Ars Almadel
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Ars Almadel is a section of the 17th-century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon that details the construction and use of a magical wax tablet (almadel) for summoning angelic spirits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ars Almadel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6377517 — 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: Ars Almadel Context triple: [The Lesser Key of Solomon, hasPart, Ars Almadel]
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A.
Arbol de Piedra
Arbol de Piedra is a famous wind-eroded rock formation in Bolivia’s high-altitude desert, noted for its tree-like shape and striking isolation in the Altiplano landscape.
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B.
La Galgada
La Galgada is an important preceramic archaeological site in the northern highlands of Peru, notable for its early monumental architecture and mortuary complexes.
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C.
Estaquería
Estaquería is an ancient ceremonial and possibly astronomical archaeological site associated with Peru’s Nazca culture, notable for its rows of wooden posts and enigmatic ritual function.
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D.
El Matareya
El Matareya is a northeastern district of Cairo known for its dense residential neighborhoods and proximity to the historic Heliopolis and Ain Shams areas.
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E.
Alamada
Alamada is a rural municipality in the province of North Cotabato in the Philippines, known for its agricultural landscape and natural attractions such as waterfalls and highland views.
- 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: Ars Almadel Target entity description: Ars Almadel is a section of the 17th-century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon that details the construction and use of a magical wax tablet (almadel) for summoning angelic spirits.
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A.
Arbol de Piedra
Arbol de Piedra is a famous wind-eroded rock formation in Bolivia’s high-altitude desert, noted for its tree-like shape and striking isolation in the Altiplano landscape.
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B.
La Galgada
La Galgada is an important preceramic archaeological site in the northern highlands of Peru, notable for its early monumental architecture and mortuary complexes.
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C.
Estaquería
Estaquería is an ancient ceremonial and possibly astronomical archaeological site associated with Peru’s Nazca culture, notable for its rows of wooden posts and enigmatic ritual function.
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D.
El Matareya
El Matareya is a northeastern district of Cairo known for its dense residential neighborhoods and proximity to the historic Heliopolis and Ain Shams areas.
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E.
Alamada
Alamada is a rural municipality in the province of North Cotabato in the Philippines, known for its agricultural landscape and natural attractions such as waterfalls and highland views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grimoire section
ⓘ
occult text ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
communication with angels
ⓘ
obtaining knowledge from spirits ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King Solomon (legendary attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Western esotericism
ⓘ
ritual magic manuals ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | early modern Europe ⓘ |
| cosmology | structured heavens with multiple levels ⓘ |
| defines | almadel as a magical wax tablet ⓘ |
| describes |
construction of a magical wax tablet
ⓘ
incense and fumigations ⓘ prayers and conjurations ⓘ ritual apparatus ⓘ summoning of angelic spirits ⓘ use of a magical wax tablet ⓘ |
| focusesOn | almadel ⓘ |
| genre |
angelic magic
ⓘ
ceremonial magic ⓘ |
| influencedBy | medieval angelology ⓘ |
| inMagicSystem | Solomonic grimoire tradition ⓘ |
| intendedOperator | magician ⓘ |
| involves |
angelic hierarchies
ⓘ
four celestial altitudes or quarters ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English (in later translations)
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | 17th-century occult manuscripts ⓘ |
| partOf | The Lesser Key of Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | fourth book of The Lesser Key of Solomon ⓘ |
| prescribes |
fasting and purification of the operator
ⓘ
specific days and hours for operations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ars Goetia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ars Notoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ars Paulina NERFINISHED ⓘ Ars Theurgia-Goetia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
altar or table
ⓘ
astrological timing ⓘ four candles ⓘ specific incense ⓘ wax tablet ⓘ |
| subject |
angelic spirits
ⓘ
ritual magic ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 17th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Solomonic magic ⓘ |
| usesSymbolismOf |
angelic names
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astrological signs ⓘ divine names ⓘ |
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Subject: Ars Almadel Description of subject: Ars Almadel is a section of the 17th-century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon that details the construction and use of a magical wax tablet (almadel) for summoning angelic spirits.
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