Telepinu (ancestor)
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Telepinu was an earlier Hittite king known for issuing a famous edict that regulated royal succession and sought to stabilize the Hittite kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telepinu | 2 |
| Telepinu (ancestor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8266159 — 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: Telepinu (ancestor) Context triple: [Mursili II, relative, Telepinu (ancestor)]
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A.
Eledumare
Eledumare is the supreme creator deity in Yoruba religion, revered as the all-powerful source of existence and ultimate authority over the universe.
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B.
Eshmun
Eshmun is a Phoenician god primarily associated with healing and medicine, often linked to later Greco-Roman healing deities.
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C.
Setesh
Setesh is an alternative transliteration of Set, the ancient Egyptian god associated with chaos, storms, deserts, and disorder.
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D.
Chemosh
Chemosh is the chief national god of the ancient Moabites, often linked with war, conquest, and sometimes child sacrifice in Near Eastern religious traditions.
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E.
Adad-happe
Adad-happe was a Neo-Babylonian queen, known primarily as the wife of King Nabopolassar and mother of his royal heirs.
- 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: Telepinu (ancestor) Target entity description: Telepinu was an earlier Hittite king known for issuing a famous edict that regulated royal succession and sought to stabilize the Hittite kingdom.
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A.
Eledumare
Eledumare is the supreme creator deity in Yoruba religion, revered as the all-powerful source of existence and ultimate authority over the universe.
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B.
Eshmun
Eshmun is a Phoenician god primarily associated with healing and medicine, often linked to later Greco-Roman healing deities.
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C.
Setesh
Setesh is an alternative transliteration of Set, the ancient Egyptian god associated with chaos, storms, deserts, and disorder.
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D.
Chemosh
Chemosh is the chief national god of the ancient Moabites, often linked with war, conquest, and sometimes child sacrifice in Near Eastern religious traditions.
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E.
Adad-happe
Adad-happe was a Neo-Babylonian queen, known primarily as the wife of King Nabopolassar and mother of his royal heirs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
establish clear rules of succession
ⓘ
limit dynastic murders and internal violence ⓘ strengthen central royal authority ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Edict of Telepinu ⓘ |
| capital |
Hattusa
ⓘ
linked to:
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
|
| country |
Hittite Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite Empire
|
| culture | Hittite ⓘ |
| dynasty | Old Hittite dynasty ⓘ |
| genreOfEdict | historical-legal text ⓘ |
| governmentalRole | lawgiver ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
important for understanding Hittite constitutional structure
ⓘ
key source for early Hittite history ⓘ |
| issued | Edict of Telepinu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Telepinu Edict
ⓘ
attempts to stabilize the Hittite monarchy ⓘ legal and constitutional reforms ⓘ regulating royal succession in the Hittite kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Hittite language ⓘ |
| legacy |
model for later Hittite royal ideology
ⓘ
stabilization of the Hittite royal line ⓘ |
| legalReform |
codification of procedures for choosing the king
ⓘ
regulation of royal succession ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hittite royal annals
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite archives
|
| policy |
curbing aristocratic violence
ⓘ
securing orderly succession to the throne ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Hittites ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hantili I ⓘ |
| realm | Hatti ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignInCentury | 16th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignInPeriod |
Old Hittite Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Hittite Kingdom in Anatolia
|
| relative |
Ammuna
ⓘ
Huzziya I ⓘ |
| religion |
Hittite religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite mythology
|
| sourceOfLaw | Telepinu Edict ⓘ |
| sourceType | cuneiform inscription ⓘ |
| spouse | Isparaya ⓘ |
| successor | Alluwamna ⓘ |
| title | Great King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Telepinu (ancestor) Description of subject: Telepinu was an earlier Hittite king known for issuing a famous edict that regulated royal succession and sought to stabilize the Hittite kingdom.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Telepinu (ancestor)
linked to: Telepinu (ancestor)