Book of Aicill
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The Book of Aicill is an early medieval Irish legal text that forms a key part of the Brehon law tradition, detailing judgments and legal principles used in ancient Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book of Aicill canonical | 1 |
| Book of Aicill tradition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272674 — 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: Book of Aicill Context triple: [Brehon law, codifiedIn, Book of Aicill]
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A.
Breviary of Alaric
The Breviary of Alaric is a 6th-century compilation of Roman law for the Visigothic kingdom, serving as a key source for the transmission of late Roman legal tradition in Western Europe.
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B.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
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C.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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D.
Book of Columba
The Book of Columba, better known as the Book of Kells, is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and considered one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.
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E.
The Book of Bebb
The Book of Bebb is a comic yet spiritually probing series of novels by Frederick Buechner centered on the eccentric evangelist Leo Bebb and his unlikely impact on those around him.
- 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: Book of Aicill Target entity description: The Book of Aicill is an early medieval Irish legal text that forms a key part of the Brehon law tradition, detailing judgments and legal principles used in ancient Ireland.
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A.
Breviary of Alaric
The Breviary of Alaric is a 6th-century compilation of Roman law for the Visigothic kingdom, serving as a key source for the transmission of late Roman legal tradition in Western Europe.
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B.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
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C.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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D.
Book of Columba
The Book of Columba, better known as the Book of Kells, is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and considered one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.
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E.
The Book of Bebb
The Book of Bebb is a comic yet spiritually probing series of novels by Frederick Buechner centered on the eccentric evangelist Leo Bebb and his unlikely impact on those around him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brehon law text
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early medieval Irish legal text ⓘ legal treatise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture | early medieval Irish ⓘ |
| describes |
judgments used in ancient Ireland
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legal principles used in ancient Ireland ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important witness to Brehon legal practice
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key source for understanding early Irish law ⓘ |
| influenced | later Irish legal tradition ⓘ |
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| legalDomain | secular law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law ⓘ |
| partOf | Brehon law tradition ⓘ |
| period | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| region | early medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| subject |
law
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legal judgments ⓘ legal principles ⓘ |
| usedFor | adjudicating disputes in early Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of Aicill Description of subject: The Book of Aicill is an early medieval Irish legal text that forms a key part of the Brehon law tradition, detailing judgments and legal principles used in ancient Ireland.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Book of Aicill