Cotton Claudius B.iv
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Cotton Claudius B.iv is a medieval manuscript in the British Library that contains the Old English Hexateuch, an early vernacular translation of the first six books of the Bible.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cotton Claudius B.iv canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19979329 — 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: Cotton Claudius B.iv Context triple: [Old English Hexateuch, shelfmark, Cotton Claudius B.iv]
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A.
Cotton MS Vitellius A XV
Cotton MS Vitellius A XV is the famous medieval manuscript in the British Library that contains the only surviving copy of the Old English epic poem Beowulf, along with other important texts.
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B.
Cotton Tiberius B.v
Cotton Tiberius B.v is a medieval manuscript from the Cotton collection, notable for preserving important early English and Latin texts.
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C.
Cotton Caligula A.ix
Cotton Caligula A.ix is a medieval manuscript in the British Library that preserves one of the principal surviving copies of the Middle English poem "The Owl and the Nightingale."
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D.
Cotten
Cotten is a surname most notably associated with American actor Joseph Cotten, a prominent figure in classic Hollywood cinema.
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E.
Cotton MS Nero D IV
Cotton MS Nero D IV is the British Library manuscript shelfmark for the Lindisfarne Gospels, an illuminated early medieval Gospel book famed for its intricate Insular art and Old English gloss.
- 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: Cotton Claudius B.iv Target entity description: Cotton Claudius B.iv is a medieval manuscript in the British Library that contains the Old English Hexateuch, an early vernacular translation of the first six books of the Bible.
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A.
Cotton MS Vitellius A XV
Cotton MS Vitellius A XV is the famous medieval manuscript in the British Library that contains the only surviving copy of the Old English epic poem Beowulf, along with other important texts.
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B.
Cotton Tiberius B.v
Cotton Tiberius B.v is a medieval manuscript from the Cotton collection, notable for preserving important early English and Latin texts.
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C.
Cotton Caligula A.ix
Cotton Caligula A.ix is a medieval manuscript in the British Library that preserves one of the principal surviving copies of the Middle English poem "The Owl and the Nightingale."
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D.
Cotten
Cotten is a surname most notably associated with American actor Joseph Cotten, a prominent figure in classic Hollywood cinema.
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E.
Cotton MS Nero D IV
Cotton MS Nero D IV is the British Library manuscript shelfmark for the Lindisfarne Gospels, an illuminated early medieval Gospel book famed for its intricate Insular art and Old English gloss.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.