Kingdom of Ammon
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The Kingdom of Ammon was an ancient Semitic state located east of the Jordan River, known from biblical and Near Eastern sources for its Ammonite people, distinctive material culture, and interactions with neighboring Israelite, Aramean, and Mesopotamian powers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Ammon canonical | 4 |
| ancient Kingdom of Ammon | 1 |
| land of Ammon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1472643 — 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: Kingdom of Ammon Context triple: [Ammonite, usedByPolity, Kingdom of Ammon]
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A.
Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah was an ancient Israelite monarchy in the southern Levant, centered in Jerusalem, that existed from the late 10th century BCE until its conquest by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE.
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B.
Nabataean kingdom
The Nabataean kingdom was an ancient Arab state centered on the city of Petra that flourished as a major trading hub in the Near East from around the 4th century BCE until its annexation by the Roman Empire.
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C.
Kingdom of Hereti
The Kingdom of Hereti was a medieval Georgian monarchy in the eastern Caucasus, later absorbed into the larger region of Kakheti.
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D.
Northern Kingdom of Israel
The Northern Kingdom of Israel was an ancient Israelite monarchy that split from Judah after Solomon’s reign and became known for its distinct dynastic history, prophetic activity, and eventual conquest by the Assyrian Empire.
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E.
Kingdom of Napata
The Kingdom of Napata was an ancient Nubian state centered at the city of Napata that rose to power along the Nile, at times ruling over Egypt as part of the Kushite dynasty.
- 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: Kingdom of Ammon Target entity description: The Kingdom of Ammon was an ancient Semitic state located east of the Jordan River, known from biblical and Near Eastern sources for its Ammonite people, distinctive material culture, and interactions with neighboring Israelite, Aramean, and Mesopotamian powers.
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A.
Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah was an ancient Israelite monarchy in the southern Levant, centered in Jerusalem, that existed from the late 10th century BCE until its conquest by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE.
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B.
Nabataean kingdom
The Nabataean kingdom was an ancient Arab state centered on the city of Petra that flourished as a major trading hub in the Near East from around the 4th century BCE until its annexation by the Roman Empire.
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C.
Kingdom of Hereti
The Kingdom of Hereti was a medieval Georgian monarchy in the eastern Caucasus, later absorbed into the larger region of Kakheti.
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D.
Northern Kingdom of Israel
The Northern Kingdom of Israel was an ancient Israelite monarchy that split from Judah after Solomon’s reign and became known for its distinct dynastic history, prophetic activity, and eventual conquest by the Assyrian Empire.
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E.
Kingdom of Napata
The Kingdom of Napata was an ancient Nubian state centered at the city of Napata that rose to power along the Nile, at times ruling over Egypt as part of the Kushite dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite language
ⓘ
Iron Age polity ⓘ Semitic state ⓘ ancient Semitic people ⓘ ancient kingdom ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Aram-Damascus kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Aramean kingdoms
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabbath Ammon
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbath-Ammon
|
| archaeologicalCulture | Ammonite material culture ⓘ |
| biblicalAncestor | Ben-Ammi ⓘ |
| capital | Rabbah of the Ammonites ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Assyria
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| describedAs | son of Lot in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Ammonite
ⓘ
surface form:
Ammonites
|
| floruitCenturyBC |
7th century BC
ⓘ
8th century BC ⓘ 9th century BC ⓘ |
| language | Ammonite language ⓘ |
| laterUnderControlOf |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Transjordan ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Milcom
ⓘ
Moloch ⓘ
surface form:
Molech
|
| mentionedIn |
Assyrian royal inscriptions
ⓘ
Babylonian sources ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| modernLocation | Amman ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Aramean kingdoms
ⓘ
Edom ⓘ Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Moab ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive pottery
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fortified hilltop sites ⓘ inscribed seals ⓘ |
| partOf |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| religion | West Semitic religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
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Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Phoenician alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingdom of Ammon Description of subject: The Kingdom of Ammon was an ancient Semitic state located east of the Jordan River, known from biblical and Near Eastern sources for its Ammonite people, distinctive material culture, and interactions with neighboring Israelite, Aramean, and Mesopotamian powers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
land of Ammon
this entity surface form:
ancient Kingdom of Ammon