Abba Arikha
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Abba Arikha, also known as Rav, was a leading 3rd-century Babylonian Jewish sage and one of the founding figures of the Babylonian Talmudic tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abba Arikha canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3635872 — 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: Abba Arikha Context triple: [Sura, foundedBy, Abba Arikha]
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A.
Abba Eban
Abba Eban was a prominent Israeli diplomat, politician, and orator who played a key role in representing Israel on the world stage, especially at the United Nations and in relations with the United States.
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B.
Zaki al-Arsuzi
Zaki al-Arsuzi was a Syrian philosopher and political thinker regarded as one of the principal early ideologues of Arab nationalism and a formative influence on Ba'athist thought.
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C.
Migdal Nunayya
Migdal Nunayya is an ancient fishing village on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, traditionally identified with the New Testament town of Magdala associated with Mary Magdalene.
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D.
Saadia Kobashi
Saadia Kobashi was an Israeli political figure who served as a representative in the pre-state Provisional Council of Israel (Moetzet HaAm).
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E.
Najeeb Halaby
Najeeb Halaby was an American businessman, lawyer, and former head of the Federal Aviation Administration who was also the father of Queen Noor of Jordan.
- 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: Abba Arikha Target entity description: Abba Arikha, also known as Rav, was a leading 3rd-century Babylonian Jewish sage and one of the founding figures of the Babylonian Talmudic tradition.
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A.
Abba Eban
Abba Eban was a prominent Israeli diplomat, politician, and orator who played a key role in representing Israel on the world stage, especially at the United Nations and in relations with the United States.
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B.
Zaki al-Arsuzi
Zaki al-Arsuzi was a Syrian philosopher and political thinker regarded as one of the principal early ideologues of Arab nationalism and a formative influence on Ba'athist thought.
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C.
Migdal Nunayya
Migdal Nunayya is an ancient fishing village on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, traditionally identified with the New Testament town of Magdala associated with Mary Magdalene.
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D.
Saadia Kobashi
Saadia Kobashi was an Israeli political figure who served as a representative in the pre-state Provisional Council of Israel (Moetzet HaAm).
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E.
Najeeb Halaby
Najeeb Halaby was an American businessman, lawyer, and former head of the Federal Aviation Administration who was also the father of Queen Noor of Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amora
ⓘ
Babylonian rabbi ⓘ Jewish religious leader ⓘ Talmudic sage ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Medieval Babylonian Jewry
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Jewry
|
| authorityOn |
Jewish law
ⓘ
Talmudic interpretation ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
|
| burialPlace | Sura ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Shmuel of Nehardea
ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel of Nehardea
|
| countryOfActivity | Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ |
| founded |
Sura academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Sura Academy
|
| hasAlias |
Abba Areika
ⓘ
Rab ⓘ Rav ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Rav ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
later Amoraim in Babylonia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a leading first-generation Amora in Babylonia
ⓘ
establishing the academy at Sura ⓘ founding the Babylonian Talmudic tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Talmud
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmudic tradition
|
| mentionedIn |
Talmud Bavli
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Talmud
|
| movement | Amoraic period ⓘ |
| notableWork | teachings preserved in the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ |
| occupation |
legal scholar
ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ religious teacher ⓘ |
| rabbinicGeneration | first generation of Amoraim ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Sura ⓘ |
| role | head of the Sura academy ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Judah ha-Nasi
ⓘ
surface form:
Judah haNasi
Rabbi Chiyya the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Ḥiyya
|
| studiedUnder |
Judah ha-Nasi
ⓘ
surface form:
Judah haNasi
Rabbi Hiyya ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Ḥiyya
|
| teacherOf |
Shmuel of Nehardea
ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel of Nehardea
|
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abba Arikha Description of subject: Abba Arikha, also known as Rav, was a leading 3rd-century Babylonian Jewish sage and one of the founding figures of the Babylonian Talmudic tradition.
Referenced by (3)
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