Shushan Purim
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Shushan Purim is the day following Purim, observed as the main festival date in Jerusalem and other ancient walled cities, commemorating the later victory of the Jews in the Persian capital Shushan.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jews of Shushan | 1 |
| Jews of Shushan fought on 13th and 14th and rested on 15th | 1 |
| Purim of Shushan | 1 |
| Shushan Purim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511243 — 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: Shushan Purim Context triple: [Purim, relatedHoliday, Shushan Purim]
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A.
Purim
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
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B.
Hanukkiah
A Hanukkiah is a nine-branched candelabrum used specifically during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, featuring eight lights for each night of the holiday plus a separate helper candle (shamash).
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C.
Fast of Esther
The Fast of Esther is a minor Jewish fast day observed on the day before Purim, commemorating the fasting of the Jewish people in the Purim story.
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D.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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E.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
- 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: Shushan Purim Target entity description: Shushan Purim is the day following Purim, observed as the main festival date in Jerusalem and other ancient walled cities, commemorating the later victory of the Jews in the Persian capital Shushan.
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A.
Purim
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
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B.
Hanukkiah
A Hanukkiah is a nine-branched candelabrum used specifically during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, featuring eight lights for each night of the holiday plus a separate helper candle (shamash).
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C.
Fast of Esther
The Fast of Esther is a minor Jewish fast day observed on the day before Purim, commemorating the fasting of the Jewish people in the Purim story.
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D.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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E.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
Purim observance ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Susa ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire |
Achaemenid Persian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
|
| associatedFigure |
Esther
ⓘ
Mordechai ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Esther
ⓘ
linked to:
Megillat Esther
|
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish festivals and holidays
ⓘ
Rabbinic holidays ⓘ |
| commemorates |
deliverance of the Jews from Haman’s decree
ⓘ
events in the Persian capital Shushan ⓘ victory of the Jews in Shushan ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Purim in unwalled cities
ⓘ
linked to:
Purim
|
| custom |
festive meal (seudat Purim) on 15 Adar in walled cities
ⓘ
gifts to the poor (matanot la’evyonim) on 15 Adar in walled cities ⓘ mishloach manot on 15 Adar in walled cities ⓘ |
| follows | Purim ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | main festival date in walled cities ⓘ |
| historicalReason |
Jews of Shushan fought on 13th and 14th and rested on 15th
ⓘ
linked to:
Shushan Purim
|
| holidayGroup |
Purim and related days
ⓘ
linked to:
Purim
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSource |
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 688–690
ⓘ
linked to:
Shulchan Aruch
Talmud Megillah ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud
|
| liturgicalPractice |
Al HaNissim insertion in Birkat HaMazon
ⓘ
Al HaNissim insertion in prayers ⓘ reading of Megillat Esther in walled cities on 15 Adar ⓘ |
| liturgicalRestriction |
Tachanun omitted
ⓘ
eulogies generally avoided ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Purim of Shushan
ⓘ
linked to:
Shushan Purim
|
| namedAfter |
Persian capital Shushan
ⓘ
linked to:
Susa
Shushan ⓘ |
| observanceInLeapYear | 15 Adar II in leap years ⓘ |
| observanceType | rabbinic decree ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
ancient walled cities ⓘ cities walled from the days of Joshua ⓘ |
| occursOn | 15th of Adar ⓘ |
| occursRelativeToPurim | day after the 14th of Adar ⓘ |
| relatedHoliday |
Purim
ⓘ
Purim Katan ⓘ Ta’anit Esther ⓘ
linked to:
Fast of Esther
|
| relationToRegularPurim |
observed on 14 Adar in unwalled cities
ⓘ
observed on 15 Adar in walled cities ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Esther 9:15–19
ⓘ
Esther 9:18–19 ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around February or March in Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
late winter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Shushan Purim Description of subject: Shushan Purim is the day following Purim, observed as the main festival date in Jerusalem and other ancient walled cities, commemorating the later victory of the Jews in the Persian capital Shushan.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shushan Purim
linked to: Shushan Purim