Rabbath Ammon
E398844
Rabbath Ammon was the ancient capital of the Ammonite kingdom, located on the site of modern-day Amman in present-day Jordan.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbath Ammon canonical | 5 |
| Rabbat Ammon | 2 |
| Rabbath of the Ammonites | 1 |
| Rabbath-Ammon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3936573 — 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: Rabbath Ammon Context triple: [Amman Citadel, ancientName, Rabbath Ammon]
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A.
Heshbon
Heshbon is an ancient city in the Transjordan region frequently mentioned in the Bible as a significant Moabite and later Israelite center.
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B.
Riblah
Riblah was an ancient town in Syria that served as a strategic military and administrative headquarters, notably used by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar during the final conquest of Judah.
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C.
Kedesh
Kedesh was an ancient city in the territory of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali, known as a Levitical city of refuge in the Hebrew Bible.
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D.
Erechim
Erechim is a city in southern Brazil known for its strong German-Brazilian cultural heritage and influence.
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E.
Hamath
Hamath is an ancient city of Syria, frequently mentioned in Near Eastern and biblical sources, located at the site of modern Hama on the Orontes River.
- 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: Rabbath Ammon Target entity description: Rabbath Ammon was the ancient capital of the Ammonite kingdom, located on the site of modern-day Amman in present-day Jordan.
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A.
Heshbon
Heshbon is an ancient city in the Transjordan region frequently mentioned in the Bible as a significant Moabite and later Israelite center.
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B.
Riblah
Riblah was an ancient town in Syria that served as a strategic military and administrative headquarters, notably used by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar during the final conquest of Judah.
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C.
Kedesh
Kedesh was an ancient city in the territory of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali, known as a Levitical city of refuge in the Hebrew Bible.
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D.
Erechim
Erechim is a city in southern Brazil known for its strong German-Brazilian cultural heritage and influence.
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E.
Hamath
Hamath is an ancient city of Syria, frequently mentioned in Near Eastern and biblical sources, located at the site of modern Hama on the Orontes River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
former capital city ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Ammonites ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Ammonite kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Ammonites
|
| country |
Ammonite kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Ammonites
|
| culture | Ammonite culture ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center of the Ammonites
ⓘ
political center of the Ammonites ⓘ urban settlement ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
east of the Jordan River
ⓘ
north of the Dead Sea ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Rabbah
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbah of the Ammonites
Rabbah of the Ammonites ⓘ Rabbat Ammon ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbath Ammon
|
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsAt |
citadel hill of Amman
ⓘ
linked to:
Amman Citadel
|
| historicalPeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Northwest Semitic languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Semitic
|
| laterName | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
modern country of Jordan
ⓘ
region of Transjordan ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayRegion |
Greater Amman area
ⓘ
linked to:
Amman Governorate
|
| locatedOnSiteOf |
city of Amman
ⓘ
linked to:
Amman
|
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| modernName | Amman ⓘ |
| neighboringPolities |
Edom
ⓘ
Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Moab ⓘ |
| partOf |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
ancient Near East ⓘ |
| presentDayCity | Amman ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Jordan ⓘ |
| region |
ancient Kingdom of Ammon
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Ammon
ancient Transjordanian highlands ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | Ammon ⓘ |
| religionRegion | West Semitic religions ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled routes between the desert and the Jordan Valley ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Hellenistic city of Philadelphia (Amman) ⓘ |
| typeOfSite | tell (archaeological mound) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rabbath Ammon Description of subject: Rabbath Ammon was the ancient capital of the Ammonite kingdom, located on the site of modern-day Amman in present-day Jordan.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kingdom of Ammon
linked to: Rabbath Ammon
linked to: Rabbath Ammon
subject linked to:
Philadelphia
subject linked to:
Philadelphia
linked to: Rabbath Ammon
subject linked to:
Philadelphia
linked to: Rabbath Ammon