Digest
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The Digest is a key component of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis, compiling and systematizing classical Roman jurists’ writings on law.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223958 — 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: Digest Context triple: [Corpus Juris Civilis, part, Digest]
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A.
The Diet
The Diet is Japan’s bicameral national legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, responsible for making laws and selecting the Prime Minister.
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B.
Lick
Lick is the nickname of Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, a pioneering American computer scientist whose ideas helped lay the foundations for interactive computing and the internet.
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C.
Philortyx
Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
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D.
Gumm
Gumm is the birth surname of American actress and singer Judy Garland, originally Frances Ethel Gumm.
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E.
Muck
Muck is one of the Small Isles of Scotland, a tiny Inner Hebridean island known for its rugged coastline, wildlife, and remote rural character.
- 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: Digest Target entity description: The Digest is a key component of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis, compiling and systematizing classical Roman jurists’ writings on law.
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A.
The Diet
The Diet is Japan’s bicameral national legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, responsible for making laws and selecting the Prime Minister.
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B.
Lick
Lick is the nickname of Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, a pioneering American computer scientist whose ideas helped lay the foundations for interactive computing and the internet.
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C.
Philortyx
Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
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D.
Gumm
Gumm is the birth surname of American actress and singer Judy Garland, originally Frances Ethel Gumm.
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E.
Muck
Muck is one of the Small Isles of Scotland, a tiny Inner Hebridean island known for its rugged coastline, wildlife, and remote rural character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law compilation
ⓘ
legal text ⓘ part of Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Digest
ⓘ
surface form:
Digesta
Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
surface form:
Pandects
|
| basedOn | writings of classical Roman jurists ⓘ |
| capitalOfOrigin |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| commissionedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Tribonian
ⓘ
commission of jurists appointed by Justinian I ⓘ |
| compiledIn |
533
ⓘ
6th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| editorInChief | Tribonian ⓘ |
| genre | juridical literature ⓘ |
| hasLegalForceFrom | December 30, 533 ⓘ |
| hasPart | 50 books ⓘ |
| includesWorkOf |
Gaius
ⓘ
Modestinus ⓘ Papinian ⓘ Paulus ⓘ Ulpian ⓘ |
| influenced |
ius commune
ⓘ
medieval civil law ⓘ modern civil law systems ⓘ |
| isComponentOf |
Corpus Juris Civilis
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic Code tradition
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | had force of law in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Roman law
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine law
Roman law ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 50 ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| promulgatedIn | 533 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide an authoritative legal reference
ⓘ
to systematize classical Roman jurisprudence ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Codex Justinianus
ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Justinian
Institutes of Justinian ⓘ Novels of Justinian ⓘ |
| structure | organized into books, titles, and fragments ⓘ |
| studiedAt | University of Bologna ⓘ |
| subject |
civil law
ⓘ
family law ⓘ obligations ⓘ private law ⓘ procedure ⓘ property law ⓘ succession law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
glossators
ⓘ
post‑glossators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Digest Description of subject: The Digest is a key component of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis, compiling and systematizing classical Roman jurists’ writings on law.
Referenced by (10)
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Digesta
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Digesta
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Digesta
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Digesta