Ebabbar
E351430
Ebabbar was the principal sun-god temple of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Sippar, dedicated to the deity Shamash.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3361440 — 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: Ebabbar Context triple: [Sippar, hadMainTemple, Ebabbar]
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A.
Kibibi
Kibibi is a lively and energetic host character in Disney's "Festival of the Lion King" stage show at Disney theme parks.
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B.
Zebidah
Zebidah is a woman mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the mother of King Jehoiakim of Judah.
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C.
Jebba
Jebba is a town in western Nigeria known for its strategic location on the Niger River and its historic bridge linking northern and southern Nigeria.
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D.
Bebek
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E.
Baabda
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- 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: Ebabbar Target entity description: Ebabbar was the principal sun-god temple of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Sippar, dedicated to the deity Shamash.
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A.
Kibibi
Kibibi is a lively and energetic host character in Disney's "Festival of the Lion King" stage show at Disney theme parks.
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B.
Zebidah
Zebidah is a woman mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the mother of King Jehoiakim of Judah.
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C.
Jebba
Jebba is a town in western Nigeria known for its strategic location on the Niger River and its historic bridge linking northern and southern Nigeria.
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D.
Bebek
Bebek is an upscale seaside neighborhood on Istanbul’s Bosphorus shore, known for its scenic views, cafes, and vibrant social life.
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E.
Baabda
Baabda is a town in Lebanon that serves as the administrative center of the Mount Lebanon Governorate and hosts the Lebanese presidential palace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sun-god temple
ⓘ
temple ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
E-babbar
ⓘ
linked to:
Ebabbar
Ebabbar of Sippar ⓘ |
| architecturalType | Mesopotamian temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
divination
ⓘ
justice ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shamash ⓘ |
| deityRoleAtTemple |
Shamash as god of justice
ⓘ
Shamash as solar deity ⓘ |
| excavatedAt | Tell Abu Habbah ⓘ |
| hasArchives |
administrative records
ⓘ
economic tablets ⓘ legal documents ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Shamash ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyards
ⓘ
sanctuary of Shamash ⓘ
linked to:
temple of Shamash
temple archives ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
center of oracular consultation
ⓘ
cult center of Shamash ⓘ judicial center ⓘ |
| hasPatron |
Babylonian kings
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Babylon
|
| hasRituals |
daily offerings to Shamash
ⓘ
festivals of Shamash ⓘ |
| influenced | legal symbolism in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sippar
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
|
| locatedNear |
Euphrates River
ⓘ
linked to:
Euphrates
|
| meaningOfName |
“White House”
ⓘ
linked to:
White House (Biały Domek)
|
| mentionedIn |
cuneiform inscriptions
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ temple administrative texts ⓘ |
| partOf | urban complex of Sippar ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Achaemenid period
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
Neo-Babylonian period ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Old Babylonian period ⓘ
linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
|
| politicalEntity |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
|
| principalTempleIn | Sippar ⓘ |
| principalTempleOf | Shamash ⓘ |
| receives |
royal donations
ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | major sanctuary of Shamash ⓘ |
| widerCultNetwork | temples of Shamash in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| worshippedDeityType | sun god ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shamash cult ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ebabbar Description of subject: Ebabbar was the principal sun-god temple of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Sippar, dedicated to the deity Shamash.
Referenced by (4)
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