E-Meslam in Kutha
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E-Meslam in Kutha was an ancient Mesopotamian temple complex dedicated to the underworld god Nergal in the city of Kutha.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| E-Meslam in Kutha canonical | 1 |
| E-meslam in Kutha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8350697 — 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: E-Meslam in Kutha Context triple: [Nergal, hasTemple, E-Meslam in Kutha]
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A.
Mezallat
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B.
Shalateen
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C.
Mit Ghamr
Mit Ghamr is an industrial and commercial city in Egypt’s Nile Delta, known historically as a center for aluminum production and early Islamic banking experiments.
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D.
Multazam
Multazam is the small sacred area between the Black Stone and the door of the Kaaba where pilgrims supplicate, believing prayers there are especially accepted.
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E.
MV Kaleetan
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- 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: E-Meslam in Kutha Target entity description: E-Meslam in Kutha was an ancient Mesopotamian temple complex dedicated to the underworld god Nergal in the city of Kutha.
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A.
Mezallat
Mezallat is a passenger station on Cairo Metro’s Line 2 serving commuters in the Greater Cairo area.
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B.
Shalateen
Shalateen is a remote Egyptian town near the Sudanese border, known for its Bedouin communities, camel markets, and strategic location along the Red Sea coast.
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C.
Mit Ghamr
Mit Ghamr is an industrial and commercial city in Egypt’s Nile Delta, known historically as a center for aluminum production and early Islamic banking experiments.
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D.
Multazam
Multazam is the small sacred area between the Black Stone and the door of the Kaaba where pilgrims supplicate, believing prayers there are especially accepted.
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E.
MV Kaleetan
MV Kaleetan is a Washington State Ferries vessel that operates as a car and passenger ferry in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian temple
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| architecturalType | temple precinct ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Kutha ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Nergal ⓘ |
| associatedMythology | Mesopotamian underworld myths ⓘ |
| associatedRituals |
appeasement of underworld deities
ⓘ
funerary rites ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
death
ⓘ
royal patronage in Babylonia ⓘ underworld ⓘ war and plague aspects of Nergal ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | gateway to the underworld (conceptual) ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nergal ⓘ |
| dedicationType | single-deity temple ⓘ |
| deityRoleAtSite | Nergal as lord of Kutha ⓘ |
| function | cult center of Nergal ⓘ |
| hasDeityType | underworld god ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyards
ⓘ
sanctuary of Nergal ⓘ shrines ⓘ |
| hasRole | regional religious center ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kutha
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
|
| mentionedIn | cuneiform texts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Meslam (Nergal’s sanctuary)
ⓘ
linked to:
Meslamtaea
|
| partOf | urban complex of Kutha ⓘ |
| period | 2nd–1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| primaryCult | Nergal ⓘ |
| region |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
|
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | communication with the underworld ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Assyrian
ⓘ
Babylonian ⓘ |
| typeOfSite | cultic center ⓘ |
| widerContext | network of Mesopotamian city temples ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
offerings to Nergal
ⓘ
rituals for the dead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: E-Meslam in Kutha Description of subject: E-Meslam in Kutha was an ancient Mesopotamian temple complex dedicated to the underworld god Nergal in the city of Kutha.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.