Tumulus MM
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Tumulus MM is the largest and most famous burial mound at the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordion, traditionally associated with King Midas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tumulus MM canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12932622 — 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: Tumulus MM Context triple: [Gordium, hasNotableTumulus, Tumulus MM]
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A.
Marathon tumulus
Marathon tumulus is an ancient burial mound in Marathon, Greece, commemorating the fallen Athenian soldiers of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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B.
Karakuş Tumulus
Karakuş Tumulus is an ancient funerary monument in southeastern Turkey, notable for its monumental columns and reliefs built as a royal burial site of the Kingdom of Commagene.
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C.
Effigy Tumuli
Effigy Tumuli is a large-scale earthwork sculpture in Illinois consisting of massive animal-shaped mounds, created as a monumental example of American land art.
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D.
Funeral Mound
Funeral Mound is a prominent ancient Native American earthen burial mound located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
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E.
Magura hill necropolis
Magura hill necropolis is an ancient burial ground associated with the Roman imperial complex of Gamzigrad–Felix Romuliana in eastern Serbia.
- 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: Tumulus MM Target entity description: Tumulus MM is the largest and most famous burial mound at the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordion, traditionally associated with King Midas.
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A.
Marathon tumulus
Marathon tumulus is an ancient burial mound in Marathon, Greece, commemorating the fallen Athenian soldiers of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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B.
Karakuş Tumulus
Karakuş Tumulus is an ancient funerary monument in southeastern Turkey, notable for its monumental columns and reliefs built as a royal burial site of the Kingdom of Commagene.
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C.
Effigy Tumuli
Effigy Tumuli is a large-scale earthwork sculpture in Illinois consisting of massive animal-shaped mounds, created as a monumental example of American land art.
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D.
Funeral Mound
Funeral Mound is a prominent ancient Native American earthen burial mound located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
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E.
Magura hill necropolis
Magura hill necropolis is an ancient burial ground associated with the Roman imperial complex of Gamzigrad–Felix Romuliana in eastern Serbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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burial mound ⓘ tumulus ⓘ |
| ageOfDeceased | older adult male ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Midas Mound ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 740 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Midas
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Phrygian kingdom ⓘ |
| burialType | inhumation ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earth
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stone ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | earthen mound over timber burial chamber ⓘ |
| contains |
bronze bowls
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bronze cauldrons ⓘ bronze drinking vessels ⓘ elite male burial ⓘ feasting equipment ⓘ rich grave goods ⓘ textiles ⓘ wooden burial chamber ⓘ wooden furniture ⓘ |
| culture | Phrygian ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially excavated ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| diameter | about 300 meters ⓘ |
| distanceFromGordionCitadel | approximately 1 kilometer ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Penn Museum
ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ⓘ
linked to:
Penn Museum
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| excavationLeader | Rodney S. Young ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| function |
elite burial monument
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royal tomb ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for study of Iron Age Anatolia
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key source for Phrygian funerary practices ⓘ largest known Phrygian tumulus ⓘ |
| height | about 53 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Gordion UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| isLargestOf | burial mounds at Gordion ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gordion ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Phrygia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sakarya River ⓘ |
| numberOfIndividuals | one primary burial ⓘ |
| orientation | burial chamber aligned roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gordion tumulus cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Phrygian tumuli necropolis
|
| period | Early Phrygian period ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2023 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tumulus MM Description of subject: Tumulus MM is the largest and most famous burial mound at the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordion, traditionally associated with King Midas.
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