Duenos inscription
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The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duenos inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4112494 — 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: Duenos inscription Context triple: [Old Latin, notableInscription, Duenos inscription]
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A.
Botorrita inscriptions
The Botorrita inscriptions are a series of ancient bronze tablets discovered near Zaragoza, Spain, that provide some of the most important and extensive evidence for the Celtiberian language and culture.
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B.
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.
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C.
Kubu-Kubu inscription
The Kubu-Kubu inscription is an Old Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung of the Mataram Kingdom, documenting royal authority and administrative or religious matters in early 10th-century Central Java.
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D.
Telahap inscription
The Telahap inscription is an ancient Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung that provides important historical evidence about the Mataram Kingdom in Central Java.
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E.
Talasp inscriptions
The Talasp inscriptions are a significant group of Old Turkic texts that provide valuable evidence for the language, script, and culture of early Turkic-speaking peoples.
- 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: Duenos inscription Target entity description: The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
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A.
Botorrita inscriptions
The Botorrita inscriptions are a series of ancient bronze tablets discovered near Zaragoza, Spain, that provide some of the most important and extensive evidence for the Celtiberian language and culture.
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B.
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.
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C.
Kubu-Kubu inscription
The Kubu-Kubu inscription is an Old Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung of the Mataram Kingdom, documenting royal authority and administrative or religious matters in early 10th-century Central Java.
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D.
Telahap inscription
The Telahap inscription is an ancient Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung that provides important historical evidence about the Mataram Kingdom in Central Java.
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E.
Talasp inscriptions
The Talasp inscriptions are a significant group of Old Turkic texts that provide valuable evidence for the language, script, and culture of early Turkic-speaking peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Latin inscription
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archaeological artifact ⓘ inscription ⓘ |
| alphabetFamily | Italic alphabets ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 550–500 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Archaic Rome ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early Latin epigraphy
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early Roman culture ⓘ |
| chronology |
6th century BCE
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late 7th to early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Museo Nazionale Romano ⓘ |
| currentLocationCity | Rome ⓘ |
| discipline | epigraphy ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Quirinal Hill ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Rome ⓘ |
| earliestEvidenceOf | Old Latin writing ⓘ |
| engravedOn | small ceramic vessel ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
early Roman legal language
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early Roman religious practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Etruscan alphabet ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | incised ⓘ |
| interpretationIssues |
difficult to interpret due to archaic language
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multiple scholarly readings proposed ⓘ |
| language | Old Latin ⓘ |
| material |
ceramic
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clay ⓘ |
| museumCollection | Museo Nazionale Romano collection ⓘ |
| namedAfter | word "duenos" in the text ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | three ⓘ |
| objectType |
vase
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vessel ⓘ |
| possibleFunction |
legal or contractual formula
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votive object ⓘ |
| provenance |
Rome
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surface form:
Rome, Italy
|
| region | Latium ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
development of Latin orthography
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history of the Latin language ⓘ |
| script | early Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for early Roman social and legal practices
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important evidence for the development of the Latin language ⓘ one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| writingDirection | boustrophedon ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Old Latin ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabetic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duenos inscription Description of subject: The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
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