Muspilli
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Muspilli is an Old High German eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the end of the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muspilli canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T147322 — 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: Muspilli Context triple: [Old High German, notableText, Muspilli]
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Tarahumara
The Tarahumara, also known as the Rarámuri, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional lifestyle in the canyons of the Sierra Madre.
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B.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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C.
Mayaimi people
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
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D.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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E.
Tláhuac
Tláhuac is a largely semi-rural borough in the southeastern part of Mexico City, known for its chinampas (traditional canal-based agriculture) and rapid urbanization.
- 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: Muspilli Target entity description: Muspilli is an Old High German eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the end of the world.
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A.
Tarahumara
The Tarahumara, also known as the Rarámuri, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional lifestyle in the canyons of the Sierra Madre.
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B.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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C.
Mayaimi people
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
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D.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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E.
Tláhuac
Tláhuac is a largely semi-rural borough in the southeastern part of Mexico City, known for its chinampas (traditional canal-based agriculture) and rapid urbanization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old High German poem
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eschatological poem ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
9th century
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Carolingian period ⓘ |
| contains | vernacular adaptation of Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| describes |
battle between Elias and Antichrist
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final judgment of souls ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ reward of the blessed ⓘ torments of the damned ⓘ |
| form | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| genre | religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyDebateOn |
exact dating
ⓘ
geographical origin ⓘ sources and influences ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Carolingian aristocracy
ⓘ
Christian laypeople ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | moral exhortation ⓘ |
| language | Old High German ⓘ |
| lineCount | approximately 103 lines ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Old High German literature ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek ⓘ |
| manuscriptShelfmark | Clm 14098 ⓘ |
| manuscriptType | single manuscript witness ⓘ |
| meter | Germanic alliterative meter ⓘ |
| motif |
cosmic conflagration
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heavenly court ⓘ weighing of deeds ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | didactic ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Bavaria
ⓘ
East Francia ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Carolingian Christianity
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for Old High German religious vocabulary
ⓘ
important witness to early German eschatological thought ⓘ key text of Old High German poetry ⓘ |
| sourceLanguageInfluence |
Latin biblical texts
ⓘ
Latin homiletic literature ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Germanic philology
ⓘ
historical theology ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| textualState | fragmentary ⓘ |
| theme |
Final Judgment
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surface form:
Last Judgment
end of the world ⓘ eschatology ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Old High German ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | term related to Last Judgment or end-time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muspilli Description of subject: Muspilli is an Old High German eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the end of the world.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.