Codex Carolinus
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Codex Carolinus is a 6th- or 7th-century bilingual manuscript fragment preserving portions of the Gothic and Latin texts of the Bible, making it an important source for the study of the Gothic language and early biblical transmission.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Carolinus canonical | 1 |
| Codex Gissensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4767031 — 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: Codex Carolinus Context triple: [Gothic Bible, survivesIn, Codex Carolinus]
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A.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
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B.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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C.
Codex Forster
Codex Forster is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks containing his sketches, scientific studies, and writings on a wide range of subjects.
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D.
Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
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E.
Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
- 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: Codex Carolinus Target entity description: Codex Carolinus is a 6th- or 7th-century bilingual manuscript fragment preserving portions of the Gothic and Latin texts of the Bible, making it an important source for the study of the Gothic language and early biblical transmission.
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A.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
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B.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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C.
Codex Forster
Codex Forster is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks containing his sketches, scientific studies, and writings on a wide range of subjects.
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D.
Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
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E.
Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic Bible manuscript
ⓘ
biblical manuscript ⓘ bilingual manuscript ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageFamily |
Germanic languages
ⓘ
Italic languages ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gothic Bible of Ulfilas ⓘ |
| bilingualWith |
Gothic–Latin
ⓘ
linked to:
Gothic language
|
| cataloguedAs | Gothic manuscript fragment ⓘ |
| containsTextFrom | Epistle to the Romans ⓘ |
| content | Bible ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel
ⓘ
linked to:
Herzog August Library
|
| date |
6th century
ⓘ
7th century ⓘ |
| era | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| genre | religious text ⓘ |
| hasBilingualLayout | parallel Gothic and Latin text ⓘ |
| hasPortionOf |
Romans 11
ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle to the Romans
Romans 12 ⓘ Romans 13 ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle to the Romans
Romans 14 ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle to the Romans
Romans 15 ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle to the Romans
Romans 16 ⓘ |
| hasResearchRelevanceFor |
Gothic morphology
ⓘ
Gothic orthography ⓘ Gothic syntax ⓘ |
| languageOfText |
Gothic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| materialForm | codex fragment ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | late antique period ⓘ |
| preservationState | fragmentary ⓘ |
| regionOfDiscovery | Weissenburg Abbey ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script |
Gothic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Cod. Guelf. 64 Weissenburg 1 ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for the study of early biblical transmission
ⓘ
important source for the study of the Gothic language ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
historical linguistics
ⓘ
philology ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| textType | New Testament ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comparison of Gothic and Latin biblical traditions
ⓘ
reconstruction of the Gothic Bible text ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | parchment ⓘ |
| writingStyle | uncial script ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Gothic alphabet
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Carolinus Description of subject: Codex Carolinus is a 6th- or 7th-century bilingual manuscript fragment preserving portions of the Gothic and Latin texts of the Bible, making it an important source for the study of the Gothic language and early biblical transmission.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Codex Carolinus