Bava Kamma
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Bava Kamma is a Talmudic tractate that systematically discusses civil law, particularly damages, property rights, and liability.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bava Kamma canonical | 6 |
| Babylonian Talmud, tractate Bava Kamma | 2 |
| tractate Bava Kamma | 2 |
| Talmudic tractates Bava Kamma | 1 |
| Tractate Bava Kamma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10736484 — 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: Bava Kamma Context triple: [Seder Nezikin, includesTractate, Bava Kamma]
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A.
Nedarim
Nedarim is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals with the laws and implications of vows in Jewish law.
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B.
Tractate Beitzah
Tractate Beitzah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws and regulations of Yom Tov (Jewish festivals), particularly concerning permitted and prohibited forms of labor.
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C.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
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D.
Tractate Shabbat
Tractate Shabbat is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that systematically discusses the laws and observance of the Jewish Sabbath, including prohibited labors and related practices.
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E.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
- 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: Bava Kamma Target entity description: Bava Kamma is a Talmudic tractate that systematically discusses civil law, particularly damages, property rights, and liability.
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A.
Nedarim
Nedarim is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals with the laws and implications of vows in Jewish law.
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B.
Tractate Beitzah
Tractate Beitzah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws and regulations of Yom Tov (Jewish festivals), particularly concerning permitted and prohibited forms of labor.
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C.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
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D.
Tractate Shabbat
Tractate Shabbat is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that systematically discusses the laws and observance of the Jewish Sabbath, including prohibited labors and related practices.
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E.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmudic tractate
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tractate of Nezikin ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Oral Torah ⓘ |
| discusses |
assessment of damages by courts
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direct damage ⓘ fire damage ⓘ four primary categories of damages ⓘ half-damages and full damages ⓘ indirect damage ⓘ intentional damage ⓘ laws of admission and denial in claims ⓘ laws of false witnesses ⓘ mav'eh (person or tooth damage, depending on interpretation) ⓘ oath requirements in monetary disputes ⓘ ox damage ⓘ pit damage ⓘ principle of grama (indirect causation) ⓘ responsibility for one’s animals ⓘ responsibility for one’s property ⓘ responsibility for one’s servants or agents ⓘ self-help and extra-judicial recovery ⓘ unintentional damage ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
laws of bodily injury
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laws of custodians and bailees ⓘ laws of fines and penalties ⓘ laws of negligence ⓘ laws of property damage ⓘ laws of robbery ⓘ laws of theft ⓘ monetary compensation for damages ⓘ tort law in Jewish law ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic literature ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Maimonides (Rambam, via Mishneh Torah cross-references)
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linked to:
Maimonides
Rashi ⓘ Tosafot ⓘ
linked to:
Baalei Tosafot
|
| influences | later halakhic codifications of civil law ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Jewish civil law ⓘ |
| orderWithinNezikin | first tractate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
Seder Nezikin ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
civil law
ⓘ
damages ⓘ liability ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshivot ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | First Gate ⓘ |
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Subject: Bava Kamma Description of subject: Bava Kamma is a Talmudic tractate that systematically discusses civil law, particularly damages, property rights, and liability.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Talmudic tractates Bava Batra