Inscriptional Parthian block
E453714
The Inscriptional Parthian block is a Unicode range that encodes the historic Parthian script used in ancient inscriptions from the Parthian Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inscriptional Parthian | 2 |
| Inscriptional_Parthian | 2 |
| Inscriptional Parthian block canonical | 1 |
| Inscriptional Parthian script | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4575355 — 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: Inscriptional Parthian block Context triple: [Supplementary Multilingual Plane, contains, Inscriptional Parthian block]
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A.
Kharoṣṭhī script
The Kharoṣṭhī script is an ancient right-to-left writing system used in northwestern South Asia, especially in the Gandhāra region, primarily for early Buddhist and administrative texts.
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B.
Sogdian alphabet
The Sogdian alphabet is an ancient Middle Iranian script used by the Sogdian people of Central Asia, notable for its role in transmitting religious and commercial texts along the Silk Road and for influencing later writing systems such as the Old Uyghur and Mongolian scripts.
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C.
Ganjnameh inscriptions
The Ganjnameh inscriptions are ancient Achaemenid rock carvings near Hamadan, Iran, bearing trilingual cuneiform texts commissioned by Darius I and Xerxes I.
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D.
Manichaean script
The Manichaean script is an ancient writing system used primarily to record the religious texts of Manichaeism across regions from the Middle East to Central Asia.
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E.
Stele of Novilara
The Stele of Novilara is an ancient inscribed stone monument from the Picene region of Italy, bearing one of the most significant and enigmatic examples of the 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: Inscriptional Parthian block Target entity description: The Inscriptional Parthian block is a Unicode range that encodes the historic Parthian script used in ancient inscriptions from the Parthian Empire.
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A.
Kharoṣṭhī script
The Kharoṣṭhī script is an ancient right-to-left writing system used in northwestern South Asia, especially in the Gandhāra region, primarily for early Buddhist and administrative texts.
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B.
Sogdian alphabet
The Sogdian alphabet is an ancient Middle Iranian script used by the Sogdian people of Central Asia, notable for its role in transmitting religious and commercial texts along the Silk Road and for influencing later writing systems such as the Old Uyghur and Mongolian scripts.
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C.
Ganjnameh inscriptions
The Ganjnameh inscriptions are ancient Achaemenid rock carvings near Hamadan, Iran, bearing trilingual cuneiform texts commissioned by Darius I and Xerxes I.
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D.
Manichaean script
The Manichaean script is an ancient writing system used primarily to record the religious texts of Manichaeism across regions from the Middle East to Central Asia.
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E.
Stele of Novilara
The Stele of Novilara is an ancient inscribed stone monument from the Picene region of Italy, bearing one of the most significant and enigmatic examples of the North Picene language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Unicode block ⓘ |
| assignedInUnicodeVersion | Unicode 5.2 ⓘ |
| blockCode |
Inscriptional_Parthian
ⓘ
linked to:
Inscriptional Parthian block
|
| blockName |
Inscriptional Parthian
ⓘ
linked to:
Inscriptional Parthian block
|
| blockSize | 32 code points ⓘ |
| containsCategory |
letters
ⓘ
numbers ⓘ punctuation ⓘ |
| encodingPurpose | representation of historic Parthian inscriptions ⓘ |
| generalCategory |
Letter
ⓘ
Number ⓘ Punctuation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century BCE–3rd century CE ⓘ |
| plane | Supplementary Multilingual Plane ⓘ |
| rangeEnd | U+10B5F ⓘ |
| rangeStart | U+10B40 ⓘ |
| relatedScript |
Inscriptional Pahlavi
ⓘ
Psalter Pahlavi ⓘ |
| script |
Parthian
ⓘ
linked to:
Parthian language
|
| scriptFamily | Middle Iranian scripts ⓘ |
| scriptProperty |
Inscriptional_Parthian
ⓘ
linked to:
Inscriptional Parthian block
|
| scriptType | historic script ⓘ |
| unicodeBlockRange | U+10B40–U+10B5F ⓘ |
| unicodeStandard | ISO/IEC 10646 ⓘ |
| usedFor | inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedIn | Parthian Empire ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Parthian language ⓘ |
| yearOfStandardization | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inscriptional Parthian block Description of subject: The Inscriptional Parthian block is a Unicode range that encodes the historic Parthian script used in ancient inscriptions from the Parthian Empire.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Inscriptional Parthian block
subject linked to:
Inscriptional Parthian block
linked to: Inscriptional Parthian block
subject linked to:
Inscriptional Parthian block
linked to: Inscriptional Parthian block
subject linked to:
Inscriptional Parthian block
linked to: Inscriptional Parthian block
linked to: Inscriptional Parthian block