House of the foundation of heaven and earth
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House of the foundation of heaven and earth is the traditional Sumerian name meaning of Etemenanki, the monumental ziggurat of Babylon often associated with the biblical Tower of Babel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of the foundation of heaven and earth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3278248 — 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: House of the foundation of heaven and earth Context triple: [Etemenanki, nameMeaning, House of the foundation of heaven and earth]
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A.
Creation of the world
Creation of the world is the biblical account in Genesis describing how God brought the universe, Earth, and all living things into existence.
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B.
Heavenly court
The heavenly court is a divine tribunal in Jewish theology where God, surrounded by celestial beings, judges human deeds and decrees their fate.
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C.
Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants
Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants is a fresco panel on Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling that portrays God dynamically forming the celestial bodies and vegetation as part of the biblical creation narrative.
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D.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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E.
Court of the Universe
The Court of the Universe was a grand central plaza and architectural centerpiece of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, renowned for its monumental classical design and elaborate sculptures.
- 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: House of the foundation of heaven and earth Target entity description: House of the foundation of heaven and earth is the traditional Sumerian name meaning of Etemenanki, the monumental ziggurat of Babylon often associated with the biblical Tower of Babel.
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A.
Creation of the world
Creation of the world is the biblical account in Genesis describing how God brought the universe, Earth, and all living things into existence.
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B.
Heavenly court
The heavenly court is a divine tribunal in Jewish theology where God, surrounded by celestial beings, judges human deeds and decrees their fate.
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C.
Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants
Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants is a fresco panel on Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling that portrays God dynamically forming the celestial bodies and vegetation as part of the biblical creation narrative.
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D.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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E.
Court of the Universe
The Court of the Universe was a grand central plaza and architectural centerpiece of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, renowned for its monumental classical design and elaborate sculptures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian temple name
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theonymic building name ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Etemenanki ziggurat
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surface form:
ziggurat of Babylon
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| associatedWith |
The Tower of Babel
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surface form:
Tower of Babel
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| cityDeity |
Marduk
ⓘ
surface form:
Marduk of Babylon
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| connectedMythologicallyTo | Genesis narrative of the Tower of Babel ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | Akkadian name Etemenanki ⓘ |
| culture |
Babylonians
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian
|
| dedicatedTo | Marduk ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
“earth”
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“foundation” ⓘ “heaven” ⓘ “house” ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
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| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Etemenanki ziggurat
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surface form:
Etemenanki
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| mentionedIn | Mesopotamian scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Babylon
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| refersTo |
Etemenanki ziggurat
ⓘ
surface form:
Etemenanki
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| religiousFunction | temple tower of Marduk ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| structureType | ziggurat ⓘ |
| symbolism | link between heaven and earth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of the foundation of heaven and earth Description of subject: House of the foundation of heaven and earth is the traditional Sumerian name meaning of Etemenanki, the monumental ziggurat of Babylon often associated with the biblical Tower of Babel.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Etemenanki