Suda
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Suda is a massive 10th-century Byzantine historical and literary encyclopedia that compiles and preserves information on ancient authors, events, and works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suda canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7253499 — 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: Suda Context triple: [Diodorus Siculus, describedBySource, Suda]
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A.
Sanaig
Sanaig is a core single malt Scotch whisky expression from Islay’s Kilchoman distillery, known for its balance of bourbon and sherry cask influence with a characteristically smoky, coastal profile.
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B.
Daulida
Daulida is an alternative name for the ancient Greek town of Daulis in the region of Phocis.
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C.
Sussudio
Sussudio is a 1985 synth-pop song by English musician Phil Collins, known for its upbeat groove, prominent horn section, and nonsense-title hook.
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D.
Solodamu
Solodamu is a small coastal village located on Kadavu Island in Fiji, known for its traditional Fijian lifestyle and surrounding natural beauty.
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E.
Sarazi
Sarazi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Chenab Valley region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- 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: Suda Target entity description: Suda is a massive 10th-century Byzantine historical and literary encyclopedia that compiles and preserves information on ancient authors, events, and works.
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A.
Sanaig
Sanaig is a core single malt Scotch whisky expression from Islay’s Kilchoman distillery, known for its balance of bourbon and sherry cask influence with a characteristically smoky, coastal profile.
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B.
Daulida
Daulida is an alternative name for the ancient Greek town of Daulis in the region of Phocis.
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C.
Sussudio
Sussudio is a 1985 synth-pop song by English musician Phil Collins, known for its upbeat groove, prominent horn section, and nonsense-title hook.
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D.
Solodamu
Solodamu is a small coastal village located on Kadavu Island in Fiji, known for its traditional Fijian lifestyle and surrounding natural beauty.
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E.
Sarazi
Sarazi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Chenab Valley region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine encyclopedia
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historical encyclopedia ⓘ lexicon ⓘ literary encyclopedia ⓘ |
| alphabeticalSystem | Byzantine phonetic order ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Souda
ⓘ
Suidas ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfEntries | around 30,000 ⓘ |
| compilesInformationFrom |
chronographic works
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earlier Greek lexica ⓘ patristic literature ⓘ scholia on classical authors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
encyclopedia
ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ |
| hasDigitalEdition | Suda On Line ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical entries
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historical notices ⓘ lexical entries ⓘ literary notices ⓘ quotations from earlier works ⓘ |
| includesEntriesOn |
Christian authors
ⓘ
biblical figures ⓘ historical events ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ pagan authors ⓘ technical terms ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian literature
ⓘ
ancient authors ⓘ ancient history ⓘ ancient literature ⓘ biography ⓘ grammar ⓘ lexicography ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
|
| preservesInformationAbout |
Byzantine authors
ⓘ
lost ancient authors ⓘ lost ancient works ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian Byzantine culture ⓘ |
| significance |
major source for Byzantine studies
ⓘ
major source for ancient biography ⓘ major source for classical philology ⓘ major source for fragmentary Greek literature ⓘ |
| structure | alphabetical ⓘ |
| SudaOnLineURL | https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/ ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
antiquity
ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ |
| titleEtymology | possibly from Greek word for fortress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suda Description of subject: Suda is a massive 10th-century Byzantine historical and literary encyclopedia that compiles and preserves information on ancient authors, events, and works.
Referenced by (6)
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