Sura academy
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Sura Academy was a major Babylonian Talmudic academy that became one of the principal centers of Jewish learning and rabbinic scholarship in late antiquity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sura academy canonical | 18 |
| Sura Academy | 5 |
| Academy of Sura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2955528 — 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: Sura academy Context triple: [Amoraim, centerOfActivity, Sura academy]
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A.
Kala Academy
Kala Academy is a prominent cultural center and arts complex in Panaji, Goa, known for hosting music, theater, dance, and other performing arts events.
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B.
Bou Inania Madrasa
Bou Inania Madrasa is a renowned 14th-century Islamic college and mosque in Fez, Morocco, celebrated for its exquisite Marinid architecture and intricate decorative craftsmanship.
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C.
Kyle Academy
Kyle Academy is a secondary school located in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
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D.
Saffarin Madrasa
Saffarin Madrasa is a historic Islamic educational institution in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the city’s oldest madrasas and an important example of Marinid-era architecture.
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E.
Shariah Academy
Shariah Academy is an academic and research institute of the International Islamic University Islamabad specializing in Islamic law and jurisprudence education and training.
- 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: Sura academy Target entity description: Sura Academy was a major Babylonian Talmudic academy that became one of the principal centers of Jewish learning and rabbinic scholarship in late antiquity.
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A.
Kala Academy
Kala Academy is a prominent cultural center and arts complex in Panaji, Goa, known for hosting music, theater, dance, and other performing arts events.
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B.
Bou Inania Madrasa
Bou Inania Madrasa is a renowned 14th-century Islamic college and mosque in Fez, Morocco, celebrated for its exquisite Marinid architecture and intricate decorative craftsmanship.
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C.
Kyle Academy
Kyle Academy is a secondary school located in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
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D.
Saffarin Madrasa
Saffarin Madrasa is a historic Islamic educational institution in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the city’s oldest madrasas and an important example of Marinid-era architecture.
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E.
Shariah Academy
Shariah Academy is an academic and research institute of the International Islamic University Islamabad specializing in Islamic law and jurisprudence education and training.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmudic academy
ⓘ
center of Jewish learning ⓘ yeshiva ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
development of Gemara
ⓘ
interpretation of Mishnah ⓘ responsa literature ⓘ |
| country |
Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq (modern)
|
| era | post-Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Talmudic studies
ⓘ
halakhic scholarship ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abba Arika
ⓘ
Rav ⓘ |
| governedBy | gaonim ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole |
training of rabbis
ⓘ
transmission of Oral Torah ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
influenced halakhic practice throughout the Jewish world
ⓘ
one of the principal centers of Jewish learning in Babylonia ⓘ |
| inception | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| languageOfStudy |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Mesopotamia ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ Sura ⓘ |
| mainWorkStudied |
Talmud Bavli
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
|
| namedAfter |
Sura
ⓘ
surface form:
the city of Sura
|
| notableStudentOrTeacher |
Rav
ⓘ
Rav Ashi ⓘ Rav Chisda ⓘ Rav Huna ⓘ Ravina ⓘ Shmuel of Nehardea ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel of Nehardea
|
| partOf |
Talmud
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmudic tradition
|
| regionServed | Jewish communities of the Diaspora ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInJewishHistory |
major contributor to redaction of the Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
principal center of Babylonian rabbinic authority ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
amoraic period
ⓘ
geonic period ⓘ late antiquity ⓘ |
| togetherWith |
Nehardea
ⓘ
surface form:
Nehardea Academy
Pumbedita academy ⓘ
surface form:
Pumbedita Academy
|
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | rabbinic academy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sura academy Description of subject: Sura Academy was a major Babylonian Talmudic academy that became one of the principal centers of Jewish learning and rabbinic scholarship in late antiquity.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sura Academy
this entity surface form:
Sura Academy
this entity surface form:
Academy of Sura
this entity surface form:
Sura Academy
subject surface form:
Abba Arika
this entity surface form:
Sura Academy
this entity surface form:
Sura Academy