Suppiluliuma I
E193304
Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE Hittite king who greatly expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suppiluliuma I canonical | 24 |
| Šuppiluliuma I | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1734739 — 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: Suppiluliuma I Context triple: [Hittite Empire, peakUnder, Suppiluliuma I]
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A.
Stempenyu
Stempenyu is a Yiddish novel by Sholem Aleichem that portrays the life and romantic entanglements of a charismatic klezmer violinist in a Jewish shtetl.
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B.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
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C.
Musa Tersicore
Musa Tersicore is a neoclassical sculpture representing Terpsichore, the Greek muse of dance, housed in the historic Villa Carlotta on Lake Como, Italy.
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D.
Theokoleon
The Theokoleon is an ancient building complex at Olympia that served as the residence and headquarters of the priests of Zeus.
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E.
Amulius
Amulius is a legendary king of Alba Longa in Roman mythology, known for usurping his brother Numitor’s throne and ordering the exposure of his twin grandnephews Romulus and Remus.
- 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: Suppiluliuma I Target entity description: Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE Hittite king who greatly expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering.
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A.
Stempenyu
Stempenyu is a Yiddish novel by Sholem Aleichem that portrays the life and romantic entanglements of a charismatic klezmer violinist in a Jewish shtetl.
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B.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
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C.
Musa Tersicore
Musa Tersicore is a neoclassical sculpture representing Terpsichore, the Greek muse of dance, housed in the historic Villa Carlotta on Lake Como, Italy.
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D.
Theokoleon
The Theokoleon is an ancient building complex at Olympia that served as the residence and headquarters of the priests of Zeus.
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E.
Amulius
Amulius is a legendary king of Alba Longa in Roman mythology, known for usurping his brother Numitor’s throne and ordering the exposure of his twin grandnephews Romulus and Remus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| battle |
campaigns against Mitanni
ⓘ
campaigns in Syria and Canaan ⓘ |
| capital |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| causeOfDeath | plague ⓘ |
| century | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| child |
Arnuwanda II
ⓘ
Mursili II ⓘ Piyassili ⓘ Telipinu (priest) ⓘ Zannanza ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Hittites
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite (Nesite)
|
| father | Tudhaliya II ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
Assyria
ⓘ
Babylonia ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
Egypt ⓘ Mitanni ⓘ Syrian city-states ⓘ
linked to:
Aramean kingdoms
|
| historicalReputation | one of the greatest Hittite kings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeat of the Mitanni kingdom
ⓘ
diplomatic maneuvering with Egypt and Mitanni ⓘ establishing Hittite dominance in northern Syria ⓘ expansion of the Hittite Empire ⓘ military campaigns in Syria ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
intervention in the Egyptian succession crisis after the death of Tutankhamun
ⓘ
plague outbreak in Hatti following prisoners taken from Egypt and Syria ⓘ sending his son Zannanza to Egypt to marry an Egyptian queen (Dakhamunzu letter episode) ⓘ |
| policy |
aggressive territorial expansion
ⓘ
installation of his sons as viceroys in conquered territories ⓘ use of vassal treaties ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Hittites ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tudhaliya II ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1322 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1344 BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Hittite religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Anatolian paganism
|
| residence |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| source |
Hittite diplomatic correspondence
ⓘ
Hittite royal annals ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite archives
|
| spouse | Henti ⓘ |
| successor |
Arnuwanda II
ⓘ
Mursili II ⓘ |
| viceroyAppointed |
Piyassili as viceroy in Carchemish
ⓘ
a son as viceroy in Aleppo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suppiluliuma I Description of subject: Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE Hittite king who greatly expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
subject linked to:
Telipinu (priest)
subject linked to:
Telipinu (priest)
subject linked to:
Telipinu (priest)
linked to: Suppiluliuma I
subject linked to:
Hittite
linked to: Suppiluliuma I
subject linked to:
King Tushratta of Mitanni
subject linked to:
King Tushratta of Mitanni