Heraclean Tables
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The Heraclean Tables are ancient bronze inscriptions from the Greek city of Heraclea that record important public laws and civic regulations, offering key insights into classical legal and political practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heraclean Tables canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9442609 — 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: Heraclean Tables Context triple: [Heraclea, knownFor, Heraclean Tables]
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A.
Sacra Parallela
Sacra Parallela is a Byzantine florilegium traditionally attributed to John of Damascus, compiling biblical and patristic excerpts arranged thematically for theological and moral instruction.
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B.
Tabula of Cebes
The Tabula of Cebes is an ancient Greek philosophical allegory, presented as a dialogue interpreting a symbolic picture of human life and moral progress.
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C.
Prutenic Tables
The Prutenic Tables were influential 16th-century astronomical tables based on Copernican heliocentric theory, used for predicting planetary positions before being superseded by more accurate works like the Rudolphine Tables.
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D.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
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E.
Almagest
The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
- 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: Heraclean Tables Target entity description: The Heraclean Tables are ancient bronze inscriptions from the Greek city of Heraclea that record important public laws and civic regulations, offering key insights into classical legal and political practices.
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A.
Sacra Parallela
Sacra Parallela is a Byzantine florilegium traditionally attributed to John of Damascus, compiling biblical and patristic excerpts arranged thematically for theological and moral instruction.
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B.
Tabula of Cebes
The Tabula of Cebes is an ancient Greek philosophical allegory, presented as a dialogue interpreting a symbolic picture of human life and moral progress.
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C.
Prutenic Tables
The Prutenic Tables were influential 16th-century astronomical tables based on Copernican heliocentric theory, used for predicting planetary positions before being superseded by more accurate works like the Rudolphine Tables.
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D.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
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E.
Almagest
The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient inscription
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bronze tablet ⓘ epigraphic source ⓘ legal document ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| describes |
duties of magistrates
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financial regulations ⓘ judicial procedures ⓘ organization of the polis ⓘ religious or cultic obligations ⓘ |
| documentFormat | inscribed tablet displayed in public ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
development of written law in Greek cities
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interaction of Greek and local Italic traditions ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Greek epigraphy
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ancient history ⓘ ancient law ⓘ classical philology ⓘ |
| genre |
civic regulations
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public law code ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionType |
law code excerpt
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public decree ⓘ |
| language | Greek language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Heraclea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| medium | bronze tablet ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | city-state of Heraclea ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make laws publicly accessible
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to regulate civic behavior ⓘ to standardize legal practice ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for Greek civic organization
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evidence for Greek legal terminology ⓘ important epigraphic monument ⓘ key source for Greek public law ⓘ |
| subject |
citizenship regulations
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civic administration ⓘ legal procedures ⓘ political institutions ⓘ property regulations ⓘ public law ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| use |
publication of laws
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reference for magistrates ⓘ regulation of civic life ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Heraclean Tables Description of subject: The Heraclean Tables are ancient bronze inscriptions from the Greek city of Heraclea that record important public laws and civic regulations, offering key insights into classical legal and political practices.
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