Orkhon inscriptions
E233995
The Orkhon inscriptions are 8th-century monumental Old Turkic texts carved in stone in Mongolia, considered the earliest known written records of the Turkic peoples and their language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orkhon inscriptions canonical | 4 |
| Orkhon runes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101607 — 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: Orkhon inscriptions Context triple: [Turkic languages, haveEarliestAttestations, Orkhon inscriptions]
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A.
Canggal inscription
The Canggal inscription is an early 8th-century Sanskrit stone inscription from Central Java that records the establishment of a Shivaic lingam and provides one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
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B.
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription is a monumental multilingual rock relief commissioned by Darius the Great in present-day Iran, whose cuneiform texts were crucial in deciphering Old Persian and other ancient Near Eastern scripts.
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C.
Kalasan inscription
The Kalasan inscription is an 8th-century stone inscription from Central Java that records a royal dedication to the Buddhist goddess Tara and provides key evidence about the early Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and its religious architecture.
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D.
Telaga Batu inscription
The Telaga Batu inscription is an important 7th-century stone inscription from the Srivijaya kingdom, written in Old Malay and associated with royal authority and ritual curses.
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E.
Stele of Novilara
The Stele of Novilara is an ancient inscribed stone monument from the Picene region of Italy, bearing one of the most significant and enigmatic examples of the North Picene language.
- 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: Orkhon inscriptions Target entity description: The Orkhon inscriptions are 8th-century monumental Old Turkic texts carved in stone in Mongolia, considered the earliest known written records of the Turkic peoples and their language.
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A.
Canggal inscription
The Canggal inscription is an early 8th-century Sanskrit stone inscription from Central Java that records the establishment of a Shivaic lingam and provides one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
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B.
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription is a monumental multilingual rock relief commissioned by Darius the Great in present-day Iran, whose cuneiform texts were crucial in deciphering Old Persian and other ancient Near Eastern scripts.
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C.
Kalasan inscription
The Kalasan inscription is an 8th-century stone inscription from Central Java that records a royal dedication to the Buddhist goddess Tara and provides key evidence about the early Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and its religious architecture.
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D.
Telaga Batu inscription
The Telaga Batu inscription is an important 7th-century stone inscription from the Srivijaya kingdom, written in Old Malay and associated with royal authority and ritual curses.
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E.
Stele of Novilara
The Stele of Novilara is an ancient inscribed stone monument from the Picene region of Italy, bearing one of the most significant and enigmatic examples of the North Picene language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Turkic text
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ inscription ⓘ runic inscription ⓘ |
| alphabetType | runiform alphabet ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Bilge Qaghan
ⓘ
surface form:
Bilge Khagan
Kül Tigin ⓘ Tonyukuk ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Göktürk Khaganate
ⓘ
Göktürk Khaganate ⓘ
surface form:
Second Turkic Khaganate
|
| chronology | circa 720–735 CE ⓘ |
| contains |
Bilge Khagan inscription
ⓘ
Talasp inscriptions ⓘ
surface form:
Kül Tigin inscription
Talasp inscriptions ⓘ
surface form:
Tonyukuk inscription
|
| country | Mongolia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | foundation of Turkic literary tradition ⓘ |
| date | 8th century ⓘ |
| decipheredBy | Vilhelm Thomsen ⓘ |
| deciphermentDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Nikolai Yadrintsev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| earliestKnown |
Old Turkic language texts
ⓘ
written records of Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
royal inscription ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Turkic nationalism ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | monumental stele ⓘ |
| language |
Old Turkic language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Turkic
|
| locatedIn |
Mongolia
ⓘ
Orkhon Valley ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
legitimization of royal authority ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| scriptFamily |
Turkic scripts
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkic runic scripts
|
| studiedIn | Turkology ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Turkic origin myths
ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ political history of Göktürks ⓘ royal eulogies ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Orkhon Valley
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surface form:
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
|
| writingSystem |
Old Turkic script
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Orkhon inscriptions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Orkhon runes
|
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Subject: Orkhon inscriptions Description of subject: The Orkhon inscriptions are 8th-century monumental Old Turkic texts carved in stone in Mongolia, considered the earliest known written records of the Turkic peoples and their language.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Orkhon runes