Weld-Blundell Prism
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The Weld-Blundell Prism is a clay cuneiform artifact from ancient Mesopotamia that preserves the most complete surviving version of the Sumerian King List, detailing legendary and historical rulers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Weld-Blundell Prism canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8916851 — 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: Weld-Blundell Prism Context triple: [Sumerian King List, relatedWork, Weld-Blundell Prism]
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A.
Wollaston prism
A Wollaston prism is an optical device made of two birefringent crystal wedges cemented together to split a beam of light into two orthogonally polarized rays.
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B.
Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens is a compact, lightweight lens design composed of concentric rings that allows lighthouses and other optical systems to project powerful, focused beams of light over long distances.
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C.
Prism
Prism is the 2013 pop studio album by American singer Katy Perry, featuring hits like "Roar" and "Dark Horse."
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D.
Optica
Optica is a leading scientific society dedicated to advancing the study and application of optics and photonics worldwide.
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E.
Catoptrics
Catoptrics is an ancient Greek mathematical treatise, traditionally attributed to Euclid, that studies the geometry of reflection in mirrors and the formation of images.
- 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: Weld-Blundell Prism Target entity description: The Weld-Blundell Prism is a clay cuneiform artifact from ancient Mesopotamia that preserves the most complete surviving version of the Sumerian King List, detailing legendary and historical rulers.
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A.
Wollaston prism
A Wollaston prism is an optical device made of two birefringent crystal wedges cemented together to split a beam of light into two orthogonally polarized rays.
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B.
Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens is a compact, lightweight lens design composed of concentric rings that allows lighthouses and other optical systems to project powerful, focused beams of light over long distances.
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C.
Prism
Prism is the 2013 pop studio album by American singer Katy Perry, featuring hits like "Roar" and "Dark Horse."
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D.
Optica
Optica is a leading scientific society dedicated to advancing the study and application of optics and photonics worldwide.
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E.
Catoptrics
Catoptrics is an ancient Greek mathematical treatise, traditionally attributed to Euclid, that studies the geometry of reflection in mirrors and the formation of images.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian King List manuscript
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ancient Mesopotamian artifact ⓘ clay artifact ⓘ cuneiform tablet ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1800 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
Old Babylonian period
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linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
|
| associatedWithConcept |
Mesopotamian kingship ideology
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flood narrative framework ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Sumerian civilization
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linked to:
Sumer
|
| associatedWithRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| chronologicalScope | mythical antediluvian kings to historical dynasties ⓘ |
| city | Oxford ⓘ |
| collection |
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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linked to:
Ashmolean Museum
|
| containsText | Sumerian King List ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Ashmolean Museum ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| describedAs | most complete surviving version of the Sumerian King List ⓘ |
| donatedBy | Herbert Weld-Blundell ⓘ |
| donationDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| function |
historiographical record
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royal list ⓘ |
| genre | king list ⓘ |
| includes |
antediluvian kings
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historical rulers ⓘ legendary rulers ⓘ postdiluvian kings ⓘ |
| inscriptionTechnique | incised with reed stylus ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | royal inscription ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| museumInventory | Ashmolean Museum AN1923.444 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herbert Weld-Blundell ⓘ |
| numberOfSides | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| records |
lengths of reigns
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locations of kingship ⓘ names of Sumerian kings ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | inscribed on all four sides ⓘ |
| scriptType | wedge-shaped signs ⓘ |
| shape | four-sided prism ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for early Mesopotamian chronology
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primary witness to Sumerian King List tradition ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation | well preserved ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Ancient Near Eastern history
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Assyriology ⓘ |
| writingMedium | baked clay ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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