Tel Dan
E233625
Tel Dan is a major archaeological mound in northern Israel identified with the ancient city of Dan, known for its biblical associations and important Iron Age remains, including the Tel Dan Stele.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tel Dan canonical | 3 |
| Tel Dan Stele | 3 |
| Tel Dan Stele inscription mentioning House of David | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2102251 — 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: Tel Dan Context triple: [Ancient Israel, archaeologicalSite, Tel Dan]
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A.
Gezerot
Gezerot are rabbinic decrees in Judaism enacted as protective safeguards around biblical law or to address communal needs.
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B.
Hazor
Hazor was an important ancient Canaanite city-state in northern Israel, known as one of the largest and most influential urban centers in the Levant during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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C.
Ṭarābulus
Ṭarābulus is the Arabic name for Tripoli, a major historic port city and the capital of Libya on the Mediterranean coast.
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D.
Magdala
Magdala is an ancient fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of Mary Magdalene in Christian tradition.
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E.
Ugarit
Ugarit was an important ancient port city-state on the Syrian coast, known for its influential Canaanite culture and the discovery of one of the earliest alphabetic writing systems.
- 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: Tel Dan Target entity description: Tel Dan is a major archaeological mound in northern Israel identified with the ancient city of Dan, known for its biblical associations and important Iron Age remains, including the Tel Dan Stele.
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A.
Gezerot
Gezerot are rabbinic decrees in Judaism enacted as protective safeguards around biblical law or to address communal needs.
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B.
Hazor
Hazor was an important ancient Canaanite city-state in northern Israel, known as one of the largest and most influential urban centers in the Levant during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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C.
Ṭarābulus
Ṭarābulus is the Arabic name for Tripoli, a major historic port city and the capital of Libya on the Mediterranean coast.
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D.
Magdala
Magdala is an ancient fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of Mary Magdalene in Christian tradition.
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E.
Ugarit
Ugarit was an important ancient port city-state on the Syrian coast, known for its influential Canaanite culture and the discovery of one of the earliest alphabetic writing systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jeroboam I
ⓘ
surface form:
King Jeroboam I
Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Avraham Biran
ⓘ
Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Union College team
|
| excavationEndDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
Aramaic royal inscription fragments
ⓘ
Tel Dan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tel Dan Stele inscription mentioning House of David
city planning from Middle Bronze Age ⓘ evidence of Iron Age cultic practices ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | biblical city of Dan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Iron Age city gate
ⓘ
Middle Bronze Age mudbrick gate ⓘ Tel Dan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tel Dan Stele
fortification walls ⓘ sacred precinct with altar platform ⓘ spring of the Dan River ⓘ water channels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national park of Israel ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Laish
ⓘ
ancient city of Dan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Iron Age fortifications
ⓘ
Middle Bronze Age gate ⓘ Tel Dan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tel Dan Stele
biblical archaeology ⓘ cultic precinct ⓘ high place ⓘ massive city gate complex ⓘ water system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hula Valley
ⓘ
Northern District, Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Israel
Galilee ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Galilee
near Golan Heights ⓘ near Lebanon border ⓘ |
| managedBy | Israel Nature and Parks Authority ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Judges
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Books of Kings ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Kings
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| near |
Dan kibbutz
ⓘ
Kiryat Shmona ⓘ
surface form:
modern town of Kiryat Shmona
|
| partOf |
Tel Dan Nature Reserve
ⓘ
sources of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| period |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | Dan River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tel Dan Description of subject: Tel Dan is a major archaeological mound in northern Israel identified with the ancient city of Dan, known for its biblical associations and important Iron Age remains, including the Tel Dan Stele.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tel Dan Stele inscription mentioning House of David
this entity surface form:
Tel Dan Stele