Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist)
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Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) is the remote desert excavation site depicted at the beginning of the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist," where Father Merrin first encounters signs of the demonic presence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10340026 — 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: Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) Context triple: [Father Lankester Merrin, basedIn, Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist)]
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A.
Deir Alla archaeological site
Deir Alla archaeological site is a significant excavation area in the Jordan Valley known for its ancient Near Eastern remains, including inscriptions that have provided key insights into regional languages and cultures.
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B.
Uruk archaeological site
The Uruk archaeological site is the remains of one of the world’s earliest major cities in southern Mesopotamia, renowned for its monumental architecture, early writing, and central role in the rise of Sumerian civilization.
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C.
Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage
The Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage is the government authority responsible for protecting, managing, and researching Iraq’s archaeological sites, cultural heritage, and museums.
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D.
Larsa archaeological site
Larsa archaeological site is the remains of an important ancient Sumerian city-state in southern Mesopotamia, known for its political power and monumental architecture during the early second millennium BCE.
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E.
Yazidi temples
Yazidi temples are sacred religious sites where the Yazidi community conducts its distinctive rituals, prayers, and veneration of holy figures.
- 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: Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) Target entity description: Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) is the remote desert excavation site depicted at the beginning of the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist," where Father Merrin first encounters signs of the demonic presence.
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A.
Deir Alla archaeological site
Deir Alla archaeological site is a significant excavation area in the Jordan Valley known for its ancient Near Eastern remains, including inscriptions that have provided key insights into regional languages and cultures.
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B.
Uruk archaeological site
The Uruk archaeological site is the remains of one of the world’s earliest major cities in southern Mesopotamia, renowned for its monumental architecture, early writing, and central role in the rise of Sumerian civilization.
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C.
Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage
The Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage is the government authority responsible for protecting, managing, and researching Iraq’s archaeological sites, cultural heritage, and museums.
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D.
Larsa archaeological site
Larsa archaeological site is the remains of an important ancient Sumerian city-state in southern Mesopotamia, known for its political power and monumental architecture during the early second millennium BCE.
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E.
Yazidi temples
Yazidi temples are sacred religious sites where the Yazidi community conducts its distinctive rituals, prayers, and veneration of holy figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
film setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Exorcist
ⓘ
The Exorcist (1973 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist
|
| associatedWithCharacter | Father Lankester Merrin ⓘ |
| associatedWithEntity | Pazuzu ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamian beliefs ⓘ |
| associatedWithSupernatural |
demonic omen
ⓘ
demonic possession ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Peter Blatty ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInStory | prologue ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | Iraq ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdForWorkBy | William Friedkin ⓘ |
| depictedAs | remote archaeological excavation site ⓘ |
| diegeticTimePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Father Lankester Merrin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lankester Merrin
|
| featuresObject |
Pazuzu statue
ⓘ
ancient amulet ⓘ ancient artifacts ⓘ |
| hasActivity | archaeological excavation ⓘ |
| hasCinematicFunction |
establishing tone of dread
ⓘ
world-building ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | desert ⓘ |
| hasFilmGenreContext |
psychological horror
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasMood |
foreboding
ⓘ
ominous ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash between modernity and antiquity
ⓘ
confrontation with ancient evil ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| linkedToPlotEvent |
Merrin’s premonition of future confrontation
ⓘ
discovery of demonic artifact ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Iraqi desert ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foreshadowing of later exorcism
ⓘ
introduction of demonic presence ⓘ |
| partOf | opening sequence of The Exorcist ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
stark desert landscape
ⓘ
sun-bleached ruins ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1973 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) Description of subject: Iraq (archaeological dig, opening of The Exorcist) is the remote desert excavation site depicted at the beginning of the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist," where Father Merrin first encounters signs of the demonic presence.
Referenced by (1)
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