Bava Batra
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Bava Batra is a Talmudic tractate primarily concerned with civil law, especially property rights, real estate, inheritance, and commercial transactions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bava Batra canonical | 3 |
| Babylonian Talmud, tractate Bava Batra | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10736486 — 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: Bava Batra Context triple: [Seder Nezikin, includesTractate, Bava Batra]
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A.
Bava Kamma
Bava Kamma is a Talmudic tractate that systematically discusses civil law, particularly damages, property rights, and liability.
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B.
Bava Metzia
Bava Metzia is a tractate of the Talmud that primarily deals with civil law, especially matters of property, ownership, and financial disputes.
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C.
Tractate Beitzah
Tractate Beitzah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws and regulations of Yom Tov (Jewish festivals), particularly concerning permitted and prohibited forms of labor.
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D.
Nedarim
Nedarim is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals with the laws and implications of vows in Jewish law.
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E.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
- 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: Bava Batra Target entity description: Bava Batra is a Talmudic tractate primarily concerned with civil law, especially property rights, real estate, inheritance, and commercial transactions.
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A.
Bava Kamma
Bava Kamma is a Talmudic tractate that systematically discusses civil law, particularly damages, property rights, and liability.
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B.
Bava Metzia
Bava Metzia is a tractate of the Talmud that primarily deals with civil law, especially matters of property, ownership, and financial disputes.
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C.
Tractate Beitzah
Tractate Beitzah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws and regulations of Yom Tov (Jewish festivals), particularly concerning permitted and prohibited forms of labor.
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D.
Nedarim
Nedarim is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals with the laws and implications of vows in Jewish law.
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E.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
economic fairness and responsibility
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regulation of property relations in Jewish law ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
laws of acquisition
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laws of documents ⓘ laws of found objects ⓘ laws of gifts ⓘ laws of guardianship ⓘ laws of inheritance ⓘ laws of orphans ⓘ laws of witnesses ⓘ neighborhood rights ⓘ partition of jointly owned property ⓘ rights of way ⓘ sale of property ⓘ |
| dividedInto | chapters ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil law
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commercial transactions ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ property law ⓘ real estate law ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Ketzot HaChoshen
NERFINISHED
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Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ Netivot HaMishpat NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Akiva Eiger NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashba NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ritva NERFINISHED ⓘ Tosafot NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre | halakhic literature ⓘ |
| includesSection |
laws of documents (dinei shtarot)
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laws of inheritance (dinei yerusha) ⓘ laws of neighbors (dinei shecheinim) ⓘ laws of partners (dinei shutafim) ⓘ laws of sales (dinei mekach u-memkar) ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Mishnaic Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Last Gate ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Babylonian Talmud
NERFINISHED
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Jerusalem Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ Nezikin order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInOrder | third tractate of Nezikin ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bava Kamma
NERFINISHED
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Bava Metzia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshiva curriculum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Bava Batra Description of subject: Bava Batra is a Talmudic tractate primarily concerned with civil law, especially property rights, real estate, inheritance, and commercial transactions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Bava Batra
this entity surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Bava Batra