the Black Obelisk
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The Black Obelisk is an Assyrian monument of Shalmaneser III famed for its detailed reliefs and inscriptions depicting military campaigns and tributes from foreign rulers, including one of the earliest known depictions of an Israelite king.
All labels observed (1)
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| the Black Obelisk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10018399 — 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: the Black Obelisk Context triple: [Shalmaneser III, knownFor, the Black Obelisk]
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A.
The Black Obelisk
The Black Obelisk is a post–World War I novel by Erich Maria Remarque that portrays the social and psychological turmoil of Germany during the hyperinflation and political instability of the 1920s.
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B.
Spear of the Nation
Spear of the Nation is the English name of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of South Africa’s African National Congress that fought against apartheid.
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C.
Bel of Palmyra
Bel of Palmyra was the chief god of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, venerated as a supreme deity of the local pantheon and often identified with Mesopotamian and solar divinities.
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D.
The Crescent
The Crescent is an iconic Georgian crescent-shaped building in Buxton, Derbyshire, historically developed as a grand spa hotel and assembly rooms and now a prominent architectural landmark.
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E.
The Crescent
The Crescent is a major retail and leisure complex in Hinckley, England, featuring a mix of shops, restaurants, and entertainment facilities.
- 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: the Black Obelisk Target entity description: The Black Obelisk is an Assyrian monument of Shalmaneser III famed for its detailed reliefs and inscriptions depicting military campaigns and tributes from foreign rulers, including one of the earliest known depictions of an Israelite king.
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A.
The Black Obelisk
The Black Obelisk is a post–World War I novel by Erich Maria Remarque that portrays the social and psychological turmoil of Germany during the hyperinflation and political instability of the 1920s.
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B.
Spear of the Nation
Spear of the Nation is the English name of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of South Africa’s African National Congress that fought against apartheid.
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C.
Bel of Palmyra
Bel of Palmyra was the chief god of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, venerated as a supreme deity of the local pantheon and often identified with Mesopotamian and solar divinities.
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D.
The Crescent
The Crescent is an iconic Georgian crescent-shaped building in Buxton, Derbyshire, historically developed as a grand spa hotel and assembly rooms and now a prominent architectural landmark.
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E.
The Crescent
The Crescent is a major retail and leisure complex in Hinckley, England, featuring a mix of shops, restaurants, and entertainment facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian monument
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bas-relief sculpture ⓘ obelisk ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyrian royal ideology
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imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| collection | British Museum Department of the Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| currentLocation | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 825 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
Israelite king Jehu or his envoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military campaigns of Shalmaneser III ⓘ processions of envoys ⓘ tribute bearers from foreign kingdoms ⓘ |
| depictsTributeFrom |
Gilzanu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Musri (Egypt or an Egyptian-related region) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Austen Henry Layard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| features |
five sculpted registers on each side
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relief scenes with explanatory captions ⓘ royal inscriptions of Shalmaneser III ⓘ |
| genre | royal inscription ⓘ |
| height | about 197 cm ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| madeFor | Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
alabaster (dark) stone
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black limestone ⓘ |
| museumInventoryNumber | BM 118885 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of tribute from various Near Eastern states
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detailed historical inscriptions ⓘ earliest known pictorial representation of an Israelite king ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Kalhu
NERFINISHED
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Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reign | Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of military victories
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display of imperial power ⓘ religious and political legitimation of the king ⓘ |
| width | about 45 cm ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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