Amar-Sin
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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.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101947 — 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: Amar-Sin Context triple: [Ur, ruledBy, Amar-Sin]
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A.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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B.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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C.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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D.
Mursili II
Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
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E.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
- 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: Amar-Sin Target entity description: 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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A.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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B.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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C.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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D.
Mursili II
Mursili II was a powerful Hittite king of the late 14th century BCE who consolidated and expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and internal reforms.
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E.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian ruler
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Suen
ⓘ
surface form:
Amar-Suen
Amar-Suena ⓘ Amar-Sin ⓘ
surface form:
Amar-Sîn
|
| associatedWith | Ur III administrative tablets ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Ur
ⓘ
surface form:
Ur (probable)
|
| capital | Ur ⓘ |
| commissioned |
temple constructions in Nippur
ⓘ
temple constructions in Ur ⓘ temple constructions in other Sumerian cities ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Third Dynasty of Ur period
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Dynasty of Ur
|
| engagedIn |
campaigns against highland peoples
ⓘ
imperial expansion ⓘ |
| era | Ur III period ⓘ |
| father |
Shulgi of Ur
ⓘ
surface form:
Shulgi
|
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEvidence |
economic tablets
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ year-name lists ⓘ |
| implemented | centralized administrative control ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidation of the Ur III empire
ⓘ
construction of temples and canals ⓘ extensive building projects ⓘ military campaigns in the Zagros region ⓘ royal inscriptions in Sumerian cuneiform ⓘ |
| language |
Sumerian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Sumerian
|
| legacy | numerous dated economic and legal tablets ⓘ |
| name | Amar-Sin self-link ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Nanna ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Shulgi of Ur
ⓘ
surface form:
Shulgi
|
| realm |
Akkad
ⓘ
Sumer ⓘ |
| region |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Mesopotamia
|
| reignDuration | 9 years ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 2038 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 2046 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| strengthened | royal bureaucracy ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Shu-Sin ⓘ |
| successorState |
Ur III period
ⓘ
surface form:
Ur III empire
|
| timePeriod | late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| title |
King of Sumer and Akkad
ⓘ
Ur-Nammu ⓘ
surface form:
King of Ur
|
| usedCalendar | year-name system ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amar-Sin Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amar-Sîn