palimpsest

C25256
concept

A palimpsest is a manuscript or surface that has been written on, erased, and written over again, often retaining traces of the earlier text beneath the newer one.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
palimpsest canonical 3

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: palimpsest
Generated description
A palimpsest is a manuscript or surface that has been written on, erased, and written over again, often retaining traces of the earlier text beneath the newer one.

Instances (3)

Instance Via concept surface
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly)
surface form: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
C
surface form: Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
ε 201