Ersu pictographic script
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The Ersu pictographic script is an ancient, largely undeciphered system of pictorial writing used by the Ersuic people of southwestern China for ritual and religious purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ersu pictographic script canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22849655 — 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: Ersu pictographic script Context triple: [Ersuic peoples, writingSystem, Ersu pictographic script]
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A.
Safaitic script
Safaitic script is an ancient North Arabian alphabet used by nomadic tribes in the southern Syrian and northern Arabian deserts during the first centuries BCE–CE, primarily for rock and graffiti inscriptions.
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B.
Messapic alphabet
The Messapic alphabet is an ancient script used in southeastern Italy to write the now-extinct Messapic language of the Messapian people.
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C.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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D.
Chorasmian script
The Chorasmian script is an ancient writing system of the Iranian Chorasmian language, derived from the Aramaic script and used in the region of Khwarezm in Central Asia.
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E.
Tirhuta script
Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
- 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: Ersu pictographic script Target entity description: The Ersu pictographic script is an ancient, largely undeciphered system of pictorial writing used by the Ersuic people of southwestern China for ritual and religious purposes.
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A.
Safaitic script
Safaitic script is an ancient North Arabian alphabet used by nomadic tribes in the southern Syrian and northern Arabian deserts during the first centuries BCE–CE, primarily for rock and graffiti inscriptions.
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B.
Messapic alphabet
The Messapic alphabet is an ancient script used in southeastern Italy to write the now-extinct Messapic language of the Messapian people.
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C.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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D.
Chorasmian script
The Chorasmian script is an ancient writing system of the Iranian Chorasmian language, derived from the Aramaic script and used in the region of Khwarezm in Central Asia.
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E.
Tirhuta script
Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.