Way of the Sea
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Way of the Sea is an ancient trade and military route along the eastern Mediterranean coast that connected Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Way of the Sea canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10952401 — 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: Way of the Sea Context triple: [Via Maris, alternateName, Way of the Sea]
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A.
Seven Seas
Seven Seas is a traditional maritime term referring to the world’s major seas and oceans collectively.
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B.
High Seas
High Seas is a Spanish mystery drama television series set on a luxury ocean liner in the 1940s, following a string of murders and dark family secrets uncovered during its transatlantic voyages.
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C.
The Seafarers
The Seafarers is a 1953 short documentary film and one of Stanley Kubrick’s early non-fiction works, focusing on the lives and organization of merchant seamen.
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D.
Night Sea
"Night Sea" is a minimalist abstract painting by Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative exploration of subtle color and line.
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E.
Wilder Shores
Wilder Shores is a 2017 studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle that explores Sikh devotional chants and mantra-based music.
- 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: Way of the Sea Target entity description: Way of the Sea is an ancient trade and military route along the eastern Mediterranean coast that connected Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.
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A.
Seven Seas
Seven Seas is a traditional maritime term referring to the world’s major seas and oceans collectively.
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B.
High Seas
High Seas is a Spanish mystery drama television series set on a luxury ocean liner in the 1940s, following a string of murders and dark family secrets uncovered during its transatlantic voyages.
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C.
The Seafarers
The Seafarers is a 1953 short documentary film and one of Stanley Kubrick’s early non-fiction works, focusing on the lives and organization of merchant seamen.
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D.
Night Sea
"Night Sea" is a minimalist abstract painting by Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative exploration of subtle color and line.
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E.
Wilder Shores
Wilder Shores is a 2017 studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle that explores Sikh devotional chants and mantra-based music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient military route
ⓘ
ancient trade route ⓘ |
| connects |
Egypt
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| crossesRegion |
Sinai Peninsula
ⓘ
coastal plain of Israel ⓘ |
| etymology | translation of Latin ‘Via Maris’ ⓘ |
| facilitated |
cultural exchange
ⓘ
exchange of goods ⓘ spread of ideas ⓘ |
| followsAlong | eastern Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Via Maris
ⓘ
Way of the Philistines ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ancient roads and tracks
ⓘ
History of the ancient Near East ⓘ Military roads ⓘ Trade routes ⓘ |
| importantDuring |
Iron Age Levant
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| linked |
Fertile Crescent
ⓘ
Nile Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Isaiah 9:1 ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near Eastern trade network ⓘ |
| passesNear | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Canaan
ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
Philistia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | King’s Highway ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
Assyria
ⓘ
Babylonia ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
Egypt ⓘ Hittite Empire ⓘ Persian Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Persian Empires
|
| terminus |
Egypt
ⓘ
Mesopotamian cities ⓘ northern Syria ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
armies
ⓘ
caravans ⓘ envoys ⓘ merchants ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diplomatic travel
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ military movements ⓘ |
| usedSince | Bronze Age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Way of the Sea Description of subject: Way of the Sea is an ancient trade and military route along the eastern Mediterranean coast that connected Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.