Bat Seba
E748719
"Bat Seba" is a novel by Swedish author Torgny Lindgren that reimagines the biblical story of Bathsheba with his characteristic blend of moral reflection and dark, lyrical prose.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bat Seba canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8656637 — 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: Bat Seba Context triple: [Torgny Lindgren, notable work, Bat Seba]
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A.
Batsbi
Batsbi are an indigenous Nakh-speaking ethnic group from the Tusheti region of northeastern Georgia, known for their distinct language and highland cultural traditions.
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B.
Seba
Seba is a common short form or nickname for the given name Sebastián, frequently used in Spanish-speaking countries.
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C.
Baaka
Baaka is the traditional Aboriginal name for the Darling River, one of the major inland rivers of southeastern Australia.
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D.
Banzi
Banzi is a town in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, known as the modern site near the ancient Lucanian city of Bantia.
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E.
Baol
Baol was a precolonial Wolof kingdom in what is now Senegal, known for succeeding the Wolof Empire as a regional political and economic power.
- 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: Bat Seba Target entity description: "Bat Seba" is a novel by Swedish author Torgny Lindgren that reimagines the biblical story of Bathsheba with his characteristic blend of moral reflection and dark, lyrical prose.
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A.
Batsbi
Batsbi are an indigenous Nakh-speaking ethnic group from the Tusheti region of northeastern Georgia, known for their distinct language and highland cultural traditions.
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B.
Seba
Seba is a common short form or nickname for the given name Sebastián, frequently used in Spanish-speaking countries.
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C.
Baaka
Baaka is the traditional Aboriginal name for the Darling River, one of the major inland rivers of southeastern Australia.
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D.
Banzi
Banzi is a town in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, known as the modern site near the ancient Lucanian city of Bantia.
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E.
Baol
Baol was a precolonial Wolof kingdom in what is now Senegal, known for succeeding the Wolof Empire as a regional political and economic power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Torgny Lindgren ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bathsheba
ⓘ
biblical story of Bathsheba ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| creator | Torgny Lindgren ⓘ |
| explores |
forgiveness
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ power ⓘ sexuality ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalCharacters |
Bathsheba
ⓘ
David ⓘ Uriah the Hittite ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalSource |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| hasStyle |
dark prose
ⓘ
lyrical prose ⓘ |
| hasTheme | moral reflection ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Swedish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 20th-century Swedish literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bathsheba
ⓘ
King David ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| partOf | Torgny Lindgren bibliography ⓘ |
| workTitleInOriginalLanguage | Bat Seba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bat Seba Description of subject: "Bat Seba" is a novel by Swedish author Torgny Lindgren that reimagines the biblical story of Bathsheba with his characteristic blend of moral reflection and dark, lyrical prose.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.