Apil-Sin
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Apil-Sin was an early Old Babylonian king of the First Dynasty of Babylon, ruling in the 19th century BCE and helping lay the foundations for the later expansion under Hammurabi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apil-Sin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23448707 — 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: Apil-Sin Context triple: [Sin-Muballit, predecessor, Apil-Sin]
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A.
Bursippa
Bursippa is an alternative transliteration of Borsippa, an ancient Mesopotamian city known for its prominent ziggurat and religious significance near Babylon.
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B.
Sinsharishkun
Sinsharishkun was one of the last kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, whose reign saw the empire’s collapse amid internal strife and external rebellions.
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C.
Dūr-Šarrukīn
Dūr-Šarrukīn was the Assyrian capital city founded by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE, renowned for its monumental palaces and reliefs.
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D.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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E.
Yasmah-Adad
Yasmah-Adad was a prince of the Old Assyrian Empire, known as the younger son of King Shamshi-Adad I and a ruler installed by his father over the city of Mari.
- 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: Apil-Sin Target entity description: Apil-Sin was an early Old Babylonian king of the First Dynasty of Babylon, ruling in the 19th century BCE and helping lay the foundations for the later expansion under Hammurabi.
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A.
Bursippa
Bursippa is an alternative transliteration of Borsippa, an ancient Mesopotamian city known for its prominent ziggurat and religious significance near Babylon.
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B.
Sinsharishkun
Sinsharishkun was one of the last kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, whose reign saw the empire’s collapse amid internal strife and external rebellions.
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C.
Dūr-Šarrukīn
Dūr-Šarrukīn was the Assyrian capital city founded by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE, renowned for its monumental palaces and reliefs.
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D.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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E.
Yasmah-Adad
Yasmah-Adad was a prince of the Old Assyrian Empire, known as the younger son of King Shamshi-Adad I and a ruler installed by his father over the city of Mari.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.