Marble Slab Inscription
E834921
Assyrian inscription
cuneiform inscription
historical document
royal inscription
stone slab inscription
The Marble Slab Inscription is an Assyrian royal inscription of King Shalmaneser III commemorating his military campaigns and achievements, carved on a stone slab as a record of his reign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marble Slab Inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10018402 — 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: Marble Slab Inscription Context triple: [Shalmaneser III, notableInscription, Marble Slab Inscription]
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Duenos inscription
The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
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Lapis Niger inscription
The Lapis Niger inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, carved on a stone monument in the Roman Forum and offering valuable insight into early Roman language, religion, and legal practices.
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C.
Balaam inscription
The Balaam inscription is an ancient Aramaic text discovered at Deir Alla in Jordan that recounts visions of the seer Balaam, offering important evidence for Northwest Semitic language and religion in the Iron Age.
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D.
Kenyon Stone
Kenyon Stone is a talented high school basketball player and key member of the Richmond Oilers team in the film "Coach Carter," whose personal growth and struggles reflect the movie’s themes of discipline and responsibility.
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E.
Raimondi Stela
The Raimondi Stela is a famous engraved stone monolith from the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, renowned for its complex, transformative depiction of a staff-bearing deity central to Chavín religious iconography.
- 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: Marble Slab Inscription Target entity description: The Marble Slab Inscription is an Assyrian royal inscription of King Shalmaneser III commemorating his military campaigns and achievements, carved on a stone slab as a record of his reign.
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A.
Duenos inscription
The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
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B.
Lapis Niger inscription
The Lapis Niger inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, carved on a stone monument in the Roman Forum and offering valuable insight into early Roman language, religion, and legal practices.
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C.
Balaam inscription
The Balaam inscription is an ancient Aramaic text discovered at Deir Alla in Jordan that recounts visions of the seer Balaam, offering important evidence for Northwest Semitic language and religion in the Iron Age.
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D.
Kenyon Stone
Kenyon Stone is a talented high school basketball player and key member of the Richmond Oilers team in the film "Coach Carter," whose personal growth and struggles reflect the movie’s themes of discipline and responsibility.
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E.
Raimondi Stela
The Raimondi Stela is a famous engraved stone monolith from the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, renowned for its complex, transformative depiction of a staff-bearing deity central to Chavín religious iconography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian inscription
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cuneiform inscription ⓘ historical document ⓘ royal inscription ⓘ stone slab inscription ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyrian Empire
NERFINISHED
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royal ideology ⓘ |
| author | Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Ancient Near Eastern inscription ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Neo-Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateFrom | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| depicts | military campaigns of Shalmaneser III ⓘ |
| describes |
achievements of Shalmaneser III
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conquests of Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ tribute from subject rulers ⓘ |
| function |
display of royal power
ⓘ
historical record ⓘ |
| genre | royal annalistic inscription ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
chronological listing of campaigns
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self-laudatory royal titulary ⓘ |
| hasFormat | narrative text ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | marble slab ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | monumental inscription ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
marble
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stone slab ⓘ |
| medium | stone ⓘ |
| mentions |
enemy cities and kingdoms
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tribute and booty ⓘ |
| productionMethod | carved ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of royal campaigns
ⓘ
record of reign ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Assyrian royal annals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other inscriptions of Shalmaneser III ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right horizontal lines ⓘ |
| subject | Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marble Slab Inscription Description of subject: The Marble Slab Inscription is an Assyrian royal inscription of King Shalmaneser III commemorating his military campaigns and achievements, carved on a stone slab as a record of his reign.
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