Shamshi-Adad I
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Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ishme-Dagan I | 2 |
| Shamshi-Adad I canonical | 2 |
| King Shamshi-Adad I | 1 |
| Shamshi-Adad I (as overlord of Mari) | 1 |
| Sharma-Adad I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3698067 — 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: Shamshi-Adad I Context triple: [Amorites, notableRuler, Shamshi-Adad I]
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A.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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B.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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C.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
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D.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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E.
Shalmaneser III
Shalmaneser III was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his extensive military campaigns, monumental building projects, and detailed royal inscriptions such as the Black Obelisk.
- 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: Shamshi-Adad I Target entity description: Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
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A.
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
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B.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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C.
Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects, including the royal palace at Kalhu (Nimrud).
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D.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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E.
Shalmaneser III
Shalmaneser III was a powerful 9th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his extensive military campaigns, monumental building projects, and detailed royal inscriptions such as the Black Obelisk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amorite ruler
ⓘ
Old Assyrian king ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| appointedSonAsViceroyOf |
Ishme-Dagan I
ⓘ
linked to:
Shamshi-Adad I
Yasmah-Adad ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Terqa ⓘ |
| builtOrDevelopedCity |
Assur
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashur
Shubat-Enlil ⓘ |
| capital |
Assur
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashur
Ekallatum ⓘ Shubat-Enlil ⓘ |
| conqueredCity |
Assur
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashur
Ekallatum ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Hammurabi of Babylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Hammurabi
|
| culture | Old Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Shubat-Enlil ⓘ |
| era | Old Assyrian period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Amorite ⓘ |
| expandedPowerAcross |
Upper Mesopotamia
ⓘ
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| father | Ila-kabkabu ⓘ |
| Ishme-Dagan I_ruledCity | Ekallatum ⓘ |
| issued | royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reorganization of his kingdom
ⓘ
creating a large territorial state in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ diplomatic relations with neighboring states ⓘ extensive royal correspondence ⓘ installing his sons as viceroys in key cities ⓘ military expansion ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Akkadian ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Upper Euphrates region
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Mesopotamia
|
| patronDeity | Ashur ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | centralized territorial kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | local rulers of Assur ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Assyria
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reignInCentury |
18th century BCE
ⓘ
19th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignInPeriod | early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| son |
Ishme-Dagan I
ⓘ
linked to:
Shamshi-Adad I
Yasmah-Adad ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ishme-Dagan I ⓘ |
| title |
King of Assur
ⓘ
King of Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| used | network of governors and officials ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
| Yasmah-Adad_ruledCity | Mari ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shamshi-Adad I Description of subject: Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shamshi-Adad I
linked to: Shamshi-Adad I
linked to: Shamshi-Adad I
linked to: Shamshi-Adad I
subject linked to:
Tell Leilan
linked to: Shamshi-Adad I