Atiratra
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Atiratra is a Vedic overnight soma sacrifice that forms an extended variant of the traditional Somayajna ritual.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atiratra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4781933 — 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: Atiratra Context triple: [Somayajna, hasVariant, Atiratra]
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A.
Pararaton
Pararaton is a Javanese historical chronicle, also known as the "Book of Kings," that narrates the legendary and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.
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B.
Thiesi
Thiesi is a small town and comune in the Logudoro region of northern Sardinia, Italy, known for its agricultural traditions and pastoral landscape.
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C.
Tadukhipa
Tadukhipa was a Mitanni princess who became a queen of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty, likely as a wife of Amenhotep III and later associated with his successor Akhenaten.
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D.
Dumarao
Dumarao is a municipality in the province of Capiz in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, known for its predominantly agricultural economy and rural communities.
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E.
Lokasenna
Lokasenna is an Old Norse mythological poem in which the trickster god Loki insults and exposes the secrets of the other gods during a feast.
- 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: Atiratra Target entity description: Atiratra is a Vedic overnight soma sacrifice that forms an extended variant of the traditional Somayajna ritual.
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A.
Pararaton
Pararaton is a Javanese historical chronicle, also known as the "Book of Kings," that narrates the legendary and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.
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B.
Thiesi
Thiesi is a small town and comune in the Logudoro region of northern Sardinia, Italy, known for its agricultural traditions and pastoral landscape.
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C.
Tadukhipa
Tadukhipa was a Mitanni princess who became a queen of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty, likely as a wife of Amenhotep III and later associated with his successor Akhenaten.
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D.
Dumarao
Dumarao is a municipality in the province of Capiz in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, known for its predominantly agricultural economy and rural communities.
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E.
Lokasenna
Lokasenna is an Old Norse mythological poem in which the trickster god Loki insults and exposes the secrets of the other gods during a feast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic ritual
ⓘ
soma sacrifice ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
cosmic order (ṛta)
ⓘ
prosperity of sacrificer ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Agni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Vedic śrauta sacrifice ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction | renewal of cosmic powers through soma ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Brāhmaṇa texts
ⓘ
Sāmaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | overnight ⓘ |
| extendedFrom | Agniṣṭoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
chanting of Sāman hymns
ⓘ
fire ritual ⓘ recitation of Vedic mantras ⓘ |
| hasRitualFocus | night-long soma pressing and chanting ⓘ |
| hasTemporalStructure | daytime soma rites followed by night-long extension ⓘ |
| isVariantOf | Somayajna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgicalTexts | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernPracticeRegion |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Śrauta ritual system ⓘ |
| performedBy | Vedic śrauta priests ⓘ |
| relatedRitual | Agnicayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Somayajna ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
elaborate altar construction
ⓘ
strict ritual sequence ⓘ |
| requiresPriestRole |
adhvaryu
ⓘ
brahman priest ⓘ hotṛ ⓘ udgātṛ ⓘ |
| requiresSacrificerStatus | Vedic yajamāna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualType | soma pressing ⓘ |
| sacrificialMedium |
fire
ⓘ
soma juice ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | Śrauta Sūtra rituals ⓘ |
| timeOfPerformance | night ⓘ |
| usesOffering | soma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atiratra Description of subject: Atiratra is a Vedic overnight soma sacrifice that forms an extended variant of the traditional Somayajna ritual.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.