Ishme-Dagan I
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Ishme-Dagan I was a king of the Old Assyrian period, known as the son and successor of Shamshi-Adad I who ruled parts of northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ishme-Dagan of Isin | 4 |
| Ishme-Dagan I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15703378 — 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: Ishme-Dagan I Context triple: [Shamshi-Adad I, succeededBy, Ishme-Dagan I]
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A.
Burna-Buriash II
Burna-Buriash II was a Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other great Near Eastern powers, including Egypt and Assyria.
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B.
Zimri-Lim
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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C.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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D.
Shamshi-Adad I
Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
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E.
Shamshi-Adad V
Shamshi-Adad V was a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 9th century BCE, known for internal rebellions during his reign and for continuing Assyrian military campaigns in the Near East.
- 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: Ishme-Dagan I Target entity description: Ishme-Dagan I was a king of the Old Assyrian period, known as the son and successor of Shamshi-Adad I who ruled parts of northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
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A.
Burna-Buriash II
Burna-Buriash II was a Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other great Near Eastern powers, including Egypt and Assyria.
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B.
Zimri-Lim
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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C.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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D.
Shamshi-Adad I
Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
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E.
Shamshi-Adad V
Shamshi-Adad V was a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 9th century BCE, known for internal rebellions during his reign and for continuing Assyrian military campaigns in the Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ishme-Dagan I
linked to: Ishme-Dagan I
linked to: Ishme-Dagan I