ
mentionedIn	Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ linked to: Epic of Gilgamesh
motherOf	Gilgamesh ⓘ
notableFor	being the wise mother of Gilgamesh ⓘ providing guidance to Gilgamesh and Enkidu ⓘ
pantheon	Akkadian pantheon ⓘ linked to: Mesopotamian pantheon Sumerian pantheon ⓘ
periodOfWorship	2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
religion	Ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ linked to: Mesopotamian religion
roleInWork	mother of the hero in the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
spouse	Lugalbanda ⓘ
typeOfDeity	mother goddess ⓘ tutelary goddess of Gilgamesh ⓘ
worshipedIn	Mesopotamia ⓘ Uruk ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Ninsun → epithet → Rimat-Ninsun ⓘ

Ninsumun → nameVariant → Rimat-Ninsun ⓘ

Rimat-Ninsun → hasVariantName → Rimat-Ninsuna ⓘ

linked to: Rimat-Ninsun

Rimat-Ninsun → hasVariantName → Rimat-Ninsum ⓘ