Meleke stone
E415211
Meleke stone is a fine, light-colored limestone historically prized as a primary building material in Jerusalem and other parts of the Levant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meleke stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4134157 — 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: Meleke stone Context triple: [Jerusalem stone, hasVariety, Meleke stone]
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A.
Kagul Obelisk
Kagul Obelisk is a commemorative monument in Saint Petersburg dedicated to the Russian victory at the Battle of Kagul during the Russo-Turkish War.
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B.
Stele of Novilara
The Stele of Novilara is an ancient inscribed stone monument from the Picene region of Italy, bearing one of the most significant and enigmatic examples of the North Picene language.
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C.
Macuteo Obelisk
The Macuteo Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk now standing atop the fountain in Rome’s Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon.
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D.
Raimondi Stela
The Raimondi Stela is a famous engraved stone monolith from the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, renowned for its complex, transformative depiction of a staff-bearing deity central to Chavín religious iconography.
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E.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- 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: Meleke stone Target entity description: Meleke stone is a fine, light-colored limestone historically prized as a primary building material in Jerusalem and other parts of the Levant.
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A.
Kagul Obelisk
Kagul Obelisk is a commemorative monument in Saint Petersburg dedicated to the Russian victory at the Battle of Kagul during the Russo-Turkish War.
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B.
Stele of Novilara
The Stele of Novilara is an ancient inscribed stone monument from the Picene region of Italy, bearing one of the most significant and enigmatic examples of the North Picene language.
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C.
Macuteo Obelisk
The Macuteo Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk now standing atop the fountain in Rome’s Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon.
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D.
Raimondi Stela
The Raimondi Stela is a famous engraved stone monolith from the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, renowned for its complex, transformative depiction of a staff-bearing deity central to Chavín religious iconography.
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E.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building stone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| category |
Building stone of the Levant
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Limestone of the Middle East ⓘ |
| color | light-colored ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
associated with historic sacred architecture
ⓘ
characteristic stone of Jerusalem architecture ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Israel
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ Palestine ⓘ West Bank ⓘ |
| geologicalRegion |
Judean Mountains
ⓘ
Mount of Olives area ⓘ
linked to:
Mount of Olives
|
| historicallyPrizedFor |
aesthetic qualities
ⓘ
durability ⓘ workability ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| lithology | fine, homogeneous limestone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | royal ⓘ |
| nameTransliteration | meleke ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Churches in Jerusalem
ⓘ
Jerusalem city walls (various phases) ⓘ
linked to:
Walls of Jerusalem
Mosques in Jerusalem ⓘ Temple Mount retaining walls ⓘ
linked to:
Temple Mount
historic houses in Jerusalem Old City ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Jerusalem area quarries
ⓘ
Mount Scopus area ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Scopus
Nahal Rephaim area ⓘ |
| texture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
architectural decoration
ⓘ
ashlar masonry ⓘ monumental construction ⓘ |
| usedAs | building material ⓘ |
| usedFor |
city walls
ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ religious buildings ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| usedInPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Herodian period ⓘ Islamic period ⓘ Ottoman period ⓘ Second Temple period ⓘ
linked to:
Jerusalem in the Second Temple period
modern period ⓘ |
| usedSince | ancient times ⓘ |
| weatheringBehavior |
develops patina over time
ⓘ
hardens on exposure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meleke stone Description of subject: Meleke stone is a fine, light-colored limestone historically prized as a primary building material in Jerusalem and other parts of the Levant.
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