Mu'allaqat
E311948
Mu'allaqat are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes renowned for their poetic excellence and foundational role in the Arabic literary tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mu'allaqat canonical | 2 |
| Mu‘allaqat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931080 — 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: Mu'allaqat Context triple: [Arabic literature, hasNotableWork, Mu'allaqat]
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A.
Multazam
Multazam is the small sacred area between the Black Stone and the door of the Kaaba where pilgrims supplicate, believing prayers there are especially accepted.
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B.
Al Mandaq
Al Mandaq is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia known for its mountainous terrain and cool climate within the Al Bahah region.
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C.
Murzuq
Murzuq is an oasis town in southwestern Libya that historically served as an important Saharan trade and caravan center in the Fezzan region.
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D.
Ghubar-e-Khatir
Ghubar-e-Khatir is a celebrated collection of reflective letters by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, blending philosophy, theology, and personal musings written during his imprisonment.
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E.
El Tebbin
El Tebbin is an industrial district in southern Cairo, Egypt, known for its steel and heavy manufacturing facilities.
- 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: Mu'allaqat Target entity description: Mu'allaqat are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes renowned for their poetic excellence and foundational role in the Arabic literary tradition.
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A.
Multazam
Multazam is the small sacred area between the Black Stone and the door of the Kaaba where pilgrims supplicate, believing prayers there are especially accepted.
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B.
Al Mandaq
Al Mandaq is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia known for its mountainous terrain and cool climate within the Al Bahah region.
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C.
Murzuq
Murzuq is an oasis town in southwestern Libya that historically served as an important Saharan trade and caravan center in the Fezzan region.
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D.
Ghubar-e-Khatir
Ghubar-e-Khatir is a celebrated collection of reflective letters by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, blending philosophy, theology, and personal musings written during his imprisonment.
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E.
El Tebbin
El Tebbin is an industrial district in southern Cairo, Egypt, known for its steel and heavy manufacturing facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic literary canon
ⓘ
collection of poems ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalAttributedPoet |
Al-A‘sha
ⓘ
Al-Nabigha al-Dhubyani ⓘ Al-‘Abid ibn al-Abras ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Al-Muʿallaqāt
ⓘ
The Hanging Odes ⓘ The Suspended Odes ⓘ |
| hasCriticalEdition | multiple modern scholarly editions ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Pre-Islamic Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Jahiliyyah
|
| hasForm | long monorhyme odes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
model for later Arabic poets
ⓘ
source for classical Arabic vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasGenre | qasida ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Abbasid poetry
ⓘ
later Arabic qasida tradition ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasMeter | classical Arabic meters ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfPoems | 7 ⓘ |
| hasPoet |
Al-Ḥārith
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Harith ibn Hilliza
Amr ibn Kulthum ⓘ Imru' al-Qais ⓘ
surface form:
Imru' al-Qays
Labid ibn Rabi‘a ⓘ Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd ⓘ Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma ⓘ Antarah ibn Shaddad ⓘ
surface form:
‘Antara ibn Shaddad
|
| hasRoleIn |
foundational role in Arabic literary tradition
ⓘ
preservation of pre-Islamic Arab culture ⓘ preservation of pre-Islamic Arabic language ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate
ⓘ
generosity ⓘ heroism ⓘ love ⓘ nostalgia for deserted campsites ⓘ tribal honor ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAssociation |
Kaaba
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaaba in Mecca
|
| hasTranslation |
English translations
ⓘ
French translations ⓘ German translations ⓘ |
| hasVariantNumberOfPoems | 10 ⓘ |
| isRenownedFor |
eloquence
ⓘ
poetic excellence ⓘ rhetorical sophistication ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
Philology
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic philology
classical Arabic literature ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ |
| isTraditionallySaidToBe | hung on the Kaaba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mu'allaqat Description of subject: Mu'allaqat are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic odes renowned for their poetic excellence and foundational role in the Arabic literary tradition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mu‘allaqat