Cypriot syllabary
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The Cypriot syllabary is an ancient writing system used on Cyprus, primarily during the late Bronze and early Iron Ages, to record the Greek and Eteocypriot languages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cypriot syllabary canonical | 3 |
| Cypriot Syllabary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23245021 — 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: Cypriot syllabary Context triple: [Paphos kingdom, usedScript, Cypriot syllabary]
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A.
Lycian alphabet
The Lycian alphabet is an ancient Anatolian script used primarily in southwestern Turkey to write the now-extinct Lycian and closely related Milyan languages.
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B.
Cypro-Minoan script
The Cypro-Minoan script is an undeciphered Bronze Age writing system used on Cyprus, thought to be influenced by earlier Aegean scripts and inscribed mainly on clay tablets and votive objects.
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C.
Phrygian alphabet
The Phrygian alphabet is an ancient script used by the Phrygians of Anatolia, closely related to early Greek writing and known primarily from inscriptions dating to the first millennium BCE.
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D.
Lydian alphabet
The Lydian alphabet is an ancient Anatolian script used to write the Lydian language in western Asia Minor during the first millennium BCE.
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E.
Palmyrene alphabet
The Palmyrene alphabet is an ancient Aramaic-derived script used in the city of Palmyra in Roman Syria for inscriptions and documents between roughly the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE.
- 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: Cypriot syllabary Target entity description: The Cypriot syllabary is an ancient writing system used on Cyprus, primarily during the late Bronze and early Iron Ages, to record the Greek and Eteocypriot languages.
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A.
Lycian alphabet
The Lycian alphabet is an ancient Anatolian script used primarily in southwestern Turkey to write the now-extinct Lycian and closely related Milyan languages.
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B.
Cypro-Minoan script
The Cypro-Minoan script is an undeciphered Bronze Age writing system used on Cyprus, thought to be influenced by earlier Aegean scripts and inscribed mainly on clay tablets and votive objects.
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C.
Phrygian alphabet
The Phrygian alphabet is an ancient script used by the Phrygians of Anatolia, closely related to early Greek writing and known primarily from inscriptions dating to the first millennium BCE.
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D.
Lydian alphabet
The Lydian alphabet is an ancient Anatolian script used to write the Lydian language in western Asia Minor during the first millennium BCE.
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E.
Palmyrene alphabet
The Palmyrene alphabet is an ancient Aramaic-derived script used in the city of Palmyra in Roman Syria for inscriptions and documents between roughly the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.