The Babylonian Story
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The Babylonian Story is a segment or episode within the 1916 silent film "Intolerance," depicting ancient Babylonian civilization and its dramatic downfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Babylonian Story canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2550345 — 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: The Babylonian Story Context triple: [Intolerance, hasPart, The Babylonian Story]
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A.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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B.
Slaves of Babylon
Slaves of Babylon is a 1953 historical adventure film set in ancient Mesopotamia, featuring Linda Christian in a prominent role.
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C.
Processional Way of Babylon
The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
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D.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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E.
Babylonian chronicles
The Babylonian Chronicles are a series of ancient cuneiform tablets that record key political and military events in Babylonian history, providing one of the most important primary sources for the chronology of the ancient Near East.
- 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: The Babylonian Story Target entity description: The Babylonian Story is a segment or episode within the 1916 silent film "Intolerance," depicting ancient Babylonian civilization and its dramatic downfall.
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A.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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B.
Slaves of Babylon
Slaves of Babylon is a 1953 historical adventure film set in ancient Mesopotamia, featuring Linda Christian in a prominent role.
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C.
Processional Way of Babylon
The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
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D.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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E.
Babylonian chronicles
The Babylonian Chronicles are a series of ancient cuneiform tablets that record key political and military events in Babylonian history, providing one of the most important primary sources for the chronology of the ancient Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film segment
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narrative episode ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Billy Bitzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Babylonian civilization
ⓘ
fall of Babylon ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | Triangle Distributing ⓘ |
| featuresActor |
Alfred Paget
ⓘ
Constance Talmadge ⓘ Elmer Clifton ⓘ George Siegmann ⓘ Tully Marshall ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cyrus the Great
ⓘ
High Priest of Bel ⓘ Belshazzar ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Belshazzar
The Mountain Girl ⓘ The Rhapsode ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
epic film
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
downfall of empires
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intolerance ⓘ love and sacrifice ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate Babylonian sets
ⓘ
large-scale battle scenes ⓘ massive crowd scenes ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | illustrates intolerance in ancient times ⓘ |
| narrativeRelation |
intercut with French Renaissance story in Intolerance
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intercut with Judean story in Intolerance ⓘ intercut with modern story in Intolerance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOf | Intolerance ⓘ |
| partOfStructure | four parallel stories in Intolerance ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages ⓘ |
| producer | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Triangle Film Corporation ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anita Loos
ⓘ
D. W. Griffith ⓘ Herbert George Wells ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Wells (uncredited, story influence)
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| setInPeriod |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Babylon
|
| setInPlace | Babylon ⓘ |
| title | The Babylonian Story self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Babylonian Story Description of subject: The Babylonian Story is a segment or episode within the 1916 silent film "Intolerance," depicting ancient Babylonian civilization and its dramatic downfall.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.