Enkidu’s curse and lament
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Enkidu’s curse and lament is the anguished outpouring in the Epic of Gilgamesh in which the dying Enkidu bitterly denounces his fate and the events that led to his suffering before ultimately reconciling himself to his destiny.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Enkidu’s curse and lament canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662376 — 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: Enkidu’s curse and lament Context triple: [defeat of Humbaba, hasConsequence, Enkidu’s curse and lament]
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A.
Lament for Ur
Lament for Ur is an ancient Sumerian elegiac poem mourning the destruction of the city of Ur and reflecting on divine wrath and human suffering.
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B.
Sumerian laments for Dumuzi
Sumerian laments for Dumuzi are ancient Mesopotamian ritual poems mourning the death and descent to the underworld of the shepherd-god Dumuzi (Tammuz), central to seasonal and fertility cults.
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C.
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
"Inanna's Descent to the Underworld" is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem recounting the goddess Inanna's perilous journey to the realm of the dead, her death and resurrection, and the resulting changes to cosmic and social order.
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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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Enkidu’s curse and lament Target entity description: Enkidu’s curse and lament is the anguished outpouring in the Epic of Gilgamesh in which the dying Enkidu bitterly denounces his fate and the events that led to his suffering before ultimately reconciling himself to his destiny.
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A.
Lament for Ur
Lament for Ur is an ancient Sumerian elegiac poem mourning the destruction of the city of Ur and reflecting on divine wrath and human suffering.
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B.
Sumerian laments for Dumuzi
Sumerian laments for Dumuzi are ancient Mesopotamian ritual poems mourning the death and descent to the underworld of the shepherd-god Dumuzi (Tammuz), central to seasonal and fertility cults.
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C.
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
"Inanna's Descent to the Underworld" is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem recounting the goddess Inanna's perilous journey to the realm of the dead, her death and resurrection, and the resulting changes to cosmic and social order.
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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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
episode in an epic poem
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lament ⓘ literary motif ⓘ |
| expressesEmotion |
anger
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bitterness ⓘ fear of death ⓘ resignation ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| follows |
Enkidu’s illness
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the killing of Humbaba ⓘ the slaying of the Bull of Heaven ⓘ |
| hasAddressee |
Gilgamesh
NERFINISHED
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Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Enkidu’s participation in killing Humbaba
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Enkidu’s participation in killing the Bull of Heaven ⓘ divine decree of the gods ⓘ |
| hasForm | poetic speech ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
to contrast wildness and civilization through Enkidu’s perspective
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to motivate Gilgamesh’s later journey to Utnapishtim ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
as a meditation on human dependence on the gods
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as a reflection on the cost of heroism ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Enkidu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
acceptance of death
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civilization versus wilderness ⓘ divine justice ⓘ fate ⓘ friendship ⓘ mortality ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
curse of the harlot
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curse of the hunter ⓘ denunciation of civilization ⓘ praise of the harlot ⓘ retraction of a curse ⓘ vision of the underworld ⓘ |
| isKeyEpisodeIn | the development of Mesopotamian views of the afterlife in literature ⓘ |
| isPreservedIn | cuneiform tablets of the Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| isTurningPointFor | Gilgamesh’s understanding of mortality ⓘ |
| occursInTablet | Tablet VII of the Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Enkidu’s death
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Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality ⓘ |
| takesPlace |
in Uruk
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on Enkidu’s sickbed ⓘ |
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Subject: Enkidu’s curse and lament Description of subject: Enkidu’s curse and lament is the anguished outpouring in the Epic of Gilgamesh in which the dying Enkidu bitterly denounces his fate and the events that led to his suffering before ultimately reconciling himself to his destiny.
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