Ekallatum
E1171870
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Ekallatum was an ancient Mesopotamian city-state on the Tigris River that became an important power center in northern Babylonia during the early second millennium BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ekallatum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15703350 — 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: Ekallatum Context triple: [Shamshi-Adad I, conqueredCity, Ekallatum]
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A.
Ninhursag
Ninhursag is a major Sumerian mother goddess associated with fertility, mountains, and the earth.
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B.
Eshmun
Eshmun is a Phoenician god primarily associated with healing and medicine, often linked to later Greco-Roman healing deities.
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C.
Ninshubur
Ninshubur is a Mesopotamian deity known primarily as the loyal sukkal (divine vizier and attendant) and messenger of the goddess Inanna.
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D.
Asherah
Asherah is an ancient West Semitic mother goddess associated with fertility, the sea, and sacred trees, venerated across Canaan and neighboring cultures.
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E.
Ninlil
Ninlil is a Mesopotamian goddess, traditionally known as the wife of the god Enlil and associated with air, grain, and the city of Nippur.
- 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: Ekallatum Target entity description: Ekallatum was an ancient Mesopotamian city-state on the Tigris River that became an important power center in northern Babylonia during the early second millennium BCE.
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A.
Ninhursag
Ninhursag is a major Sumerian mother goddess associated with fertility, mountains, and the earth.
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B.
Eshmun
Eshmun is a Phoenician god primarily associated with healing and medicine, often linked to later Greco-Roman healing deities.
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C.
Ninshubur
Ninshubur is a Mesopotamian deity known primarily as the loyal sukkal (divine vizier and attendant) and messenger of the goddess Inanna.
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D.
Asherah
Asherah is an ancient West Semitic mother goddess associated with fertility, the sea, and sacred trees, venerated across Canaan and neighboring cultures.
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E.
Ninlil
Ninlil is a Mesopotamian goddess, traditionally known as the wife of the god Enlil and associated with air, grain, and the city of Nippur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.