Mesilim
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Mesilim was an early Sumerian king, best known for ruling the city-state of Kish and for his role in some of the earliest recorded boundary and diplomatic agreements in Mesopotamian history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mesilim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8925632 — 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: Mesilim Context triple: [Kish, associatedWithRuler, Mesilim]
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A.
Ashalim
Ashalim is a small community settlement in Israel’s Negev desert, known for its nearby large-scale solar power plants and desert research and tourism activities.
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B.
Musasir
Musasir was an ancient Urartian city and religious center in the Armenian Highlands, renowned for its prominent temple dedicated to the god Haldi.
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C.
Urim
Urim is an ancient Israelite sacred object, traditionally paired with the Thummim, used by priests for divination and seeking God’s guidance.
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D.
Gischala
Gischala was an ancient Jewish town in Galilee, notable as one of the last strongholds of resistance during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Maïssade
Maïssade is a commune and town in Haiti known for its agricultural activities and location within the country’s central plateau region.
- 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: Mesilim Target entity description: Mesilim was an early Sumerian king, best known for ruling the city-state of Kish and for his role in some of the earliest recorded boundary and diplomatic agreements in Mesopotamian history.
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A.
Ashalim
Ashalim is a small community settlement in Israel’s Negev desert, known for its nearby large-scale solar power plants and desert research and tourism activities.
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B.
Musasir
Musasir was an ancient Urartian city and religious center in the Armenian Highlands, renowned for its prominent temple dedicated to the god Haldi.
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C.
Urim
Urim is an ancient Israelite sacred object, traditionally paired with the Thummim, used by priests for divination and seeking God’s guidance.
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D.
Gischala
Gischala was an ancient Jewish town in Galilee, notable as one of the last strongholds of resistance during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Maïssade
Maïssade is a commune and town in Haiti known for its agricultural activities and location within the country’s central plateau region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Kish
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Sumerian king ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian ruler ⓘ |
| activity |
establishing boundary stones
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mediating territorial disputes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Sumerian city-state system ⓘ |
| chronologicalStatus | early ruler in Sumerian king lists ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| diplomaticRole | arbiter between Sumerian cities ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
archaeological finds
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royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among earliest historically attested kings of Kish
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associated with earliest recorded diplomatic practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early boundary agreements
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early diplomatic agreements ⓘ inter-city arbitration ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| legalContribution | formalization of territorial boundaries ⓘ |
| politicalRole | hegemonic ruler among Sumerian city-states ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reignInPeriod | Early Dynastic period ⓘ |
| ruledCity | Kish ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Sumer
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| title |
King of Kish
ⓘ
linked to:
Lugal Kish
Lugal ⓘ
linked to:
Lugal Kish
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| typeOfAgreement |
boundary treaty
ⓘ
diplomatic settlement ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
inscribed stone objects
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mesilim Description of subject: Mesilim was an early Sumerian king, best known for ruling the city-state of Kish and for his role in some of the earliest recorded boundary and diplomatic agreements in Mesopotamian history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.