Bolnisi inscriptions
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The Bolnisi inscriptions are some of the oldest known Georgian Christian stone inscriptions, notable for their early use of the Georgian script and their historical and religious significance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bolnisi inscriptions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8683184 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolnisi inscriptions Context triple: [Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral, knownFor, Bolnisi inscriptions]
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North Picene inscriptions
The North Picene inscriptions are a small corpus of enigmatic ancient texts from the Italian Adriatic coast, written in an undeciphered language and script known primarily from a few stone monuments.
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B.
South Picene inscriptions
South Picene inscriptions are ancient epigraphic texts from central Italy that provide the primary evidence for the extinct Italic language known as South Picene.
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C.
Duenos inscription
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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D.
Balaam inscription
The Balaam inscription is an ancient Aramaic text discovered at Deir Alla in Jordan that recounts visions of the seer Balaam, offering important evidence for Northwest Semitic language and religion in the Iron Age.
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E.
Novilara inscriptions
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.
- 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: Bolnisi inscriptions Target entity description: The Bolnisi inscriptions are some of the oldest known Georgian Christian stone inscriptions, notable for their early use of the Georgian script and their historical and religious significance.
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A.
North Picene inscriptions
The North Picene inscriptions are a small corpus of enigmatic ancient texts from the Italian Adriatic coast, written in an undeciphered language and script known primarily from a few stone monuments.
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B.
South Picene inscriptions
South Picene inscriptions are ancient epigraphic texts from central Italy that provide the primary evidence for the extinct Italic language known as South Picene.
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C.
Duenos inscription
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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D.
Balaam inscription
The Balaam inscription is an ancient Aramaic text discovered at Deir Alla in Jordan that recounts visions of the seer Balaam, offering important evidence for Northwest Semitic language and religion in the Iron Age.
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E.
Novilara inscriptions
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian inscription
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Georgian inscription ⓘ epigraphic monument ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bolnisi Sioni basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | 5th century ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| culture | Georgian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Christian God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestKnown | among the oldest dated Georgian Christian stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| foundInStructure | basilica ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important monument of early Georgian Christianity ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | building inscription ⓘ |
| language | Old Georgian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bolnisi
NERFINISHED
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Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kvemo Kartli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | carved inscription ⓘ |
| mentions | construction of Bolnisi Sioni church ⓘ |
| region | South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| scriptType | Asomtavruli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early use of Georgian script
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source for early Georgian historical chronology ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Georgian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Bolnisi inscriptions Description of subject: The Bolnisi inscriptions are some of the oldest known Georgian Christian stone inscriptions, notable for their early use of the Georgian script and their historical and religious significance.
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