Tede
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Tede is an archaeological site in Nigeria notable for yielding significant Ife bronze and terracotta sculptures associated with the ancient Yoruba civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tede canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2670603 — 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: Tede Context triple: [Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture, foundAt, Tede]
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A.
Teda
Teda are a Saharan ethnic group, primarily inhabiting northern Chad and surrounding regions, known for their nomadic lifestyle and Tebu language.
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B.
Micali
Micali is an Italian surname most notably associated with Silvio Micali, a Turing Award–winning computer scientist and cryptographer.
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C.
Teves
Teves is an alternative Ashkenazi transliteration of the Hebrew month name Tevet, used in the Jewish calendar.
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D.
Nedim
Nedim was an influential 18th-century Ottoman poet renowned for his lively, hedonistic verse and as a leading figure of the Tulip Era in Turkish literature.
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E.
Tverya
Tverya is the Hebrew name for Tiberias, an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee known for its religious significance and hot springs.
- 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: Tede Target entity description: Tede is an archaeological site in Nigeria notable for yielding significant Ife bronze and terracotta sculptures associated with the ancient Yoruba civilization.
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A.
Teda
Teda are a Saharan ethnic group, primarily inhabiting northern Chad and surrounding regions, known for their nomadic lifestyle and Tebu language.
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B.
Micali
Micali is an Italian surname most notably associated with Silvio Micali, a Turing Award–winning computer scientist and cryptographer.
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C.
Teves
Teves is an alternative Ashkenazi transliteration of the Hebrew month name Tevet, used in the Jewish calendar.
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D.
Nedim
Nedim was an influential 18th-century Ottoman poet renowned for his lively, hedonistic verse and as a leading figure of the Tulip Era in Turkish literature.
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E.
Tverya
Tverya is the Hebrew name for Tiberias, an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee known for its religious significance and hot springs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| artStyle | Ife style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yoruba people
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba civilization
ancient Yoruba culture ⓘ |
| chronologicalAssociation | period of ancient Ife ⓘ |
| civilization |
Yoruba people
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba civilization
|
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ife artistic tradition
ⓘ
Yoruba art ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
bronze sculptures
ⓘ
terracotta sculptures ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
long-distance trade in metals
ⓘ
precolonial urban culture ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nigeria
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ceramic art
ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture
ⓘ
surface form:
Ife bronze sculptures
Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture ⓘ
surface form:
Ife terracotta sculptures
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| partOf |
Yoruba
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba cultural area
|
| region |
Western Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Nigeria
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| significance |
evidence of advanced Yoruba metallurgy
ⓘ
evidence of sophisticated Yoruba sculpture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tede Description of subject: Tede is an archaeological site in Nigeria notable for yielding significant Ife bronze and terracotta sculptures associated with the ancient Yoruba civilization.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.