Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar
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The Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar is a Neo-Babylonian clay foundation inscription of King Nabonidus that records his religious devotion and building activities, notably the restoration of the temple of the sun god Shamash.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar canonical | 1 |
| Nabonidus inscriptions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5935023 — 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: Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar Context triple: [Belšar-uṣur, attestedIn, Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar]
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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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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.
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C.
Persepolis Treasury tablets
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar Target entity description: The Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar is a Neo-Babylonian clay foundation inscription of King Nabonidus that records his religious devotion and building activities, notably the restoration of the temple of the sun god Shamash.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Persepolis Treasury tablets
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Babylonian artifact
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clay cylinder inscription ⓘ foundation inscription ⓘ royal inscription ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Sippar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Mesopotamian cylinder inscription ⓘ |
| creator | Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Neo-Babylonian ⓘ |
| date | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | commemorating temple restoration ⓘ |
| genre | royal dedicatory text ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
building program of Nabonidus
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royal piety ⓘ temple restoration ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | baked clay ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | royal building inscription ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| madeFor | Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| mentions | temple of Shamash in Sippar ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery | Sippar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | legitimization of Nabonidus’s rule ⓘ |
| purpose | foundation deposit ⓘ |
| records |
building activities of Nabonidus
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religious devotion of Nabonidus ⓘ restoration of the temple of Shamash at Sippar ⓘ |
| reignOf | Nabonidus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Babylonian state cult of Shamash ⓘ |
| religiousRole | affirmation of Nabonidus’s piety ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar Description of subject: The Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar is a Neo-Babylonian clay foundation inscription of King Nabonidus that records his religious devotion and building activities, notably the restoration of the temple of the sun god Shamash.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nabonidus inscriptions