Tell es-Safi
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Tell es-Safi is a major archaeological mound in central Israel widely identified with the ancient Philistine city of Gath, known from biblical and historical sources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tell es-Safi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19238515 — 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: Tell es-Safi Context triple: [Gath, archaeologicalSiteCandidate, Tell es-Safi]
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A.
Tell es-Sultan
Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
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B.
Tell al-Lahm
Tell al-Lahm is an ancient archaeological mound in southern Iraq, believed to be the remains of a significant Mesopotamian settlement.
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C.
Tell al-Hiba
Tell al-Hiba is an important archaeological mound in southern Iraq identified with the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
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D.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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E.
Quseir Amra
Quseir Amra is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert castle in eastern Jordan, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance as a masterpiece of early Islamic art and architecture.
- 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: Tell es-Safi Target entity description: Tell es-Safi is a major archaeological mound in central Israel widely identified with the ancient Philistine city of Gath, known from biblical and historical sources.
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A.
Tell es-Sultan
Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
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B.
Tell al-Lahm
Tell al-Lahm is an ancient archaeological mound in southern Iraq, believed to be the remains of a significant Mesopotamian settlement.
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C.
Tell al-Hiba
Tell al-Hiba is an important archaeological mound in southern Iraq identified with the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
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D.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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E.
Quseir Amra
Quseir Amra is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert castle in eastern Jordan, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance as a masterpiece of early Islamic art and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.