Persepolis Treasury tablets
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The Persepolis Treasury tablets are a collection of Achaemenid administrative records inscribed in Elamite cuneiform, documenting economic transactions and the management of resources at the royal complex of Persepolis.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persepolis Fortification Tablets | 2 |
| Elamite inscriptions | 1 |
| Persepolis Fortification tablets | 1 |
| Persepolis Treasury | 1 |
| Persepolis Treasury tablets canonical | 1 |
| Persepolis administrative archives | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4027572 — 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: Persepolis Treasury tablets Context triple: [Elamite, attestedIn, Persepolis Treasury tablets]
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A.
Persepolis inscriptions
The Persepolis inscriptions are a collection of monumental royal texts carved in Old Persian and other languages on the palaces and terraces of the Achaemenid ceremonial capital of Persepolis in present-day Iran.
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B.
Lachish ewer inscription
The Lachish ewer inscription is an early Proto-Canaanite text engraved on a pottery vessel from ancient Lachish, often cited as one of the oldest known examples of alphabetic writing in the Levant.
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C.
Standard of Ur
The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
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D.
Lachish reliefs
The Lachish reliefs are a series of Neo-Assyrian palace wall carvings from the reign of Sennacherib that vividly depict the siege and conquest of the Judean city of Lachish in 701 BCE.
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E.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
- 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: Persepolis Treasury tablets Target entity description: The Persepolis Treasury tablets are a collection of Achaemenid administrative records inscribed in Elamite cuneiform, documenting economic transactions and the management of resources at the royal complex of Persepolis.
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A.
Persepolis inscriptions
The Persepolis inscriptions are a collection of monumental royal texts carved in Old Persian and other languages on the palaces and terraces of the Achaemenid ceremonial capital of Persepolis in present-day Iran.
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B.
Lachish ewer inscription
The Lachish ewer inscription is an early Proto-Canaanite text engraved on a pottery vessel from ancient Lachish, often cited as one of the oldest known examples of alphabetic writing in the Levant.
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C.
Standard of Ur
The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
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D.
Lachish reliefs
The Lachish reliefs are a series of Neo-Assyrian palace wall carvings from the reign of Sennacherib that vividly depict the siege and conquest of the Judean city of Lachish in 701 BCE.
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E.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative record
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archaeological artifact collection ⓘ cuneiform tablet corpus ⓘ |
| archiveType |
palace archive
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treasury archive ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Darius I of Persia
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surface form:
Darius I
Xerxes I ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Persepolis archaeological site
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surface form:
Persepolis royal complex
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| containsInformationOn |
craftsmen
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officials ⓘ religious personnel ⓘ women in the Achaemenid economy ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| culture | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
National Museum of Iran
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other Iranian museum collections ⓘ |
| dateOfDiscovery | 1930s ⓘ |
| dateRange |
early 5th century BCE
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late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ernst Herzfeld ⓘ |
| documentType |
administrative record
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economic record ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Oriental Institute Museum
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surface form:
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
|
| foundAt | Persepolis ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | Iran ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Fars Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInStructure |
Persepolis Treasury tablets
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Persepolis Treasury
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| function |
administrative control
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recording allocations of resources ⓘ recording payments ⓘ recording rations ⓘ recording wages ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Achaemenid Empire
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surface form:
Achaemenid imperial territories
Persepolis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | baked clay tablet inscription ⓘ |
| language | Elamite ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| period | Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Persepolis Treasury tablets
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Persepolis Fortification tablets
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| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
disbursement of grain
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disbursement of silver ⓘ economic transactions ⓘ labor organization ⓘ payments ⓘ rations ⓘ resource management ⓘ |
| usedFor |
study of Achaemenid administration
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study of Elamite language ⓘ study of ancient Near Eastern economy ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Elamite cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Persepolis Treasury tablets Description of subject: The Persepolis Treasury tablets are a collection of Achaemenid administrative records inscribed in Elamite cuneiform, documenting economic transactions and the management of resources at the royal complex of Persepolis.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Persepolis Fortification Tablets
this entity surface form:
Elamite inscriptions
this entity surface form:
Persepolis Fortification Tablets
this entity surface form:
Persepolis administrative archives
Persepolis Treasury tablets
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foundInStructure
→
Persepolis Treasury tablets
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Persepolis Treasury
this entity surface form:
Persepolis Fortification tablets