Tell as-Senkereh
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Tell as-Senkereh is the archaeological mound in southern Iraq that marks the ruins of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell as-Senkereh canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9255953 — 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 as-Senkereh Context triple: [Larsa, hasModernSiteName, Tell as-Senkereh]
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A.
Al-Akhfash al-Akbar
Al-Akhfash al-Akbar was an early Arab grammarian and linguist associated with the Basra school, known for his contributions to the foundational study of Arabic grammar.
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B.
Bir el Gubi
Bir el Gubi was a strategically important desert battlefield in Libya during World War II, known for significant clashes between British Commonwealth and Italian-German forces.
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C.
Bab as-Silsila
Bab as-Silsila is one of the historic gates leading into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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D.
El Hajeb
El Hajeb is a town and provincial capital in northern Morocco, situated in the Fès-Meknès region.
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E.
Al-Kisāʾī
Al-Kisāʾī was a prominent early Arabic grammarian and Qurʾān reciter, renowned as one of the leading scholars of the Kufan linguistic tradition.
- 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 as-Senkereh Target entity description: Tell as-Senkereh is the archaeological mound in southern Iraq that marks the ruins of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa.
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A.
Al-Akhfash al-Akbar
Al-Akhfash al-Akbar was an early Arab grammarian and linguist associated with the Basra school, known for his contributions to the foundational study of Arabic grammar.
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B.
Bir el Gubi
Bir el Gubi was a strategically important desert battlefield in Libya during World War II, known for significant clashes between British Commonwealth and Italian-German forces.
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C.
Bab as-Silsila
Bab as-Silsila is one of the historic gates leading into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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D.
El Hajeb
El Hajeb is a town and provincial capital in northern Morocco, situated in the Fès-Meknès region.
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E.
Al-Kisāʾī
Al-Kisāʾī was a prominent early Arabic grammarian and Qurʾān reciter, renowned as one of the leading scholars of the Kufan linguistic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city ruin
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| associatedWithAncientCityState | Larsa ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shamash ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolity |
Larsa kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Larsa
|
| chronologicallyAssociatedWith |
Early Dynastic period
ⓘ
Isin-Larsa period ⓘ Old Babylonian period ⓘ
linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
|
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| excavatedFor | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Senkerah
ⓘ
Senkereh ⓘ Tell Senkereh ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture |
Mesopotamian
ⓘ
Old Babylonian ⓘ Sumerian ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
city walls
ⓘ
palace remains ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ temple ruins ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfFind |
administrative tablets
ⓘ
architectural remains ⓘ economic records ⓘ inscribed bricks ⓘ legal documents ⓘ |
| heritageType | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iraq
ⓘ
southern Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Dhi Qar Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Euphrates River
ⓘ
linked to:
Euphrates
|
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| marksRuinsOf | Larsa ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Near East
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Near East
|
| represents | Larsa ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding southern Mesopotamian urbanism
ⓘ
key site for study of Larsa city-state ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | mound ⓘ |
| usedFor | archaeological excavation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tell as-Senkereh Description of subject: Tell as-Senkereh is the archaeological mound in southern Iraq that marks the ruins of the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.