Attic weight system
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The Attic weight system was an ancient Greek system of weights and measures centered in Athens that became widely used in trade and coinage throughout the classical Mediterranean world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attic weight system canonical | 2 |
| Attic weight standard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679325 — 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: Attic weight system Context triple: [Athenian drachma, weightSystem, Attic weight system]
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A.
Attic base
The Attic base is a classical architectural column base characterized by a series of convex and concave moldings, widely used in Greek and Roman architecture and later adopted in Renaissance and Neoclassical designs.
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B.
ElevatedRoof
ElevatedRoof refers to the lofty, exalted canopy of the sky invoked as a divine sign and object of oath in Surah At-Tur of the Qur’an.
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C.
Levitated Mass
Levitated Mass is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Michael Heizer featuring a massive suspended boulder installed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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D.
Gable
Gable is a surname most famously associated with American film actor Clark Gable, a major Hollywood star of the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
A-frame Tower
A-frame Tower is the iconic, monorail-through-the-middle main building of Disney's Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.
- 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: Attic weight system Target entity description: The Attic weight system was an ancient Greek system of weights and measures centered in Athens that became widely used in trade and coinage throughout the classical Mediterranean world.
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A.
Attic base
The Attic base is a classical architectural column base characterized by a series of convex and concave moldings, widely used in Greek and Roman architecture and later adopted in Renaissance and Neoclassical designs.
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B.
ElevatedRoof
ElevatedRoof refers to the lofty, exalted canopy of the sky invoked as a divine sign and object of oath in Surah At-Tur of the Qur’an.
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C.
Levitated Mass
Levitated Mass is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Michael Heizer featuring a massive suspended boulder installed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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D.
Gable
Gable is a surname most famously associated with American film actor Clark Gable, a major Hollywood star of the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
A-frame Tower
A-frame Tower is the iconic, monorail-through-the-middle main building of Disney's Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek system of weights and measures
ⓘ
metrological system ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
polis of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian polis
Delian League ⓘ Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ many Greek city-states ⓘ |
| approximateMass |
26 kilograms
ⓘ
4.3 grams ⓘ |
| basisFor |
Athenian silver coin weights
ⓘ
Attic coin standard ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Athens ⓘ |
| equals |
100 Attic drachmas (weight)
ⓘ
60 Attic minas ⓘ one-sixth of an Attic drachma (weight) ⓘ |
| geographicSpread |
Aegean Sea region
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
|
| hasCurrencyStandard | Attic tetradrachm (coin weight) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athenian coinage
ⓘ
Athenian obol ⓘ
surface form:
Attic standard of coinage
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| influencedBy | earlier Euboic standards ⓘ |
| inUseDuring |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf |
Attic weight system
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Greek metrology ⓘ |
| region |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| relatedTo |
Aeginetan weight system
ⓘ
Euboic weight system ⓘ |
| standardized |
commercial transactions in Athens
ⓘ
taxation in Athens ⓘ tribute payments in the Delian League ⓘ |
| standardUnit |
Athenian drachma
ⓘ
surface form:
Attic drachma (weight)
Attic mina ⓘ Attic talent ⓘ obol (weight) ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Attic drachma (weight)
ⓘ
Attic mina ⓘ Attic talent ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Athenian merchants
ⓘ
Athenian magistrates ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian state authorities
|
| usedFor |
coinage
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Attica
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Classical Athens ⓘ classical Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Attic weight system Description of subject: The Attic weight system was an ancient Greek system of weights and measures centered in Athens that became widely used in trade and coinage throughout the classical Mediterranean world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Attic weight standard
subject surface form:
Attic talent