Caligula A.ix
E409015
Caligula A.ix is a medieval manuscript from the Cotton collection in the British Library, notable as one of the volumes once arranged under the bust of the Roman emperor Caligula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caligula A.ix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4032088 — 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: Caligula A.ix Context triple: [Cotton Caligula A.ix, shelfmark, Caligula A.ix]
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A.
Equus Marci Aurelii
Equus Marci Aurelii is the famous ancient bronze equestrian statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that survives from antiquity and is now housed in Rome.
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B.
Vipsania
Vipsania is an ancient Roman feminine praenomen (personal name) used within the gens Vipsania.
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C.
Lollia
Lollia was the family name (nomen) of the ancient Roman gens Lollia, to which the noblewoman Lollia Paulina belonged.
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D.
Pupienus
Pupienus was a briefly reigning Roman emperor in 238 AD, known for his joint rule with Balbinus during the turbulent Year of the Six Emperors.
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E.
Ulpii
The Ulpii were a prominent Roman family whose most famous member was Emperor Trajan, under whom the Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent.
- 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: Caligula A.ix Target entity description: Caligula A.ix is a medieval manuscript from the Cotton collection in the British Library, notable as one of the volumes once arranged under the bust of the Roman emperor Caligula.
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A.
Equus Marci Aurelii
Equus Marci Aurelii is the famous ancient bronze equestrian statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that survives from antiquity and is now housed in Rome.
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B.
Vipsania
Vipsania is an ancient Roman feminine praenomen (personal name) used within the gens Vipsania.
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C.
Lollia
Lollia was the family name (nomen) of the ancient Roman gens Lollia, to which the noblewoman Lollia Paulina belonged.
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D.
Pupienus
Pupienus was a briefly reigning Roman emperor in 238 AD, known for his joint rule with Balbinus during the turbulent Year of the Six Emperors.
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E.
Ulpii
The Ulpii were a prominent Roman family whose most famous member was Emperor Trajan, under whom the Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cotton manuscript
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medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| arrangementFeature | once arranged under the bust of the Roman emperor Caligula ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sir Robert Cotton ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Caligula A.ix in the Cotton collection ⓘ |
| collection | Cotton Library ⓘ |
| collectionType | medieval manuscripts collection ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | preserved in the British Library ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCataloguingSystem | Cotton bust-and-shelf arrangement ⓘ |
| heldBy | British Library ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Caligula ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cotton Caligula series
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linked to:
Cotton Caligula A.ix
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| repository |
British Library, London
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linked to:
British Library
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| scriptType | medieval script ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Cotton Caligula A.ix ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caligula A.ix Description of subject: Caligula A.ix is a medieval manuscript from the Cotton collection in the British Library, notable as one of the volumes once arranged under the bust of the Roman emperor Caligula.
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