Kuyunjik
E200485
Kuyunjik is the main archaeological mound of ancient Nineveh in modern-day Mosul, Iraq, containing the remains of Assyrian palaces, temples, and cuneiform archives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuyunjik canonical | 2 |
| Kuyunjik mound | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1761766 — 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: Kuyunjik Context triple: [Nineveh, hasArchaeologicalSite, Kuyunjik]
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A.
Mitla
Mitla is an ancient archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned for its intricate geometric stone mosaics and significance as a major religious and political center of the Zapotec civilization.
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B.
Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras is a Mexican border city in the state of Coahuila, located across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, and known for its industrial activity and cross-border trade.
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C.
Huaca de la Luna
Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
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D.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun is the English name for Madrid’s central and historic public square, Puerta del Sol, a major cultural and political landmark in Spain.
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E.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
- 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: Kuyunjik Target entity description: Kuyunjik is the main archaeological mound of ancient Nineveh in modern-day Mosul, Iraq, containing the remains of Assyrian palaces, temples, and cuneiform archives.
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A.
Mitla
Mitla is an ancient archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned for its intricate geometric stone mosaics and significance as a major religious and political center of the Zapotec civilization.
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B.
Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras is a Mexican border city in the state of Coahuila, located across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, and known for its industrial activity and cross-border trade.
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C.
Huaca de la Luna
Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
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D.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun is the English name for Madrid’s central and historic public square, Puerta del Sol, a major cultural and political landmark in Spain.
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E.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
mound ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Assyria
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian
|
| associatedWith |
Ashurbanipal
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ Sennacherib ⓘ Nineveh ⓘ
surface form:
ancient city of Nineveh
|
| containsRuinsOf |
North Palace
ⓘ
North Palace of Ashurbanipal ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Ashurbanipal
Southwest Palace of Sennacherib ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Sennacherib
Southwest Palace ⓘ Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Ishtar
Temple of Nabu ⓘ Temple of Nabu ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Sin
|
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Austen Henry Layard
ⓘ
British Museum ⓘ
surface form:
British Museum expeditions
George Smith ⓘ Hormuzd Rassam ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsDate | 1840s ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
Nineveh
ⓘ
surface form:
city walls of Nineveh
cuneiform archives ⓘ gates of Nineveh ⓘ palaces ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | Library of Ashurbanipal ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)" and related Assyrian capitals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal
ⓘ
large cuneiform tablet archives ⓘ royal Assyrian reliefs ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian language ⓘ
surface form:
Sumerian
|
| locatedIn |
Iraq
ⓘ
Mosul ⓘ Nineveh Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | modern era ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Tigris River ⓘ |
| materialFound |
clay bullae
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ cylinder seals ⓘ ivories ⓘ stone reliefs ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Mosul ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Mosul Dam Lake ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nineveh
ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ
surface form:
Nineveh archaeological complex
|
| period |
Assyrian period
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian period
|
| region | northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
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Subject: Kuyunjik Description of subject: Kuyunjik is the main archaeological mound of ancient Nineveh in modern-day Mosul, Iraq, containing the remains of Assyrian palaces, temples, and cuneiform archives.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kuyunjik mound