Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary
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Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary is a medieval medical treatise by the Tunisian physician Ibn al-Jazzar that offers practical guidance on health, diet, and treatment for both travelers and those living sedentary lives.
All labels observed (1)
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| Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13131441 — 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: Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary Context triple: [Ibn al-Jazzar, notableWorkEnglishTitle, Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary]
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- 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: Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary Target entity description: Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary is a medieval medical treatise by the Tunisian physician Ibn al-Jazzar that offers practical guidance on health, diet, and treatment for both travelers and those living sedentary lives.
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A.
The Livelihood of Man
The Livelihood of Man is a posthumously published work by economic historian Karl Polanyi that explores the historical and social foundations of economic systems and critiques market-centered theories.
-
B.
Peace and Plenty
Peace and Plenty is a celebrated 19th-century landscape painting by American artist George Inness, exemplifying his mature Tonalist style and spiritual approach to nature.
-
C.
On the Tax in Kind
"On the Tax in Kind" was a key 1921 Bolshevik policy document that replaced grain requisitioning with a tax in kind, marking the start of the New Economic Policy in Soviet Russia.
-
D.
The Fat of the Land
"The Fat of the Land" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse set around the Drones Club and its eccentric members.
-
E.
De avaritia
De avaritia is a moral and humanist treatise by Poggio Bracciolini that examines the nature and consequences of greed in Renaissance society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical treatise
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medieval work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain health during travel
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maintain health in sedentary life ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic medicine
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Tunis ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Ibn al-Jazzar of Kairouan
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linked to:
Ibn al-Jazzar
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| author | Ibn al-Jazzar ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | medieval Islamic world ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ifriqiya
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linked to:
North Africa
|
| discusses |
dietary regimens for different conditions
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environmental influences on health ⓘ preventive measures for travellers ⓘ simple treatments for common ailments ⓘ |
| field | history of medicine ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
health of sedentary people
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health of travellers ⓘ |
| genre |
health manual
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medical literature ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
educated laypeople
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physicians ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of the Galenic-Arabic medical tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galenic medicine
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earlier Arabic medical compendia ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
diet
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hygiene ⓘ medicine ⓘ preventive medicine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining travel medicine with general regimen
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practical orientation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| provides |
dietary recommendations
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guidance on regimen ⓘ practical medical advice ⓘ treatment instructions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to adapt medical regimen to sedentary conditions
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to adapt medical regimen to travel conditions ⓘ to offer accessible medical guidance ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Zad al-musafir wa qut al-hadir
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linked to:
Zād al-musāfir wa-qūt al-ḥāḍir
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| studiedIn | Islamic medical historiography ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| titleType | translated title ⓘ |
| usesConcept | humoral theory ⓘ |
| writtenByCulture |
Tunisian
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linked to:
Tunisian cuisine
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| writtenByOccupation | physician ⓘ |
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Subject: Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary Description of subject: Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary is a medieval medical treatise by the Tunisian physician Ibn al-Jazzar that offers practical guidance on health, diet, and treatment for both travelers and those living sedentary lives.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ibn al-Jazzar
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notableWorkEnglishTitle
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Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary
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Zād al-musāfir wa-qūt al-ḥāḍir
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titleTranslation
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Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary
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