Denkard
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Denkard is a 9th–10th century encyclopedic compendium of Zoroastrian religious texts, traditions, and theological commentary written in Middle Persian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Denkard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9055283 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denkard Context triple: [Iranian mythology, hasSourceText, Denkard]
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A.
Myskellos of Rhypes
Myskellos of Rhypes is a legendary Greek figure credited in ancient tradition with founding the city of Croton in Magna Graecia.
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B.
Mandark
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C.
Marq Torien
Marq Torien is an American rock singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band BulletBoys and for his earlier work with several Los Angeles glam metal groups.
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D.
Ulic Qel-Droma
Ulic Qel-Droma is a prominent Jedi Knight-turned-Sith Lord from Star Wars Legends, central to the ancient Old Republic era stories for his tragic fall and eventual redemption.
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E.
Mardian
Mardian is a minor eunuch and servant in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra," known for his loyalty to Cleopatra.
- 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: Denkard Target entity description: Denkard is a 9th–10th century encyclopedic compendium of Zoroastrian religious texts, traditions, and theological commentary written in Middle Persian.
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A.
Myskellos of Rhypes
Myskellos of Rhypes is a legendary Greek figure credited in ancient tradition with founding the city of Croton in Magna Graecia.
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B.
Mandark
Mandark is the villainous boy genius and rival scientist to Dexter in the animated television series "Dexter's Laboratory."
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C.
Marq Torien
Marq Torien is an American rock singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band BulletBoys and for his earlier work with several Los Angeles glam metal groups.
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D.
Ulic Qel-Droma
Ulic Qel-Droma is a prominent Jedi Knight-turned-Sith Lord from Star Wars Legends, central to the ancient Old Republic era stories for his tragic fall and eventual redemption.
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E.
Mardian
Mardian is a minor eunuch and servant in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra," known for his loyalty to Cleopatra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Persian work
ⓘ
Zoroastrian religious text ⓘ encyclopedic compendium ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Avesta
ⓘ
Sasanian Zoroastrian tradition ⓘ |
| category |
Middle Persian literature
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Zoroastrian literature ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Zoroastrian priestly scholars ⓘ |
| contains |
Zoroastrian religious texts
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Zoroastrian traditions ⓘ polemical material ⓘ summaries of lost Avestan texts ⓘ theological discussions ⓘ |
| date | 9th–10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
religious encyclopedia
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theological commentary ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| influence | later Zoroastrian theological literature ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Persian
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Persian language
|
| numberOfBooks | 9 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| religiousCanonStatus | non-canonical but authoritative in tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mazdayasna
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linked to:
Zoroastrianism
|
| script | Pahlavi script ⓘ |
| significance |
major source for Sasanian Zoroastrian theology
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preserves information on otherwise lost Zoroastrian texts ⓘ |
| structure | divided into nine books ⓘ |
| subject |
Zoroastrian cosmology
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Zoroastrian doctrine ⓘ Zoroastrian ethics ⓘ Zoroastrian law ⓘ Zoroastrian ritual ⓘ history of the Avesta ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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