Thout
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Thout is the first month of the Coptic calendar, traditionally marking the beginning of the Coptic year and associated with the ancient Egyptian god Thoth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thout canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2006480 — 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: Thout Context triple: [Coptic calendar, hasMonth, Thout]
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A.
Thersander
Thersander is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a descendant of the royal house of Thebes and one of the Epigoni who attacked the city.
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B.
Thestius
Thestius is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Aetolia and notable ancestor within several heroic bloodlines.
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C.
The Turim
The Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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D.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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E.
Ulalume
"Ulalume" is a dark, melancholic poem by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of grief, memory, and the haunting power of lost love.
- 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: Thout Target entity description: Thout is the first month of the Coptic calendar, traditionally marking the beginning of the Coptic year and associated with the ancient Egyptian god Thoth.
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A.
Thersander
Thersander is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a descendant of the royal house of Thebes and one of the Epigoni who attacked the city.
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B.
Thestius
Thestius is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Aetolia and notable ancestor within several heroic bloodlines.
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C.
The Turim
The Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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D.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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E.
Ulalume
"Ulalume" is a dark, melancholic poem by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of grief, memory, and the haunting power of lost love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
first month of the Coptic year
ⓘ
month of the Coptic calendar ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Coptic New Year month ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration |
Thoout
ⓘ
Tout ⓘ Tutankhamun ⓘ
surface form:
Tut
Tute ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thoth
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian god of wisdom ⓘ |
| calendarFamily | Egyptian calendar family ⓘ |
| calendarRegionOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar ⓘ |
| containsFeast |
Coptic calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic New Year feast
Nayrouz ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo |
September in the Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
September–October in the Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Coptic heritage
ⓘ
Egyptian Christian tradition ⓘ |
| eraReference | Anno Martyrum ⓘ |
| etymologyOrigin | ancient Egyptian name of Thoth ⓘ |
| follows | Mesori ⓘ |
| hasDayCountPattern | fixed 30-day month ⓘ |
| hasLength | 30 days ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Coptic calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic liturgical calendar
Coptic calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic year
|
| liturgicalUse | basis for Coptic lectionary readings ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of the Coptic year ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thoth ⓘ |
| positionInYear | 1 ⓘ |
| precedes | Paopi ⓘ |
| relatedTo | ancient Egyptian civil calendar ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
commemoration of Christian martyrs at New Year
ⓘ
start of Coptic liturgical year ⓘ |
| seasonInAncientEgyptianCalendar | Akhet (inundation season) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Coptic Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Coptic community in Egypt ⓘ Coptic Orthodox diaspora worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic diaspora
|
| usedFor |
Coptic liturgical feasts and fasts scheduling
ⓘ
agricultural timing in traditional Coptic practice ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Alexandrian calendar system
ⓘ
Coptic calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thout Description of subject: Thout is the first month of the Coptic calendar, traditionally marking the beginning of the Coptic year and associated with the ancient Egyptian god Thoth.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.