Nahmani (Rabba)
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Nahmani (Rabba) was a prominent Babylonian amora and Talmudic sage known for his influential legal and ethical teachings in the academies of Babylonia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nahmani (Rabba) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13246929 — 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: Nahmani (Rabba) Context triple: [Abaye, studentOf, Nahmani (Rabba)]
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A.
Naameh
Naameh is a central character in the 2014 biblical epic film "Noah," portrayed as Noah’s devoted wife and partner in facing the coming flood.
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B.
Rabba
Rabba is a modern honorific title used to refer to a female rabbi in some Jewish communities.
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Nawbahar
Nawbahar was the mother of Mahmud of Ghazni, the prominent 11th-century sultan who founded the Ghaznavid Empire in present-day Afghanistan and northern India.
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D.
Dehwa Rabba
Dehwa Rabba is the principal and most sacred Mandaean religious festival, marking creation and spiritual renewal in the Mandaean calendar.
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E.
Rabil
Rabil is a small town on the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde, known for its proximity to beaches, dunes, and the island’s airport.
- 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: Nahmani (Rabba) Target entity description: Nahmani (Rabba) was a prominent Babylonian amora and Talmudic sage known for his influential legal and ethical teachings in the academies of Babylonia.
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A.
Naameh
Naameh is a central character in the 2014 biblical epic film "Noah," portrayed as Noah’s devoted wife and partner in facing the coming flood.
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B.
Rabba
Rabba is a modern honorific title used to refer to a female rabbi in some Jewish communities.
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C.
Nawbahar
Nawbahar was the mother of Mahmud of Ghazni, the prominent 11th-century sultan who founded the Ghaznavid Empire in present-day Afghanistan and northern India.
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D.
Dehwa Rabba
Dehwa Rabba is the principal and most sacred Mandaean religious festival, marking creation and spiritual renewal in the Mandaean calendar.
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E.
Rabil
Rabil is a small town on the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde, known for its proximity to beaches, dunes, and the island’s airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian amora
ⓘ
Talmudic sage ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talmudic academies of Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Jewish ethics
ⓘ
Jewish law ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | post-Mishnaic period ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian Jewry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | yeshivot of Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Talmudic era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | bar Nahmani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd–4th century CE ⓘ |
| generation | third generation of amoraim ⓘ |
| givenName | Rabba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Rabba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
decisor of halakhic disputes
ⓘ
interpreter of Mishnah ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Babylonian Talmudic discourse
ⓘ
later Babylonian amoraim ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Babylonian Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ethical teachings in the Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
legal teachings in the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ |
| occupation |
Torah scholar
ⓘ
halakhic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of a Talmudic academy in Babylonia ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
issuing halakhic rulings
ⓘ
teaching in Talmudic academies ⓘ |
| region | Sasanian Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sourceOfAuthority | Torah and rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| student |
Abaye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacher |
Rav Huna
NERFINISHED
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Rav Yehuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionOrSchool | Babylonian Talmudic tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nahmani (Rabba) Description of subject: Nahmani (Rabba) was a prominent Babylonian amora and Talmudic sage known for his influential legal and ethical teachings in the academies of Babylonia.
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