Ordinalia
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Ordinalia is a cycle of late 14th-century Cornish mystery plays that dramatize biblical stories and are among the most important surviving works of medieval Cornish literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ordinalia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5440892 — 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: Ordinalia Context triple: [Cornish, hasNotableMedievalWork, Ordinalia]
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A.
Alexandria the Farthest
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B.
Orbis
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C.
The Next Horizon
The Next Horizon is a mountaineering book by British climber and expedition leader Chris Bonington, recounting his notable ascents and adventures during the early years of his career.
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D.
Terra Nostra
Terra Nostra is an ambitious, experimental historical novel by Carlos Fuentes that interweaves myth, history, and fantasy to explore the cultural and political formation of the Spanish-speaking world.
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E.
Tuttomondo
Tuttomondo is a large, colorful public mural in Pisa, Italy, created by American artist Keith Haring in 1989 and depicting his signature stylized human figures.
- 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: Ordinalia Target entity description: Ordinalia is a cycle of late 14th-century Cornish mystery plays that dramatize biblical stories and are among the most important surviving works of medieval Cornish literature.
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A.
Alexandria the Farthest
Alexandria the Farthest is the easternmost city founded by Alexander the Great, located in Central Asia near the Jaxartes River (modern Syr Darya).
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B.
Orbis
Orbis is Yale University Library’s online catalog system that provides access to its extensive collections of books, media, and other resources.
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C.
The Next Horizon
The Next Horizon is a mountaineering book by British climber and expedition leader Chris Bonington, recounting his notable ascents and adventures during the early years of his career.
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D.
Terra Nostra
Terra Nostra is an ambitious, experimental historical novel by Carlos Fuentes that interweaves myth, history, and fantasy to explore the cultural and political formation of the Spanish-speaking world.
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E.
Tuttomondo
Tuttomondo is a large, colorful public mural in Pisa, Italy, created by American artist Keith Haring in 1989 and depicting his signature stylized human figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cycle of mystery plays
ⓘ
medieval Cornish literary work ⓘ religious drama ⓘ |
| approximateLength | over 9000 lines of verse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic languages
ⓘ
medieval Cornish theatre ⓘ |
| containsStageDirections | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | key source for the Cornish language ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | late 14th century ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose | to teach biblical history to lay audiences ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
cycle play
ⓘ
liturgical drama ⓘ |
| dramatises |
Creation
ⓘ
Passion of Christ ⓘ Resurrection of Christ ⓘ
linked to:
resurrection of Jesus Christ
biblical stories ⓘ life of Christ ⓘ |
| genre | mystery play ⓘ |
| hasLatinRubrics | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Origo Mundi
ⓘ
Passio Christi ⓘ
linked to:
Passion of Jesus
Resurrexio Domini ⓘ |
| influenced | later Cornish revival drama ⓘ |
| language |
Cornish language
ⓘ
linked to:
Cornish
|
| literaryForm | didactic religious drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Cornish literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bible
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| manuscriptStatus | survives in manuscript form ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| originalAudience | medieval Cornish-speaking community ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
outdoor staging
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| placeOfPerformance | Cornish playing places (plen-an-gwary) ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Cornwall ⓘ |
| religiousDenominationContext |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scriptType | verse drama ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Vulgate Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate
|
| setting | biblical times ⓘ |
| significance | among the most important surviving works of medieval Cornish literature ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Middle Cornish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ordinalia Description of subject: Ordinalia is a cycle of late 14th-century Cornish mystery plays that dramatize biblical stories and are among the most important surviving works of medieval Cornish literature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.