annals of Sargon II

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Neo-Assyrian text cuneiform inscription historical document royal inscription

The annals of Sargon II are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns and achievements of King Sargon II, including his account of conquering the Kingdom of Israel.

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Label	Occurrences
annals of Sargon II canonical	2
Annals of Sargon II	1
Assyrian records of Sargon II	1
Assyrian royal annals of Sargon II	1
Sargon II’s Letter to the god Ashur	1
Sargon II’s campaign annals	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T651055 — 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: annals of Sargon II
Context triple: [Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel, describedIn, annals of Sargon II]

A. annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
The annals of Tiglath-Pileser III are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns, political achievements, and imperial expansion of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III in the 8th century BCE.
B. Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
C. Processional Way of Babylon
The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
D. Code of Ur-Nammu
The Code of Ur-Nammu is one of the oldest known law codes in history, originating from ancient Sumer under the rule of King Ur-Nammu and outlining early principles of justice and social order.
E. Tabula Bantina
Tabula Bantina is an ancient bronze tablet bearing one of the most important surviving inscriptions in the Oscan language, recording laws of a Samnite community in southern Italy.
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: annals of Sargon II
Target entity description: The annals of Sargon II are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns and achievements of King Sargon II, including his account of conquering the Kingdom of Israel.

A. annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
The annals of Tiglath-Pileser III are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns, political achievements, and imperial expansion of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III in the 8th century BCE.
B. Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
C. Processional Way of Babylon
The Processional Way of Babylon was a grand, ceremonial roadway lined with glazed brick reliefs and flanked by monumental gates, used for religious processions in ancient Babylon.
D. Code of Ur-Nammu
The Code of Ur-Nammu is one of the oldest known law codes in history, originating from ancient Sumer under the rule of King Ur-Nammu and outlining early principles of justice and social order.
E. Tabula Bantina
Tabula Bantina is an ancient bronze tablet bearing one of the most important surviving inscriptions in the Oscan language, recording laws of a Samnite community in southern Italy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neo-Assyrian text ⓘ cuneiform inscription ⓘ historical document ⓘ royal inscription ⓘ
approximateDate	reign of Sargon II ⓘ
associatedWith	Sargon II ⓘ
author	Sargon II ⓘ
containsPerspective	Assyrian royal viewpoint ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Assyria ⓘ
culture	Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ linked to: Assyria
date	8th century BCE ⓘ
describesEvent	fall of Samaria ⓘ linked to: Fall of Samaria installation of Assyrian officials ⓘ subjugation of Israelite population ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	Assyriology ⓘ ancient Near Eastern history ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ
genre	royal annals ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Iron Age ⓘ Neo-Assyrian period ⓘ linked to: Neo-Assyrian
inscribedOn	clay tablets ⓘ palace walls ⓘ stone prisms ⓘ
language	Akkadian ⓘ
mainSubject	conquest of the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ military campaigns of Sargon II ⓘ royal achievements of Sargon II ⓘ
mentions	Kingdom of Israel ⓘ linked to: Northern Kingdom of Israel Samaria ⓘ deportation of populations ⓘ fortified cities ⓘ rebellious kings ⓘ
placeOfDiscovery	Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ Nineveh ⓘ
purpose	legitimation of kingship ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ
records	campaigns against Urartu ⓘ campaigns in Babylonia ⓘ campaigns in the Levant ⓘ tribute from vassal states ⓘ
reignOf	Sargon II ⓘ
relatedWork	Annals of Esarhaddon ⓘ Annals of Sennacherib ⓘ Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III ⓘ linked to: annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
usedAs	primary source for Neo-Assyrian history ⓘ primary source for history of ancient Israel ⓘ
usedBy	Assyriologists ⓘ
writingSystem	cuneiform ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel → describedIn → annals of Sargon II ⓘ

Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III → relatedWork → Annals of Sargon II ⓘ

subject linked to: annals of Tiglath-Pileser III