Rogation of the Ninevites
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Rogation of the Ninevites is an ancient Christian penitential fast and series of prayers commemorating the repentance of the people of Nineveh as recounted in the Book of Jonah, especially observed in some Eastern churches.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supplication of the Ninevites | 2 |
| Fast of Nineveh | 1 |
| Rogation of the Ninevites canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10318157 — 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: Rogation of the Ninevites Context triple: [Nineveh Fast, alsoKnownAs, Rogation of the Ninevites]
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A.
Fall of Nineveh
The Fall of Nineveh was the 612 BCE destruction of the Assyrian capital by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, and others, marking the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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B.
Prophets of Baal
The Prophets of Baal were pagan religious functionaries in the Hebrew Bible who promoted the worship of the Canaanite storm god Baal in opposition to the God of Israel.
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C.
Processional Way of Babylon
The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
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D.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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E.
Annals of Sennacherib
The Annals of Sennacherib are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns and achievements of King Sennacherib, including his famous siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
- 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: Rogation of the Ninevites Target entity description: Rogation of the Ninevites is an ancient Christian penitential fast and series of prayers commemorating the repentance of the people of Nineveh as recounted in the Book of Jonah, especially observed in some Eastern churches.
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A.
Fall of Nineveh
The Fall of Nineveh was the 612 BCE destruction of the Assyrian capital by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, and others, marking the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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B.
Prophets of Baal
The Prophets of Baal were pagan religious functionaries in the Hebrew Bible who promoted the worship of the Canaanite storm god Baal in opposition to the God of Israel.
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C.
Processional Way of Babylon
The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
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D.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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E.
Annals of Sennacherib
The Annals of Sennacherib are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns and achievements of King Sennacherib, including his famous siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
ⓘ
liturgical observance ⓘ penitential fast ⓘ |
| commemorates |
events recounted in the Book of Jonah
ⓘ
repentance of the people of Nineveh ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ba‘utha of the Ninevites
ⓘ
linked to:
Ba‘utha of Nineveh
Fast of the Ninevites ⓘ
linked to:
Nineveh Fast
Supplication of the Ninevites ⓘ
linked to:
Rogation of the Ninevites
|
| hasDuration | three days ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRoot | Syriac monastic practice ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFamily | Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalGenre | rogation ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryPractice |
fasting
ⓘ
liturgical services ⓘ penitential prayers ⓘ scripture readings from the Book of Jonah ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
averting divine wrath
ⓘ
renewal of spiritual life ⓘ seeking God’s forgiveness ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| includes |
litanies
ⓘ
processions in some communities ⓘ special hymns ⓘ |
| influenced | other pre-Lenten fasts in Syriac traditions ⓘ |
| isBasedOnEvent | Ninevites’ response to Jonah’s preaching ⓘ |
| isBasedOnText | Book of Jonah ⓘ |
| isEspeciallyObservedIn |
Ancient Church of the East
ⓘ
linked to:
Assyrian Church of the East
Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ Chaldean Syriac traditions ⓘ Maronite Church ⓘ
linked to:
Maronite Church in Lebanon
Syriac Catholic Church ⓘ Syriac Christian churches ⓘ
linked to:
Syriac Churches
Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| isObservedBy |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Syriac tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Catholic Churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches of Syriac tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
|
| isPartOf | Syriac liturgical year ⓘ |
| isScheduledRelativeTo |
Easter
ⓘ
Great Lent ⓘ
linked to:
Lent
|
| liturgicalLanguageUsed | Syriac ⓘ |
| originatesInRegion |
Assyrian Christian milieu
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Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
communal conversion
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divine mercy ⓘ fasting as penance ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Rogation of the Ninevites