archives at Tell Fekheriye
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The archives at Tell Fekheriye are a collection of cuneiform tablets and records that illuminate the administrative, political, and social history of the Middle Assyrian period in northern Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (1)
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| archives at Tell Fekheriye canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9951803 — 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: archives at Tell Fekheriye Context triple: [Middle Assyrian, evidenceFrom, archives at Tell Fekheriye]
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Ras al-Ain archaeological site
Ras al-Ain archaeological site is an ancient heritage area in Amman, Jordan, featuring significant archaeological remains that illuminate the city’s historical development.
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B.
Tell Qasile archaeological site
Tell Qasile archaeological site is an ancient Philistine port city and excavation area in Tel Aviv, notable for its well-preserved temples and artifacts illuminating early Iron Age coastal culture in the southern Levant.
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C.
Tell ed-Duweir
Tell ed-Duweir is an archaeological site in Israel identified with the ancient city of Lachish, known for its rich remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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D.
Altintepe Excavations
Altintepe Excavations is an archaeological report detailing the systematic exploration and findings at the ancient site of Altintepe in eastern Anatolia.
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E.
Al-Bass archaeological site
Al-Bass archaeological site is an extensive ancient necropolis and Roman-Byzantine archaeological complex in Tyre, Lebanon, renowned for its well-preserved hippodrome, monumental arch, and funerary structures.
- 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: archives at Tell Fekheriye Target entity description: The archives at Tell Fekheriye are a collection of cuneiform tablets and records that illuminate the administrative, political, and social history of the Middle Assyrian period in northern Mesopotamia.
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A.
Ras al-Ain archaeological site
Ras al-Ain archaeological site is an ancient heritage area in Amman, Jordan, featuring significant archaeological remains that illuminate the city’s historical development.
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B.
Tell Qasile archaeological site
Tell Qasile archaeological site is an ancient Philistine port city and excavation area in Tel Aviv, notable for its well-preserved temples and artifacts illuminating early Iron Age coastal culture in the southern Levant.
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C.
Tell ed-Duweir
Tell ed-Duweir is an archaeological site in Israel identified with the ancient city of Lachish, known for its rich remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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D.
Altintepe Excavations
Altintepe Excavations is an archaeological report detailing the systematic exploration and findings at the ancient site of Altintepe in eastern Anatolia.
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E.
Al-Bass archaeological site
Al-Bass archaeological site is an extensive ancient necropolis and Roman-Byzantine archaeological complex in Tyre, Lebanon, renowned for its well-preserved hippodrome, monumental arch, and funerary structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Assyrian archive
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cuneiform tablet archive ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Assyrian
NERFINISHED
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Middle Assyrian state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod | Middle Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Tell Fekheriye archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContentType |
administrative records
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economic texts ⓘ legal documents ⓘ letters ⓘ political records ⓘ social history records ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tell Fekheriye
NERFINISHED
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Upper Khabur region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| material | clay tablets ⓘ |
| relevance |
important for political history of northern Mesopotamia
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important for social history of Middle Assyrian period ⓘ key source for Middle Assyrian provincial administration ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administration of Middle Assyrian provinces
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imperial control mechanisms ⓘ labor organization ⓘ land tenure ⓘ local elites in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ provincial governance ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Assyriologists
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historians of the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstructing Middle Assyrian administration
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studying everyday life in Middle Assyrian northern Mesopotamia ⓘ studying provincial integration into the Assyrian state ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: archives at Tell Fekheriye Description of subject: The archives at Tell Fekheriye are a collection of cuneiform tablets and records that illuminate the administrative, political, and social history of the Middle Assyrian period in northern Mesopotamia.
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