Tell el-ʿUmeiri
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Tell el-ʿUmeiri is an important archaeological site in modern-day Jordan that has yielded significant remains from the ancient Ammonite kingdom and other periods of Levantine history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tell el-ʿUmeiri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662508 — 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 el-ʿUmeiri Context triple: [Ammon, archaeologicalEvidenceFoundAt, Tell el-ʿUmeiri]
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A.
Tell al-Ubaid
Tell al-Ubaid is an important archaeological mound in southern Mesopotamia known for its early Sumerian temple architecture and distinctive Ubaid-period pottery.
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B.
Tell Brak
Tell Brak is a major ancient Mesopotamian city-site in northeastern Syria, known for its early urban development and long occupation from the 6th millennium BCE onward.
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C.
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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D.
Tell el-Muqayyar
Tell el-Muqayyar is the modern archaeological mound in southern Iraq that marks the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, one of the earliest urban centers in Mesopotamia.
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E.
Eridu archaeological site
The Eridu archaeological site is one of the earliest known Sumerian urban centers in southern Mesopotamia, often regarded as one of the world’s first cities and a major religious hub dedicated to the god Enki.
- 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 el-ʿUmeiri Target entity description: Tell el-ʿUmeiri is an important archaeological site in modern-day Jordan that has yielded significant remains from the ancient Ammonite kingdom and other periods of Levantine history.
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A.
Tell al-Ubaid
Tell al-Ubaid is an important archaeological mound in southern Mesopotamia known for its early Sumerian temple architecture and distinctive Ubaid-period pottery.
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B.
Tell Brak
Tell Brak is a major ancient Mesopotamian city-site in northeastern Syria, known for its early urban development and long occupation from the 6th millennium BCE onward.
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C.
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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D.
Tell el-Muqayyar
Tell el-Muqayyar is the modern archaeological mound in southern Iraq that marks the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, one of the earliest urban centers in Mesopotamia.
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E.
Eridu archaeological site
The Eridu archaeological site is one of the earliest known Sumerian urban centers in southern Mesopotamia, often regarded as one of the world’s first cities and a major religious hub dedicated to the god Enki.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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tell ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Ammon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| culture | Ammonite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Andrews University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian University College NERFINISHED ⓘ La Sierra University NERFINISHED ⓘ Madaba Plains Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStarted | 1970s ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType |
figurines
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inscriptions ⓘ pottery ⓘ seal impressions ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
ancient agriculture
ⓘ
scribal activity ⓘ terracing ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agricultural installations
ⓘ
city wall ⓘ domestic architecture ⓘ fortifications ⓘ gate complex ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Ammonite period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Islamic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| heritageType | pre-classical Near Eastern site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amman Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Amman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Tell Hesban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tell Jalul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Wadi es-Sir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Madaba Plains regional survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Ammonite socio-political organization
ⓘ
Iron Age urbanism ⓘ |
| significance |
important for Levantine settlement history
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important for understanding Iron Age Transjordan ⓘ key site for study of Ammonite kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tell el-ʿUmeiri Description of subject: Tell el-ʿUmeiri is an important archaeological site in modern-day Jordan that has yielded significant remains from the ancient Ammonite kingdom and other periods of Levantine history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.