Ba‘utha of Nineveh
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Ba‘utha of Nineveh is a traditional three-day fast and penitential observance in the Syriac Christian churches commemorating the repentance of the people of Nineveh in the Book of Jonah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ba‘utha of Nineveh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10318156 — 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: Ba‘utha of Nineveh Context triple: [Nineveh Fast, alsoKnownAs, Ba‘utha of Nineveh]
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Ashurbanipal
Ashurbanipal was a powerful 7th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king best known for his extensive military campaigns and for creating one of the earliest great libraries at Nineveh.
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Aššur-bāni-apli
Aššur-bāni-apli is the Akkadian name of Ashurbanipal, the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, renowned for his vast library at Nineveh and military campaigns.
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C.
Ishbi-Erra of Isin
Ishbi-Erra of Isin was an early second-millennium BCE ruler who founded the First Dynasty of Isin and helped restore political stability in southern Mesopotamia after the fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur.
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Kashtiliash IV
Kashtiliash IV was a Kassite king of Babylon in the late 13th century BCE, known for his conflict with the Assyrian ruler Tukulti-Ninurta I, which led to his defeat and the sacking of Babylon.
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E.
Dūr-Šarrukīn
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.
- 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: Ba‘utha of Nineveh Target entity description: Ba‘utha of Nineveh is a traditional three-day fast and penitential observance in the Syriac Christian churches commemorating the repentance of the people of Nineveh in the Book of Jonah.
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A.
Ashurbanipal
Ashurbanipal was a powerful 7th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king best known for his extensive military campaigns and for creating one of the earliest great libraries at Nineveh.
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B.
Aššur-bāni-apli
Aššur-bāni-apli is the Akkadian name of Ashurbanipal, the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, renowned for his vast library at Nineveh and military campaigns.
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C.
Ishbi-Erra of Isin
Ishbi-Erra of Isin was an early second-millennium BCE ruler who founded the First Dynasty of Isin and helped restore political stability in southern Mesopotamia after the fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur.
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D.
Kashtiliash IV
Kashtiliash IV was a Kassite king of Babylon in the late 13th century BCE, known for his conflict with the Assyrian ruler Tukulti-Ninurta I, which led to his defeat and the sacking of Babylon.
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E.
Dūr-Šarrukīn
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian fast
ⓘ
Syriac Christian observance ⓘ penitential observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ba‘utha d-Ninwaye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fast of Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ Supplication of the Ninevites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Assyrian Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
events in the Book of Jonah
ⓘ
repentance of the people of Nineveh ⓘ |
| devotionalForm |
litanies
ⓘ
processions ⓘ public worship services ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Syriac ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 3 ⓘ |
| observanceType |
fast
ⓘ
penance ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chaldean Catholics
NERFINISHED
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Syriac Catholics NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox faithful ⓘ members of the Church of the East tradition ⓘ |
| practice |
abstinence from food
ⓘ
intensive prayer ⓘ penitential hymns ⓘ |
| purpose |
preparation for Lent
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ supplication ⓘ |
| region |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousCategory |
Christian fasting day
ⓘ
Christian liturgical season ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Ancient Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaldean Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Book of Jonah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
divine mercy
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fasting and prayer ⓘ repentance and conversion ⓘ |
| timeInLiturgicalYear | shortly before Great Lent ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Ba‘utha of Nineveh Description of subject: Ba‘utha of Nineveh is a traditional three-day fast and penitential observance in the Syriac Christian churches commemorating the repentance of the people of Nineveh in the Book of Jonah.
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