Dūr-Šarrukīn
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Dūr-Šarrukīn was the Assyrian capital city founded by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE, renowned for its monumental palaces and reliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dūr-Šarrukīn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8846503 — 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: Dūr-Šarrukīn Context triple: [Dur-Sharrukin, alternateName, Dūr-Šarrukīn]
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A.
Shar-Kali-Sharri
Shar-Kali-Sharri was a king of the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia, known for struggling to maintain imperial unity amid internal conflicts and external pressures following the reign of Naram-Sin.
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B.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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C.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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D.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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E.
Ashur-nadin-shumi
Ashur-nadin-shumi was a crown prince of the Neo-Assyrian Empire who briefly ruled Babylon in the late 8th century BCE before being deposed and likely killed during Elamite and Babylonian uprisings.
- 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: Dūr-Šarrukīn Target entity description: Dūr-Šarrukīn was the Assyrian capital city founded by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE, renowned for its monumental palaces and reliefs.
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A.
Shar-Kali-Sharri
Shar-Kali-Sharri was a king of the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia, known for struggling to maintain imperial unity amid internal conflicts and external pressures following the reign of Naram-Sin.
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B.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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C.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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D.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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E.
Ashur-nadin-shumi
Ashur-nadin-shumi was a crown prince of the Neo-Assyrian Empire who briefly ruled Babylon in the late 8th century BCE before being deposed and likely killed during Elamite and Babylonian uprisings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian capital
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedAfter | death of Sargon II ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Dur-Sharrukin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Sharrukin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortress of Sargon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompletion | c. 706 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionStart | c. 717 BCE ⓘ |
| artifactsInCollectionOf |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | Neo-Assyrian relief sculpture ⓘ |
| builder | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReignOf | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | late 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Assyrian national gods ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Paul-Émile Botta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| hasCityWallGates | multiple monumental gates ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city walls
ⓘ
orthogonal street plan ⓘ palace complex ⓘ temple complexes ⓘ ziggurat ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nineveh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Khorsabad ⓘ |
| majorExcavationsStart | 1840s ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Fortress of Sargon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lamassu sculptures
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monumental palaces ⓘ stone reliefs ⓘ |
| partOf | Assyrian heartland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOfInscriptions | cuneiform ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | part of potential Assyrian capitals ensemble (contextual) ⓘ |
| urbanType | planned city ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dūr-Šarrukīn Description of subject: Dūr-Šarrukīn was the Assyrian capital city founded by King Sargon II in the late 8th century BCE, renowned for its monumental palaces and reliefs.
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