Ugaritic Baal Cycle
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The Ugaritic Baal Cycle is a Late Bronze Age Northwest Semitic mythological epic from Ugarit that recounts the storm-god Baal’s battles, kingship, and relationships with other deities, including the warrior goddess Anat.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ugaritic texts | 4 |
| Baal Cycle | 3 |
| Aqhat epic | 1 |
| Baal cycle | 1 |
| Ugaritic Baal Cycle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3005116 — 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: Ugaritic Baal Cycle Context triple: [Anat, mythologicalText, Ugaritic Baal Cycle]
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A.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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B.
Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
"Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.
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C.
Anaphora of Addai and Mari
The Anaphora of Addai and Mari is one of the oldest Eucharistic prayers in continuous use in Eastern Christianity, particularly within the East Syriac liturgical tradition.
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D.
The Tale of Sinuhe
The Tale of Sinuhe is an ancient Egyptian narrative poem from the Middle Kingdom that follows a court official’s exile and eventual return, and is considered one of the earliest masterpieces of world literature.
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E.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
- 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: Ugaritic Baal Cycle Target entity description: The Ugaritic Baal Cycle is a Late Bronze Age Northwest Semitic mythological epic from Ugarit that recounts the storm-god Baal’s battles, kingship, and relationships with other deities, including the warrior goddess Anat.
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A.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
-
B.
Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
"Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.
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C.
Anaphora of Addai and Mari
The Anaphora of Addai and Mari is one of the oldest Eucharistic prayers in continuous use in Eastern Christianity, particularly within the East Syriac liturgical tradition.
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D.
The Tale of Sinuhe
The Tale of Sinuhe is an ancient Egyptian narrative poem from the Middle Kingdom that follows a court official’s exile and eventual return, and is considered one of the earliest masterpieces of world literature.
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E.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Bronze Age literary work
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Northwest Semitic myth ⓘ Ugaritic text ⓘ mythological epic ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDeityRole |
Anat as warrior goddess
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Baal as storm-god ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Baal’s kingship
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conflict between Baal and Mot ⓘ conflict between Baal and Yam ⓘ cosmic order ⓘ divine combat ⓘ fertility and seasonal cycles ⓘ |
| culture |
Ugaritic language
ⓘ
surface form:
Ugaritic
|
| discoveredInCountry | Syria ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Anat
ⓘ
Asherah ⓘ El ⓘ Kothar-wa-Khasis ⓘ Mot ⓘ Shapshu ⓘ
surface form:
Shapsh
Yam ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological narrative
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
building of Baal’s palace
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death and resurrection of Baal ⓘ sea-dragon combat ⓘ |
| influenceOnField |
biblical studies
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comparative Semitic studies ⓘ history of ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ |
| language | Ugaritic language ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Baal ⓘ |
| materialForm | clay tablets ⓘ |
| modernDiscoverySite |
Ugarit
ⓘ
surface form:
Ras Shamra
|
| narrativeFocus | Baal’s rise to supremacy ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
cultic literature
ⓘ
royal-ideological narrative ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ugarit ⓘ |
| preservationState | fragmentary ⓘ |
| relatedMythologicalTradition |
Canaanite religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Canaanite mythology
Levantine mythology ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Canaanite religion
ⓘ
Canaanite religion ⓘ
surface form:
Ugaritic religion
|
| scriptDirection | alphabetic cuneiform ⓘ |
| structure | series of related tablets ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Ugaritic cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ugaritic Baal Cycle Description of subject: The Ugaritic Baal Cycle is a Late Bronze Age Northwest Semitic mythological epic from Ugarit that recounts the storm-god Baal’s battles, kingship, and relationships with other deities, including the warrior goddess Anat.
Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
Ugaritic texts
this entity surface form:
Ugaritic texts
this entity surface form:
Baal Cycle
this entity surface form:
Aqhat epic
this entity surface form:
Baal cycle
this entity surface form:
Ugaritic texts
this entity surface form:
Ugaritic texts
this entity surface form:
Baal Cycle
this entity surface form:
Baal Cycle