Standard of Ur
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The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Standard of Ur canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1115888 — 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: Standard of Ur Context triple: [British Museum, notableWork, Standard of Ur]
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A.
Narmer Palette
The Narmer Palette is an ancient Egyptian ceremonial stone palette dating to around 3100 BCE that depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer and is considered one of the earliest historical documents in the world.
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B.
Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is an ancient granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree in three scripts that provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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C.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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D.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
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E.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
- 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: Standard of Ur Target entity description: The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
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A.
Narmer Palette
The Narmer Palette is an ancient Egyptian ceremonial stone palette dating to around 3100 BCE that depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer and is considered one of the earliest historical documents in the world.
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B.
Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is an ancient granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree in three scripts that provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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C.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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D.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
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E.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian artwork
ⓘ
Sumerian artifact ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| artStyle | register composition ⓘ |
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| civilization | ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| collection | British Museum Department of the Middle East ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture |
Sumerian
ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
| date | circa 2600–2400 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
animals
ⓘ
banquet scene ⓘ captives ⓘ chariots ⓘ infantry ⓘ musicians ⓘ servants ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Leonard Woolley ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Royal Cemetery at Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Tombs of Ur
Ur ⓘ |
| function | unknown ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
hieratic scale of figures
ⓘ
three horizontal registers on each side ⓘ |
| hasSide |
Peace side
ⓘ
War side ⓘ |
| height | about 21.6 cm ⓘ |
| hypothesizedFunction |
musical instrument soundbox
ⓘ
standard ⓘ storage box ⓘ |
| length | about 49.5 cm ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Museum ⓘ |
| material |
bitumen
ⓘ
lapis lazuli ⓘ red limestone ⓘ shell ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| museumInventoryNumber | BM 121201 ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | city-state of Ur ⓘ |
| period |
Early Dynastic III period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Dynastic period
|
| shape | trapezoidal box ⓘ |
| shows |
early state organization
ⓘ
feasting practices ⓘ military technology ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| significance | key source for understanding early Mesopotamian society ⓘ |
| technique | inlay ⓘ |
| width | about 12 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Standard of Ur Description of subject: The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.