Novilara inscriptions
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The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Novilara inscriptions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4301584 — 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: Novilara inscriptions Context triple: [North Picene language, knownFrom, Novilara inscriptions]
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A.
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.
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B.
Anjukladang inscription
The Anjukladang inscription is an ancient Javanese stone inscription commemorating a 10th-century victory and land grant during the era of the Medang Kingdom in East Java.
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C.
Shivagrha inscription
The Shivagrha inscription is an important 9th-century Javanese stone inscription that records the construction and religious significance of the Prambanan (Śivagrha) temple complex under the Medang Mataram kingdom.
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D.
Ganjnameh inscriptions
The Ganjnameh inscriptions are ancient Achaemenid rock carvings near Hamadan, Iran, bearing trilingual cuneiform texts commissioned by Darius I and Xerxes I.
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E.
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.
- 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: Novilara inscriptions Target entity description: The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
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A.
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.
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B.
Anjukladang inscription
The Anjukladang inscription is an ancient Javanese stone inscription commemorating a 10th-century victory and land grant during the era of the Medang Kingdom in East Java.
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C.
Shivagrha inscription
The Shivagrha inscription is an important 9th-century Javanese stone inscription that records the construction and religious significance of the Prambanan (Śivagrha) temple complex under the Medang Mataram kingdom.
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D.
Ganjnameh inscriptions
The Ganjnameh inscriptions are ancient Achaemenid rock carvings near Hamadan, Iran, bearing trilingual cuneiform texts commissioned by Darius I and Xerxes I.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological artifact
ⓘ
epigraphic source ⓘ inscription corpus ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Picenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | North Picene language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Iron Age ⓘ |
| culturalContext | pre-Roman Italy ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Museo Archeologico Nazionale delle Marche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Museo Archeologico Oliveriano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateRange |
6th century BCE
ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | cemetery excavation ⓘ |
| epigraphicType | funerary inscription ⓘ |
| foundAt | necropolis of Novilara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundNear | Pesaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReadingProblems |
damaged letters
ⓘ
unusual letter forms ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | multiple scholarly versions ⓘ |
| hasUncertainInterpretation | yes ⓘ |
| iconographyAssociated |
naval battle scene
ⓘ
warriors ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | funerary stelae ⓘ |
| languageStatus | little understood ⓘ |
| linkedToDebateOn |
classification of North Picene
ⓘ
relationship of North Picene to other Italic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ Novilara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
stelae
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| mostFamousExample | Novilara stele with battle scene ⓘ |
| numberOfKnownInscriptions | several ⓘ |
| primaryEvidenceFor | North Picene language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfCulture | Picenum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | South Picene inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Italic alphabets ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
ⓘ
epigraphic studies ⓘ linguistic research ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstructing North Picene morphology
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reconstructing North Picene phonology ⓘ studying Italic epigraphy ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Old Italic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Novilara inscriptions Description of subject: The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
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