Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III
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Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tukulti-apil-Esarra III | 1 |
| Tukulti-apil-Esharra III | 1 |
| Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3718859 — 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: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III Context triple: [Tiglath-Pileser III, alternativeName, Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III]
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Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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B.
Zimri-Lim
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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C.
Ibbi-Sin
Ibbi-Sin was the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, under whose troubled reign the Sumerian empire collapsed around the end of the 3rd millennium BCE.
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D.
Pekah
Pekah was a king of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 8th century BCE, known for his reign during a period of political instability and conflict with Assyria.
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E.
Shulgi of Ur
Shulgi of Ur was a powerful king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, renowned for his extensive administrative reforms, monumental building projects, and promotion of Sumerian culture and literature.
- 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: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III Target entity description: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
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A.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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B.
Zimri-Lim
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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C.
Ibbi-Sin
Ibbi-Sin was the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, under whose troubled reign the Sumerian empire collapsed around the end of the 3rd millennium BCE.
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D.
Pekah
Pekah was a king of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 8th century BCE, known for his reign during a period of political instability and conflict with Assyria.
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E.
Shulgi of Ur
Shulgi of Ur was a powerful king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, renowned for his extensive administrative reforms, monumental building projects, and promotion of Sumerian culture and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tiglath-Pileser III
ⓘ
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III ⓘ
surface form:
Tukulti-apil-Esarra III
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III ⓘ
surface form:
Tukulti-apil-Esharra III
|
| campaign |
campaigns against Urartu
ⓘ
campaigns in Anatolia ⓘ campaigns in Babylonia ⓘ campaigns in Syria ⓘ campaigns in the Levant ⓘ |
| capital | Kalhu ⓘ |
| century | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Assyria ⓘ |
| deathYear | 727 BCE ⓘ |
| dynasty | Adaside dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| expandedTerritory |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Syria ⓘ parts of Anatolia ⓘ |
| father | Adad-nārārī III ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most important Neo-Assyrian rulers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
centralization of royal power ⓘ consolidation of imperial control ⓘ expansion of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ mass deportation policies ⓘ military conquests ⓘ provincial reorganization ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “my trust is in the son of Ešarra” ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Ashur
ⓘ
surface form:
Aššur
Nabu ⓘ |
| policy |
appointment of royal officials over provinces
ⓘ
integration of conquered elites into Assyrian administration ⓘ introduction of smaller provinces ⓘ large-scale population deportations ⓘ |
| possibleFather |
Ashur-nirari V
ⓘ
surface form:
Aššur-nērārī V
|
| predecessor |
Ashur-nirari V
ⓘ
surface form:
Aššur-nērārī V
|
| reignEnd | 727 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 745 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| residence | Kalhu ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
King of Assyria
ⓘ
King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Four Quarters
King of the Universe ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| significantEvent | seizure of the Assyrian throne in 745 BCE ⓘ |
| spouse | Yabâ ⓘ |
| successor | Šulmānu-ašarēd V ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III Description of subject: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tukulti-apil-Esharra III
this entity surface form:
Tukulti-apil-Esarra III