Yale Babylonian Collection
E472819
The Yale Babylonian Collection is one of the world’s leading repositories of ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and related artifacts, supporting research in Assyriology and Near Eastern studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yale Babylonian Collection canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4829474 — 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: Yale Babylonian Collection Context triple: [Yale University Library system, hasComponent, Yale Babylonian Collection]
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Divinity Library at Yale University
The Divinity Library at Yale University is a major theological research library supporting Yale Divinity School, renowned for its extensive collections in religion, theology, and related disciplines.
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B.
Yale Center for British Art
The Yale Center for British Art is a renowned museum and research institution in New Haven that houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
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Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
The Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage is a Yale University center dedicated to advancing the conservation, documentation, and study of cultural heritage collections worldwide through research, training, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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D.
Yale University Museums
Yale University Museums are a group of renowned academic museums and collections at Yale University that support research, teaching, and public education across disciplines such as art, natural history, and cultural heritage.
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E.
Yale University Library system
The Yale University Library system is the comprehensive network of libraries and collections that serves as the primary academic and research information hub for Yale University.
- 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: Yale Babylonian Collection Target entity description: The Yale Babylonian Collection is one of the world’s leading repositories of ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and related artifacts, supporting research in Assyriology and Near Eastern studies.
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A.
Divinity Library at Yale University
The Divinity Library at Yale University is a major theological research library supporting Yale Divinity School, renowned for its extensive collections in religion, theology, and related disciplines.
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B.
Yale Center for British Art
The Yale Center for British Art is a renowned museum and research institution in New Haven that houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
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C.
Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
The Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage is a Yale University center dedicated to advancing the conservation, documentation, and study of cultural heritage collections worldwide through research, training, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
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D.
Yale University Museums
Yale University Museums are a group of renowned academic museums and collections at Yale University that support research, teaching, and public education across disciplines such as art, natural history, and cultural heritage.
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E.
Yale University Library system
The Yale University Library system is the comprehensive network of libraries and collections that serves as the primary academic and research information hub for Yale University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic repository
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cuneiform tablet collection ⓘ museum collection ⓘ research collection ⓘ |
| academicUse |
faculty research
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graduate teaching ⓘ philological analysis ⓘ text editions ⓘ |
| affiliation | Yale University ⓘ |
| collectionIncludes |
administrative tablets
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astronomical tablets ⓘ economic documents ⓘ legal tablets ⓘ letters ⓘ lexical tablets ⓘ literary tablets ⓘ mathematical tablets ⓘ related artifacts ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ seal impressions ⓘ |
| collectionType |
ancient Near Eastern artifacts
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cuneiform tablets ⓘ inscribed clay tablets ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
Ancient Mesopotamian studies
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Assyriology ⓘ Near Eastern studies ⓘ |
| hasMedium | clay ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterials |
Akkadian
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Assyrian ⓘ Babylonian ⓘ Sumerian ⓘ other cuneiform languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
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New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the world’s leading repositories of ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
ancient Mesopotamia
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ancient Near East ⓘ |
| supportsResearchIn |
Akkadian language
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linked to:
Akkadian
Ancient Near Eastern law ⓘ Ancient Near Eastern literature ⓘ Ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ Assyriology ⓘ Babylonian history ⓘ Sumerology ⓘ ancient economic history ⓘ cuneiform paleography ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yale Babylonian Collection Description of subject: The Yale Babylonian Collection is one of the world’s leading repositories of ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and related artifacts, supporting research in Assyriology and Near Eastern studies.
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