Glagolitic script
E22459
Glagolitic script is the oldest known Slavic alphabet, created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius for the translation of Christian texts into Old Church Slavonic.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glagolitic script canonical | 21 |
| Glagolitic alphabet | 5 |
| Glagolitic | 2 |
| Glagolitic alphabet (historically) | 1 |
| Glagolitic alphabet (via Christianization) | 1 |
| Supplemental Glagolitic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T176870 — 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: Glagolitic script Context triple: [Cyrillic script, influencedBy, Glagolitic script]
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A.
Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system used for many Slavic and other Eurasian languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
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B.
Venetic alphabet
The Venetic alphabet is an ancient writing system used by the Veneti people of northeastern Italy, derived from and closely related to other Old Italic scripts.
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C.
Ogham script
Ogham script is an early medieval alphabet primarily used to write the early Irish language, consisting of linear strokes carved along the edges of stones and wood.
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D.
Ruqʿah script
Ruqʿah script is a simple, highly legible Arabic handwriting style commonly used for everyday writing and official documents in the Arab world.
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E.
Georgian script
The Georgian script is the unique alphabetic writing system used to write the Georgian language and several related Kartvelian languages.
- 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: Glagolitic script Target entity description: Glagolitic script is the oldest known Slavic alphabet, created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius for the translation of Christian texts into Old Church Slavonic.
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A.
Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system used for many Slavic and other Eurasian languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
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B.
Venetic alphabet
The Venetic alphabet is an ancient writing system used by the Veneti people of northeastern Italy, derived from and closely related to other Old Italic scripts.
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C.
Ogham script
Ogham script is an early medieval alphabet primarily used to write the early Irish language, consisting of linear strokes carved along the edges of stones and wood.
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D.
Ruqʿah script
Ruqʿah script is a simple, highly legible Arabic handwriting style commonly used for everyday writing and official documents in the Arab world.
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E.
Georgian script
The Georgian script is the unique alphabetic writing system used to write the Georgian language and several related Kartvelian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic script
ⓘ
alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| creator |
Saint Cyril
ⓘ
Saint Methodius ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | first literary language of Slavs ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Greek script (disputed) ⓘ |
| earliestManuscripts |
Codex Marianus
ⓘ
Codex Zographensis ⓘ Kiev Missal ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
angular Glagolitic
ⓘ
round Glagolitic ⓘ |
| inception |
9th century
ⓘ
circa 863 ⓘ |
| influenced | early Cyrillic script ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Glag ⓘ |
| namedAfter | glagol (Old Slavic word for “word” or “speech”) ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Croatian Glagolitic clergy
ⓘ
Slavic missionaries ⓘ |
| numberOfLetters | 38 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Church Slavonic
|
| purpose |
liturgical use
ⓘ
translation of Christian texts ⓘ |
| region |
Balkans
ⓘ
Bulgaria ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Great Moravia ⓘ Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia
|
| replacedBy |
Cyrillic script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | uncial ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Slavic ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlock |
Glagolitic script
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Glagolitic
Glagolitic script self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Supplemental Glagolitic
|
| usedFor |
Old Church Slavonic Bible
ⓘ
Slavonic liturgical books ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 19th century (in some Croatian liturgical use) ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
parchment manuscripts
ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ wooden tablets ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | historical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glagolitic script Description of subject: Glagolitic script is the oldest known Slavic alphabet, created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius for the translation of Christian texts into Old Church Slavonic.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic
this entity surface form:
Supplemental Glagolitic
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic alphabet
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic alphabet (via Christianization)
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic alphabet
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic alphabet
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic alphabet
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic alphabet
this entity surface form:
Glagolitic alphabet (historically)