Iguvine Tablets
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The Iguvine Tablets are a set of ancient bronze inscriptions from Iguvium (modern Gubbio, Italy) that preserve one of the most important surviving texts in the Umbrian language and provide key insights into Italic religion and ritual.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iguvine Tablets canonical | 5 |
| Iguvine Tables | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3387436 — 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: Iguvine Tablets Context triple: [Umbrian alphabet, hasNotableInscription, Iguvine Tablets]
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A.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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B.
Orphic gold tablets
Orphic gold tablets are small inscribed funerary lamellae from the ancient Greek world that provide initiates of the Orphic religious tradition with ritual instructions and guidance for the soul’s journey in the afterlife.
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C.
Phaistos
Phaistos is an important Bronze Age Minoan palace and archaeological site in southern Crete, known for its well-preserved ruins and the discovery of the enigmatic Phaistos Disc.
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D.
Amulet
Amulet is a 2020 British psychological horror film directed by and starring Romola Garai, known for its unsettling atmosphere and feminist themes.
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E.
The Tablet
The Tablet is a Catholic newspaper serving the Diocese of Brooklyn, providing news, commentary, and information for the local Catholic community.
- 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: Iguvine Tablets Target entity description: The Iguvine Tablets are a set of ancient bronze inscriptions from Iguvium (modern Gubbio, Italy) that preserve one of the most important surviving texts in the Umbrian language and provide key insights into Italic religion and ritual.
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A.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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B.
Orphic gold tablets
Orphic gold tablets are small inscribed funerary lamellae from the ancient Greek world that provide initiates of the Orphic religious tradition with ritual instructions and guidance for the soul’s journey in the afterlife.
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C.
Phaistos
Phaistos is an important Bronze Age Minoan palace and archaeological site in southern Crete, known for its well-preserved ruins and the discovery of the enigmatic Phaistos Disc.
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D.
Amulet
Amulet is a 2020 British psychological horror film directed by and starring Romola Garai, known for its unsettling atmosphere and feminist themes.
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E.
The Tablet
The Tablet is a Catholic newspaper serving the Diocese of Brooklyn, providing news, commentary, and information for the local Catholic community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umbrian text
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ancient inscription ⓘ bronze tablet ⓘ epigraphic monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tabulae Iguvinae
ⓘ
Tabulae Iguvinae ⓘ
surface form:
Tavole Iguvine
|
| associatedPriesthood | Atiedian Brethren ⓘ |
| chronologyNote | inscriptions span several centuries ⓘ |
| contains |
legal-religious prescriptions
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litanies ⓘ prayers ⓘ ritual instructions ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCurrentLocation | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Italic peoples
ⓘ
Umbrians ⓘ
surface form:
Umbrian people
|
| currentLocation |
Palazzo dei Consoli
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surface form:
Museo Civico di Palazzo dei Consoli
|
| dateOfCreation |
2nd century BCE
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3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| discovered | 1444 ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | near Gubbio ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Gubbio
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Iguvium ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | both sides of some tablets ⓘ |
| language | Umbrian language ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast | ancient Iguvium ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| name | Iguvine Tablets self-link ⓘ |
| numberOfTablets | 7 ⓘ |
| region | Umbria ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Latin
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surface form:
Latin language
Old Italic languages ⓘ Oscan language ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Italic religion
ⓘ
Umbrian cults ⓘ |
| script |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
Umbrian alphabet ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
left-to-right (Latin script tablets)
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right-to-left (Umbrian script tablets) ⓘ |
| significance |
detailed description of ritual procedure
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key source for Italic linguistics ⓘ major source for study of Italic religion ⓘ most extensive text in the Umbrian language ⓘ |
| subject |
city rituals
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priestly regulations ⓘ public cult practices ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ sacrificial rites ⓘ |
| writingMedium | engraved ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily |
Old Italic script
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surface form:
Old Italic scripts
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Subject: Iguvine Tablets Description of subject: The Iguvine Tablets are a set of ancient bronze inscriptions from Iguvium (modern Gubbio, Italy) that preserve one of the most important surviving texts in the Umbrian language and provide key insights into Italic religion and ritual.
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this entity surface form:
Iguvine Tables