Ptolemy son of Abubus
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Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ptolemy son of Abubus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4079283 — 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.
Target entity: Ptolemy son of Abubus Context triple: [Simon Thassi, killedBy, Ptolemy son of Abubus]
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Ptolemaios
Ptolemaios is the Latinized name of Claudius Ptolemaeus, the Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose works like the Almagest and Geographia shaped scientific thought for centuries.
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Ptolemy Philadelphus
Ptolemy Philadelphus was the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, a Ptolemaic prince whose brief life was overshadowed by the fall of his parents’ rule to Rome.
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Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and established the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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D.
Cyrus of Alexandria
Cyrus of Alexandria was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian known for promoting the Monothelite doctrine later rejected as heretical by the church.
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E.
Ptolemy Keraunos
Ptolemy Keraunos was a Hellenistic king who briefly ruled Macedon in the early 3rd century BC, notorious for his violent seizure of power and the assassination of Seleucus I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ptolemy son of Abubus Target entity description: Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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A.
Ptolemaios
Ptolemaios is the Latinized name of Claudius Ptolemaeus, the Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose works like the Almagest and Geographia shaped scientific thought for centuries.
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B.
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Ptolemy Philadelphus was the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, a Ptolemaic prince whose brief life was overshadowed by the fall of his parents’ rule to Rome.
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C.
Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and established the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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D.
Cyrus of Alexandria
Cyrus of Alexandria was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian known for promoting the Monothelite doctrine later rejected as heretical by the church.
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E.
Ptolemy Keraunos
Ptolemy Keraunos was a Hellenistic king who briefly ruled Macedon in the early 3rd century BC, notorious for his violent seizure of power and the assassination of Seleucus I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasmonean-period figure
ⓘ
Hellenistic-era Jewish official ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean period
|
| allegiance | initially to Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| attemptedAction | attempted to capture John Hyrcanus I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Judea ⓘ |
| culture |
Hellenistic Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Judaism
|
| describedIn |
1 Maccabees
ⓘ
Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus Antiquities of the Jews
|
| employer | Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| eventParticipatedIn | assassination at Dok ⓘ |
| father | Abubus ⓘ |
| genreOfMention | biblical deuterocanonical history ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
assassination of Simon Thassi
ⓘ
attempted usurpation of Hasmonean leadership ⓘ betrayal of Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| laterAllegiance | Seleucid interests against Hasmoneans ⓘ |
| motive | seizure of political power in Judea ⓘ |
| notableAction | invited Simon Thassi to a banquet and murdered him ⓘ |
| opponent | John Hyrcanus I ⓘ |
| placeOfCrime | Dok ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Jericho
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Hasmonean revolt aftermath ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Jericho
ⓘ
military commander under Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| regionGoverned |
Jericho Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Jericho and surrounding district
|
| relativeByMarriage | John Hyrcanus I ONNED1 ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
traitor
ⓘ
usurper ⓘ |
| sonInLawOf | Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient Jewish historiography ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| timeOfAssassinationOfSimonThassi | c. 134 BCE ⓘ |
| victim |
Simon Thassi
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two sons of Simon Thassi ⓘ |
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Subject: Ptolemy son of Abubus Description of subject: Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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