royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin

E320600

Neo-Assyrian palace royal palace

The royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin was the grand Neo-Assyrian residence and administrative center built by King Sargon II in his short-lived capital city in the late 8th century BCE.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Dur-Sharrukin palace complex	1
Palace of Sargon II	1
Palace reliefs of Sargon II at Khorsabad	1
Sargon II’s palace at Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad)	1
royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin canonical	1
royal palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3039202 — 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: royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin
Context triple: [Sargon II, hasPart, royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin]

A. North Palace of Ashurbanipal
The North Palace of Ashurbanipal was a grand Neo-Assyrian royal residence in ancient Nineveh, renowned for its extensive reliefs and as part of the complex associated with King Ashurbanipal’s reign.
B. Southwest Palace of Sennacherib
The Southwest Palace of Sennacherib is a grand Neo-Assyrian royal residence and administrative complex built by King Sennacherib in ancient Nineveh, renowned for its extensive reliefs and monumental architecture.
C. Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh
The Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh was an important ancient Mesopotamian sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, located in the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and central to its religious life.
D. Esagila temple complex
The Esagila temple complex was the grand religious center of ancient Babylon dedicated primarily to the god Marduk, serving as a key ceremonial and administrative hub of the city.
E. ziggurat of Ashur
The ziggurat of Ashur was a monumental stepped temple-tower in the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur, serving as a major religious center dedicated to the chief god Ashur.
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: royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin
Target entity description: The royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin was the grand Neo-Assyrian residence and administrative center built by King Sargon II in his short-lived capital city in the late 8th century BCE.

A. North Palace of Ashurbanipal
The North Palace of Ashurbanipal was a grand Neo-Assyrian royal residence in ancient Nineveh, renowned for its extensive reliefs and as part of the complex associated with King Ashurbanipal’s reign.
B. Southwest Palace of Sennacherib
The Southwest Palace of Sennacherib is a grand Neo-Assyrian royal residence and administrative complex built by King Sennacherib in ancient Nineveh, renowned for its extensive reliefs and monumental architecture.
C. Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh
The Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh was an important ancient Mesopotamian sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Ishtar, located in the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and central to its religious life.
D. Esagila temple complex
The Esagila temple complex was the grand religious center of ancient Babylon dedicated primarily to the god Marduk, serving as a key ceremonial and administrative hub of the city.
E. ziggurat of Ashur
The ziggurat of Ashur was a monumental stepped temple-tower in the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur, serving as a major religious center dedicated to the chief god Ashur.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neo-Assyrian palace ⓘ royal palace ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Assyrian ⓘ linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
builder	Sargon II ⓘ
capitalOf	Sargon II ⓘ
constructionPeriod	reign of Sargon II ⓘ
country	Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
decoratedWith	inscription panels ⓘ lamassu sculptures ⓘ stone wall reliefs ⓘ
excavatedBy	19th-century archaeologists ⓘ
function	administrative center ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ royal residence ⓘ
hasPart	administrative suites ⓘ courtyards ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ gateways ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ storerooms ⓘ temple areas ⓘ throne room ⓘ
locatedIn	Assyria ⓘ Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ Khorsabad ⓘ northern Mesopotamia ⓘ linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
materialUsed	alabaster reliefs ⓘ mudbrick ⓘ stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Sargon II ⓘ
notableFor	extensive sculptured reliefs ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ planned royal city layout ⓘ
partOf	capital city of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ royal citadel of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ linked to: Khorsabad
patron	Sargon II ⓘ
shortDescription	grand Neo-Assyrian residence and administrative center built by Sargon II in his capital Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
startDate	late 8th century BCE ⓘ
status	ruin ⓘ
timePeriod	Iron Age ⓘ Neo-Assyrian period ⓘ linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
usedBy	Neo-Assyrian royal court ⓘ linked to: Neo-Assyrian royal administration Sargon II ⓘ
usedFor	imperial administration ⓘ royal audiences ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited