Midas Monument inscription
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The Midas Monument inscription is a prominent rock-cut Phrygian text in central Anatolia, notable for its early example of the Phrygian alphabet and its association with the legendary King Midas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midas Monument inscription canonical | 1 |
| Midas Monument rock façade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12932725 — 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: Midas Monument inscription Context triple: [Phrygian language, hasNotableInscription, Midas Monument inscription]
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A.
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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B.
Lemnian stele
The Lemnian stele is an ancient inscribed stone slab discovered on the island of Lemnos that bears one of the few known texts in the extinct Lemnian language, closely related to Etruscan.
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C.
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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D.
Lapis Niger inscription
The Lapis Niger inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, carved on a stone monument in the Roman Forum and offering valuable insight into early Roman language, religion, and legal practices.
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E.
Macuteo Obelisk
The Macuteo Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk now standing atop the fountain in Rome’s Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon.
- 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: Midas Monument inscription Target entity description: The Midas Monument inscription is a prominent rock-cut Phrygian text in central Anatolia, notable for its early example of the Phrygian alphabet and its association with the legendary King Midas.
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A.
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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B.
Lemnian stele
The Lemnian stele is an ancient inscribed stone slab discovered on the island of Lemnos that bears one of the few known texts in the extinct Lemnian language, closely related to Etruscan.
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C.
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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D.
Lapis Niger inscription
The Lapis Niger inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, carved on a stone monument in the Roman Forum and offering valuable insight into early Roman language, religion, and legal practices.
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E.
Macuteo Obelisk
The Macuteo Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk now standing atop the fountain in Rome’s Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phrygian inscription
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ancient Anatolian monument ⓘ rock-cut inscription ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
7th century BCE
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8th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King Midas ⓘ |
| carvedInto | tuff cliff face ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Iron Age Anatolia
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Phrygian civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Phrygians
|
| dedicatedTo |
Matar (Phrygian mother goddess)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cybele
|
| discoveredBy | European travelers in the 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
royal monument inscription
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votive inscription ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | several lines of text ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | exposed to weathering ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemStatus | one of the longest Old Phrygian inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemType | alphabetic script ⓘ |
| heritageContext | cultural heritage of Turkey ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | monumental rock façade ⓘ |
| isPartOfArchaeologicalSite | Yazılıkaya–Midas City ⓘ |
| linkedArchaeologicalCulture | Phrygian kingdom ⓘ |
| linkedToLegend | Midas of Greek and Phrygian tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eskişehir Province
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Yazılıkaya plateau ⓘ central Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| material | rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with legendary King Midas
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early example of the Phrygian alphabet ⓘ large-scale rock-cut text ⓘ |
| orientation | on the central panel of the façade ⓘ |
| partOf |
Midas Monument rock façade
ⓘ
linked to:
Midas Monument inscription
|
| regionOfInfluence | Phrygia ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Phrygian religion ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Indo-European epigraphic tradition ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
classical archaeologists
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epigraphers ⓘ historical linguists ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
religious dedication
ⓘ
royal commemoration ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionStatus | regional tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usesScript | Phrygian alphabet ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemPhase |
Old Phrygian
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linked to:
Phrygian
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| writtenInLanguage | Phrygian language ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midas Monument inscription Description of subject: The Midas Monument inscription is a prominent rock-cut Phrygian text in central Anatolia, notable for its early example of the Phrygian alphabet and its association with the legendary King Midas.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Midas Monument inscription