Nuffar
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Nuffar is the modern name for the archaeological mound that marks the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur in present-day Iraq.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nuffar canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1907136 — 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: Nuffar Context triple: [Nippur, archaeologicalMoundName, Nuffar]
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A.
Nuska
Nuska is a Mesopotamian god of fire and light, often serving as a divine vizier and attendant to major deities in the Sumerian and Akkadian pantheons.
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B.
Zabana
Zabana is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands, primarily on Santa Isabel Island.
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C.
Nukat-us-Shuara
Nukat-us-Shuara is a biographical and critical anthology of poets compiled by the renowned Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir.
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D.
Nafe
Nafe is an indigenous Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu.
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E.
Murzuq
Murzuq is an oasis town in southwestern Libya that historically served as an important Saharan trade and caravan center in the Fezzan region.
- 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: Nuffar Target entity description: Nuffar is the modern name for the archaeological mound that marks the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur in present-day Iraq.
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A.
Nuska
Nuska is a Mesopotamian god of fire and light, often serving as a divine vizier and attendant to major deities in the Sumerian and Akkadian pantheons.
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B.
Zabana
Zabana is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands, primarily on Santa Isabel Island.
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C.
Nukat-us-Shuara
Nukat-us-Shuara is a biographical and critical anthology of poets compiled by the renowned Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir.
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D.
Nafe
Nafe is an indigenous Oceanic language spoken in Vanuatu.
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E.
Murzuq
Murzuq is an oasis town in southwestern Libya that historically served as an important Saharan trade and caravan center in the Fezzan region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterFor | surrounding agricultural lands in antiquity ⓘ |
| ancientName | Nippur ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStratigraphy | multiple occupation levels from prehistoric to Parthian periods ⓘ |
| associatedWithAncientCulture |
Akkadian civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Akkadians
Assyrian civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Assyria
Babylonian civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Babylonians
Sumerian civilization ⓘ |
| containsRuinsOf |
Ekur temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Ekur temple
|
| coordinateSystem |
World Geodetic System 1984
ⓘ
linked to:
WGS84
|
| countrySubdivision | central-southern Iraq ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage
ⓘ
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Institute Museum
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsStartDate | 1880s ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Nuffar (for Nippur)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nippur
|
| hasArchaeologicalMoundType | tell ⓘ |
| hasRoleInAncientMesopotamia |
center for Enlil cult
ⓘ
religious capital of Sumer ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Mesopotamian archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate |
Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
ⓘ
linked to:
Qadisiyyah Governorate
|
| locatedInRegion | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Euphrates River (ancient course)
ⓘ
linked to:
Euphrates
|
| marksSiteOf |
ancient Sumerian city of Nippur
ⓘ
linked to:
Nippur
|
| modernNameOf | Nippur ⓘ |
| nearModernCity |
Afak
ⓘ
Diwaniyah ⓘ |
| notableDiscoveryAtSite |
Sumerian literary compositions
ⓘ
administrative records of temple economy ⓘ early law codes fragments ⓘ |
| periodOfOccupation |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ late 4th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| primaryDeityWorshipped | Enlil ⓘ |
| religiousFunctionInAntiquity | sanctuary recognized by multiple Mesopotamian kingdoms ⓘ |
| researchFields |
Assyriology
ⓘ
Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ Sumerology ⓘ |
| significance | major religious center of ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| yieldsArchaeologicalFinds |
administrative archives
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ legal documents ⓘ literary texts ⓘ temple architecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nuffar Description of subject: Nuffar is the modern name for the archaeological mound that marks the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur in present-day Iraq.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.