Digest (Pandects)
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The Digest (Pandects) is a 6th-century compilation of Roman juristic writings ordered by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, forming a central part of the Corpus Juris Civilis and a foundational source for later civil law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Digest | 2 |
| Digest (Pandects) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6073842 — 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: Digest (Pandects) Context triple: [Petrus Sabbatius, legalCode, Digest (Pandects)]
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A.
Pades
Pades is a village in northwestern Greece located in the mountainous region near Mount Smolikas.
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B.
Panamik
Panamik is a remote village in India’s Ladakh region, known for its hot springs and scenic location in the Nubra Valley near the Siachen Glacier.
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C.
Panacea
Panacea is the Greek goddess of universal remedy and healing, associated with cures for all diseases.
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D.
Acrobat
"Acrobat" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 1991 album *Achtung Baby*, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and atmospheric guitar work.
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E.
Dust
"Dust" is a song featured in the 1938 Gene Autry Western musical film *Under Western Stars*.
- 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: Digest (Pandects) Target entity description: The Digest (Pandects) is a 6th-century compilation of Roman juristic writings ordered by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, forming a central part of the Corpus Juris Civilis and a foundational source for later civil law.
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A.
Pades
Pades is a village in northwestern Greece located in the mountainous region near Mount Smolikas.
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B.
Panamik
Panamik is a remote village in India’s Ladakh region, known for its hot springs and scenic location in the Nubra Valley near the Siachen Glacier.
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C.
Panacea
Panacea is the Greek goddess of universal remedy and healing, associated with cures for all diseases.
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D.
Acrobat
"Acrobat" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 1991 album *Achtung Baby*, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and atmospheric guitar work.
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E.
Dust
"Dust" is a song featured in the 1938 Gene Autry Western musical film *Under Western Stars*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law compilation
ⓘ
legal text ⓘ |
| aim |
to provide an authoritative statement of Roman private law
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to systematize Roman juristic literature ⓘ |
| basedOn | writings of classical Roman jurists ⓘ |
| centralTo | glossators' scholarship ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Justinianic law commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tribonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledInCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| compiledInEmpire | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledUnderAuthorityOf | Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | Justinianic codification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
excerpts of Roman juristic writings
ⓘ
opinions of classical Roman jurists ⓘ |
| dateOfPromulgation | 533 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Digesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandectae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalManuscript | Littera Florentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
juristic anthology
ⓘ
law code ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Justinianic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman–Germanic legal tradition
ⓘ
continental European legal systems ⓘ medieval civil law ⓘ modern civil law codes ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalField | civil law ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtPromulgation | binding source of law in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | civil law tradition ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 50 ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Juris Civilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfCompilation | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Code of Justinian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Institutes of Justinian NERFINISHED ⓘ Novellae Constitutiones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedAt | University of Bologna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family law
ⓘ
inheritance law ⓘ obligations ⓘ private law ⓘ procedure ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary source for reconstruction of classical Roman law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Digest (Pandects) Description of subject: The Digest (Pandects) is a 6th-century compilation of Roman juristic writings ordered by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, forming a central part of the Corpus Juris Civilis and a foundational source for later civil law.
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