Stone of Anointing
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The Stone of Anointing is a revered slab of stone in Jerusalem traditionally believed to mark the spot where Jesus’ body was prepared for burial after the Crucifixion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stone of Anointing canonical | 3 |
| Stone of Unction | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T897193 — 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: Stone of Anointing Context triple: [Church of the Holy Sepulchre, containsStructure, Stone of Anointing]
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A.
Seal of Solomon
The Seal of Solomon is a legendary symbol, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram, believed in various traditions to grant King Solomon authority over demons, spirits, and the natural world.
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B.
Jerusalem stone
Jerusalem stone is a traditional pale limestone and dolomite building material widely used in Jerusalem’s architecture and religious and memorial structures throughout the region.
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C.
Table of the Shewbread
The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.
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D.
Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
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E.
Hamsa
Hamsa is a divine swan or goose in Hindu mythology, symbolizing purity and spiritual discernment and serving as the sacred vehicle of the creator god Brahma.
- 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: Stone of Anointing Target entity description: The Stone of Anointing is a revered slab of stone in Jerusalem traditionally believed to mark the spot where Jesus’ body was prepared for burial after the Crucifixion.
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A.
Seal of Solomon
The Seal of Solomon is a legendary symbol, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram, believed in various traditions to grant King Solomon authority over demons, spirits, and the natural world.
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B.
Jerusalem stone
Jerusalem stone is a traditional pale limestone and dolomite building material widely used in Jerusalem’s architecture and religious and memorial structures throughout the region.
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C.
Table of the Shewbread
The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.
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D.
Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
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E.
Hamsa
Hamsa is a divine swan or goose in Hindu mythology, symbolizing purity and spiritual discernment and serving as the sacred vehicle of the creator god Brahma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy site
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pilgrimage site ⓘ religious relic ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Crucifixion of Jesus
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Burial of Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
burial of Jesus
|
| associatedWithFigure |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
Joseph of Arimathea ⓘ Nicodemus ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
decorative candlesticks
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ornamental lamps ⓘ protective stone slab ⓘ |
| dateOfCurrentForm | later than original 1st‑century events ⓘ |
| disputedHistoricity | exact historical location not archaeologically verified ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Christian pilgrimage sites
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Relics associated with Jesus ⓘ Religious places in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasCustodialCommunities |
Armenian Apostolic Church
ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| hasLanguageName |
Stone of Anointing
self-link
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Stone of Anointing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stone of Unction
|
| hasLiturgicalSignificance |
connected to Good Friday devotions
ⓘ
connected to Holy Week observances ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasRitualUse |
place where pilgrims kneel and pray
ⓘ
place where pilgrims place devotional objects to be blessed ⓘ place where pilgrims touch and kiss the stone ⓘ |
| hasStatus | major Christian shrine in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
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| maintainedBy |
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian custodians of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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| near |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
ⓘ
surface form:
Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre
Golgotha ⓘ
surface form:
Calvary (Golgotha) within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Rotunda of the Anastasis ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian pilgrimage route in Jerusalem
ⓘ
Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ
surface form:
interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
|
| religiousFunction | commemoration of preparation of Jesus’ body for burial ⓘ |
| symbolizes | anointing and burial of Christ ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| traditionallyMarks | place where Jesus’ body was prepared for burial ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Christian pilgrims
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Christians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stone of Anointing Description of subject: The Stone of Anointing is a revered slab of stone in Jerusalem traditionally believed to mark the spot where Jesus’ body was prepared for burial after the Crucifixion.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stone of Unction