Annals of the World
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Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annals of the World canonical | 3 |
| The Annals of the World (English translation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1120011 — 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: Annals of the World Context triple: [James Ussher, notableWork, Annals of the World]
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A.
Chronicles
Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
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B.
Ages of the World
Ages of the World is an unfinished philosophical work by German idealist Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling that explores the dynamic origins of the world, time, and consciousness.
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C.
Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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D.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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E.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
- 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: Annals of the World Target entity description: Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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A.
Chronicles
Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
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B.
Ages of the World
Ages of the World is an unfinished philosophical work by German idealist Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling that explores the dynamic origins of the world, time, and consciousness.
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C.
Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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D.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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E.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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chronological history ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ussher chronology
ⓘ
linked to:
Archbishop James Ussher
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| author |
Archbishop James Ussher
ⓘ
James Ussher ⓘ
linked to:
Archbishop James Ussher
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| completionYear | 1654 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creationDateClaim | 4004 BC ⓘ |
| creationDayClaim |
Sunday 23 October 4004 BC (Julian calendar)
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evening preceding Sunday 23 October 4004 BC (proleptic Gregorian calendar) ⓘ |
| editorOfModernEdition | Larry Pierce ⓘ |
| englishTranslationYear | 1658 ⓘ |
| eraDescribed | ancient history ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1658 ⓘ |
| format | folio ⓘ |
| genre |
chronography
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religious history ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Annals of the World (English translation)
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linked to:
Annals of the World
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| hasReputation | classic work of biblical chronology ⓘ |
| influenced |
biblical literalism
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young-earth creationism ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterEnglishEdition | 2003 modern English edition ⓘ |
| methodology | reconciliation of biblical and classical dates ⓘ |
| modernPublisher | Master Books ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dating Creation to 4004 BC
ⓘ
detailed biblical timeline ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Annales Veteris Testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti ⓘ |
| pagesApproximate | over 1,000 pages ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publisher |
E. Flesher
ⓘ
J. Baker ⓘ J. Crook ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Anglican
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linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | chronological annals ⓘ |
| subject |
Old Testament history
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biblical chronology ⓘ chronology ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Protestant ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
from 4004 BC to AD 70
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from Creation to the first century AD ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Hebrew Bible
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linked to:
Tanakh
Near Eastern chronologies ⓘ classical sources ⓘ |
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