Entity Sources

2,936 links between entities and the sources that attest them, with evidence type and passage-level notes. The primary evidence layer: every entity classification traces to at least one record here.

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evidence_type
{'description': 'e.g. Direct attestation, Secondary analysis, Epigraphic, Numismatic'}
source_note
{'description': 'Specific passage citations and notes on how this source attests the entity'}

2 rows where entity_id = "ENT_ARA_BAALSHAMIN"

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Link entity_id source_id evidence_type source_note
ENT_ARA_BAALSHAMIN,SRC_KAIZER_PALMYRA,inscriptional attestation Baalshamin ENT_ARA_BAALSHAMIN Ted Kaizer, The Religious Life of Palmyra: A Study of the Social Patterns of Worship in the Roman Period (Oriens et Occidens 4; Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2002) SRC_KAIZER_PALMYRA inscriptional attestation Kaizer (2002) pp. 60-85: Baalshamin at Palmyra — the Baalshamin temple (dedicated 131 CE); Palmyrene Aramaic and Greek bilingual inscriptions equating Baalshamin with Zeus; festival calendar; priestly organization; Daniel 11:31 (the "abomination of desolation" = Zeus/Baalshamin equation).
ENT_ARA_BAALSHAMIN,SRC_LIPINSKI_ARAMEANS,inscriptional attestation Baalshamin ENT_ARA_BAALSHAMIN Edward Lipiński, The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 100; Peeters, Leuven, 2000) SRC_LIPINSKI_ARAMEANS inscriptional attestation Lipiński (2000) pp. 577-588: Baalshamin in the Aramean inscriptional corpus — Zakkur stele (c. 800 BCE), Si' sanctuary inscriptions, distribution across Syria-Palestine and Arabia; "Lord of Heaven" as theological title; theonym etymology.

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CREATE TABLE "entity_sources" (
   [entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [source_id] TEXT REFERENCES [sources]([source_id]),
   [evidence_type] TEXT,
   [source_note] TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY ([entity_id], [source_id], [evidence_type])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_sources_source_id]
    ON [entity_sources] ([source_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_sources_entity_id]
    ON [entity_sources] ([entity_id]);