Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III
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The Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III is an Assyrian stone monument inscribed with a royal inscription of King Shalmaneser III, notable for recording his military campaigns, including one of the earliest known references to Israel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III canonical | 3 |
| Shalmaneser III inscriptions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15837698 — 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: Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III Context triple: [Annals of Shalmaneser III, relatedWork, Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III]
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A.
Naram-Sin Victory Stele
The Naram-Sin Victory Stele is an Akkadian limestone monument depicting King Naram-Sin’s triumphant ascent over defeated enemies, exemplifying early Mesopotamian royal propaganda and hierarchical scale in Near Eastern art.
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B.
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription is a monumental multilingual rock relief commissioned by Darius the Great in present-day Iran, whose cuneiform texts were crucial in deciphering Old Persian and other ancient Near Eastern scripts.
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C.
Ankara inscription
The Ankara inscription, or Monumentum Ancyranum, is a monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara that preserves the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, the autobiographical record of the Roman emperor Augustus.
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D.
Mesha Stele
The Mesha Stele is an ancient Moabite stone inscription from the 9th century BCE that records King Mesha’s victories and is one of the most important early sources for the history and language of the Levant.
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E.
Sennacherib Prism
The Sennacherib Prism is an ancient Assyrian clay prism inscribed with King Sennacherib’s royal annals, most famously detailing his military campaigns including the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
- 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: Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III Target entity description: The Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III is an Assyrian stone monument inscribed with a royal inscription of King Shalmaneser III, notable for recording his military campaigns, including one of the earliest known references to Israel.
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A.
Naram-Sin Victory Stele
The Naram-Sin Victory Stele is an Akkadian limestone monument depicting King Naram-Sin’s triumphant ascent over defeated enemies, exemplifying early Mesopotamian royal propaganda and hierarchical scale in Near Eastern art.
-
B.
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription is a monumental multilingual rock relief commissioned by Darius the Great in present-day Iran, whose cuneiform texts were crucial in deciphering Old Persian and other ancient Near Eastern scripts.
-
C.
Ankara inscription
The Ankara inscription, or Monumentum Ancyranum, is a monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara that preserves the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, the autobiographical record of the Roman emperor Augustus.
-
D.
Mesha Stele
The Mesha Stele is an ancient Moabite stone inscription from the 9th century BCE that records King Mesha’s victories and is one of the most important early sources for the history and language of the Levant.
-
E.
Sennacherib Prism
The Sennacherib Prism is an ancient Assyrian clay prism inscribed with King Sennacherib’s royal annals, most famously detailing his military campaigns including the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III