Pinakes
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Pinakes was an ancient bibliographic catalog compiled at the Library of Alexandria, systematically listing and organizing the works held there by author, subject, and other scholarly criteria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pinakes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3522608 — 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: Pinakes Context triple: [Library of Alexandria, catalogue, Pinakes]
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A.
Pursaklar
Pursaklar is a district and suburban area of Turkey’s capital region, situated just north of central Ankara.
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B.
Pagasae
Pagasae was an ancient coastal city and harbor in Thessaly, Greece, known as a key port on the Pagasetic Gulf in classical antiquity.
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C.
Apedemak
Apedemak is a lion-headed war and fertility god venerated in the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë, often associated with royal power and protection.
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D.
Arkesini
Arkesini is a small traditional village on the Greek island of Amorgos, known for its ancient ruins and scenic Aegean setting.
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E.
Pefkochori
Pefkochori is a popular seaside village in northern Greece known for its beaches, pine trees, and tourist resorts on the Kassandra peninsula.
- 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: Pinakes Target entity description: Pinakes was an ancient bibliographic catalog compiled at the Library of Alexandria, systematically listing and organizing the works held there by author, subject, and other scholarly criteria.
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A.
Pursaklar
Pursaklar is a district and suburban area of Turkey’s capital region, situated just north of central Ankara.
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B.
Pagasae
Pagasae was an ancient coastal city and harbor in Thessaly, Greece, known as a key port on the Pagasetic Gulf in classical antiquity.
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C.
Apedemak
Apedemak is a lion-headed war and fertility god venerated in the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë, often associated with royal power and protection.
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D.
Arkesini
Arkesini is a small traditional village on the Greek island of Amorgos, known for its ancient ruins and scenic Aegean setting.
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E.
Pefkochori
Pefkochori is a popular seaside village in northern Greece known for its beaches, pine trees, and tourist resorts on the Kassandra peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient bibliographic catalog
ⓘ
library catalog ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a comprehensive index of works in the Library of Alexandria ⓘ |
| approximateDate | reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Library of Alexandria ⓘ |
| compiledAt | Library of Alexandria ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Callimachus
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surface form:
Callimachus of Cyrene
|
| compiledFor | scholars at the Library of Alexandria ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Egypt
|
| creator |
Callimachus
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surface form:
Callimachus of Cyrene
|
| described |
works by author
ⓘ
works by brief summary ⓘ works by incipit ⓘ works by length ⓘ works by literary genre ⓘ works by subject ⓘ |
| field |
bibliography
ⓘ
library science ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| genre |
bibliography
ⓘ
library catalog ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical notes on authors
ⓘ
classification by subject area ⓘ lists of authors ⓘ lists of works ⓘ |
| influenced |
ancient scholarship
ⓘ
later library cataloging practices ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragments and testimonia
ⓘ
later ancient sources ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Alexandria ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Greek literature
ⓘ
books held in the Library of Alexandria ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
author
ⓘ
literary genre ⓘ scholarly criteria ⓘ subject ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Callimachus’ scholarly work
ⓘ
Hellenistic scholarship ⓘ |
| significance |
model for organizing knowledge in antiquity
ⓘ
one of the earliest known systematic library catalogs ⓘ |
| status | lost work ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| use |
classification of library holdings
ⓘ
scholarly reference ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pinakes Description of subject: Pinakes was an ancient bibliographic catalog compiled at the Library of Alexandria, systematically listing and organizing the works held there by author, subject, and other scholarly criteria.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.