Meilah
E263694
Meilah is a Talmudic tractate that deals with the laws of misappropriating property consecrated to the Temple.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meilah canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2398021 — 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: Meilah Context triple: [Kodashim, containsTractate, Meilah]
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A.
Kanaloa
Kanaloa is a prominent Hawaiian god often associated with the ocean, the underworld, and complementary balance to the sky god Kāne.
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B.
Ke‘anae
Ke‘anae is a small, historic Hawaiian village on Maui’s rugged north shore, known for its taro fields, dramatic lava-rock coastline, and scenic ocean views.
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C.
Kauil
Kauil is a Maya deity associated with lightning, serpents, and royal power, often depicted with a smoking axe or torch emerging from his forehead.
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D.
Takutea
Takutea is an uninhabited coral atoll in the Cook Islands known for its important seabird nesting colonies and traditional conservation practices.
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E.
Aunuʻu
Aunuʻu is a small volcanic island and village off the southeastern coast of Tutuila in American Samoa, known for its traditional Samoan culture and unique wetland ecosystems.
- 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: Meilah Target entity description: Meilah is a Talmudic tractate that deals with the laws of misappropriating property consecrated to the Temple.
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A.
Kanaloa
Kanaloa is a prominent Hawaiian god often associated with the ocean, the underworld, and complementary balance to the sky god Kāne.
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B.
Ke‘anae
Ke‘anae is a small, historic Hawaiian village on Maui’s rugged north shore, known for its taro fields, dramatic lava-rock coastline, and scenic ocean views.
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C.
Kauil
Kauil is a Maya deity associated with lightning, serpents, and royal power, often depicted with a smoking axe or torch emerging from his forehead.
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D.
Takutea
Takutea is an uninhabited coral atoll in the Cook Islands known for its important seabird nesting colonies and traditional conservation practices.
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E.
Aunuʻu
Aunuʻu is a small volcanic island and village off the southeastern coast of Tutuila in American Samoa, known for its traditional Samoan culture and unique wetland ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmudic tractate
ⓘ
tractate of the Mishnah ⓘ tractate of the Talmud ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Temple treasury
ⓘ
consecrated funds ⓘ sacrificial animals ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard Talmudic corpus ⓘ |
| concerns |
property dedicated to the Temple
ⓘ
unlawful benefit from hekdesh ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
Temple property
ⓘ
laws of misappropriation of consecrated property ⓘ sacrilege ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic text ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
boundaries between sacred and profane property
ⓘ
intentional misuse of consecrated items ⓘ restitution and additional fifth payment ⓘ status of items after misappropriation ⓘ unintentional misuse of consecrated items ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalCategory |
Temple law
ⓘ
linked to:
Mosaic Law
sacrificial law ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oral Torah
ⓘ
linked to:
Mishnah
Seder Kodashim ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
atonement for misappropriation of consecrated items
ⓘ
monetary liability for misuse of sacred property ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meilah Description of subject: Meilah is a Talmudic tractate that deals with the laws of misappropriating property consecrated to the Temple.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.