Tell al-Hiba
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Tell al-Hiba is an important archaeological mound in southern Iraq identified with the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell al-Hiba canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8925544 — 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: Tell al-Hiba Context triple: [Lagash, hasArchaeologicalSite, Tell al-Hiba]
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A.
Tell ed-Duweir
Tell ed-Duweir is an archaeological site in Israel identified with the ancient city of Lachish, known for its rich remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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B.
Deir el-Abiad
Deir el-Abiad, better known as the White Monastery, is a prominent Coptic Orthodox monastic complex near Sohag in Upper Egypt, renowned for its massive stone architecture and late antique heritage.
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C.
Deir al-Asad
Deir al-Asad is an Arab town in northern Israel known for its predominantly Muslim population and location in the Galilee region.
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D.
Quseir Amra
Quseir Amra is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert castle in eastern Jordan, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance as a masterpiece of early Islamic art and architecture.
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E.
Deir el Qamar
Deir el Qamar is a historic Lebanese village in the Chouf region known for its well-preserved traditional architecture and former role as a political and cultural center of Mount Lebanon.
- 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: Tell al-Hiba Target entity description: Tell al-Hiba is an important archaeological mound in southern Iraq identified with the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
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A.
Tell ed-Duweir
Tell ed-Duweir is an archaeological site in Israel identified with the ancient city of Lachish, known for its rich remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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B.
Deir el-Abiad
Deir el-Abiad, better known as the White Monastery, is a prominent Coptic Orthodox monastic complex near Sohag in Upper Egypt, renowned for its massive stone architecture and late antique heritage.
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C.
Deir al-Asad
Deir al-Asad is an Arab town in northern Israel known for its predominantly Muslim population and location in the Galilee region.
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D.
Quseir Amra
Quseir Amra is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert castle in eastern Jordan, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance as a masterpiece of early Islamic art and architecture.
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E.
Deir el Qamar
Deir el Qamar is a historic Lebanese village in the Chouf region known for its well-preserved traditional architecture and former role as a political and cultural center of Mount Lebanon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tell (archaeology) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | excavated and partially surveyed ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Gatumdug
ⓘ
Ningirsu ⓘ
linked to:
Ninurta
|
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ⓘ
New York University ⓘ University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1968 ⓘ |
| governedBy | ensi (city ruler) of Lagash ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lagash
ⓘ
Tell al-Hiba (Lagash) ⓘ
linked to:
city of Girsu
|
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
canal system remains ⓘ large urban mound ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
architectural remains
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ cuneiform tablets ⓘ inscribed cones ⓘ temple complexes ⓘ votive statues ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | approximately 31.4 N ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | approximately 46.4 E ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions
ⓘ
clay tablets ⓘ stone and clay votive objects ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Tello (ancient Girsu)
ⓘ
linked to:
city of Girsu
|
| heritageType | ancient Near Eastern archaeological site ⓘ |
| identifiedAs | ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Lagash ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhi Qar Governorate
ⓘ
southern Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Akkadian period
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period ⓘ Ur III period ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Shatt al-Gharraf
ⓘ
linked to:
Shatt al-Arab
|
| partOf |
ancient Sumer
ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
| partOfRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for Sumerian administrative texts
ⓘ
major Sumerian city-state center ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorOccupation | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tell al-Hiba Description of subject: Tell al-Hiba is an important archaeological mound in southern Iraq identified with the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.