Yenisei inscriptions
E539688
The Yenisei inscriptions are a corpus of early medieval Turkic runic texts carved on stone monuments along the Yenisei River in Siberia, providing key evidence for the history, language, and culture of Old Turkic peoples.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yenisei inscriptions canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5657258 — 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: Yenisei inscriptions Context triple: [Old Turkic language, primarySources, Yenisei inscriptions]
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A.
Orkhon inscriptions
The Orkhon inscriptions are 8th-century monumental Old Turkic texts carved in stone in Mongolia, considered the earliest known written records of the Turkic peoples and their language.
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B.
Kubu-Kubu inscription
The Kubu-Kubu inscription is an Old Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung of the Mataram Kingdom, documenting royal authority and administrative or religious matters in early 10th-century Central Java.
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C.
Talasp inscriptions
The Talasp inscriptions are a significant group of Old Turkic texts that provide valuable evidence for the language, script, and culture of early Turkic-speaking peoples.
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D.
Novilara inscriptions
The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
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E.
Boom Baru inscription
The Boom Baru inscription is an ancient stone inscription from the Srivijaya period in Palembang, Indonesia, providing important evidence about the early Malay polity and its political-religious practices.
- 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: Yenisei inscriptions Target entity description: The Yenisei inscriptions are a corpus of early medieval Turkic runic texts carved on stone monuments along the Yenisei River in Siberia, providing key evidence for the history, language, and culture of Old Turkic peoples.
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A.
Orkhon inscriptions
The Orkhon inscriptions are 8th-century monumental Old Turkic texts carved in stone in Mongolia, considered the earliest known written records of the Turkic peoples and their language.
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B.
Kubu-Kubu inscription
The Kubu-Kubu inscription is an Old Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung of the Mataram Kingdom, documenting royal authority and administrative or religious matters in early 10th-century Central Java.
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C.
Talasp inscriptions
The Talasp inscriptions are a significant group of Old Turkic texts that provide valuable evidence for the language, script, and culture of early Turkic-speaking peoples.
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D.
Novilara inscriptions
The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
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E.
Boom Baru inscription
The Boom Baru inscription is an ancient stone inscription from the Srivijaya period in Palembang, Indonesia, providing important evidence about the early Malay polity and its political-religious practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Turkic inscriptions
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corpus of inscriptions ⓘ epigraphic source ⓘ runic inscriptions ⓘ |
| alphabetType | consonantal alphabet ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Old Turkic tribes
ⓘ
linked to:
Turkic peoples
Yenisei Kyrgyz ⓘ |
| chronology | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| contentFeatures |
genealogies
ⓘ
military exploits ⓘ personal names ⓘ religious and ritual references ⓘ titles and ranks ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Göktürk cultural sphere
ⓘ
Kyrgyz Khaganate ⓘ
linked to:
Kirghiz Khaganate
Old Turkic peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Turkic peoples
|
| currentLocation |
museums in Russia
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regional museums in Siberia ⓘ |
| datingMethod |
historical comparison with Orkhon inscriptions
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paleography ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Russian explorers in 18th–19th centuries ⓘ |
| earliestDate | 7th century ⓘ |
| function |
memorial to deceased individuals
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record of deeds and lineage ⓘ |
| genre |
commemorative inscriptions
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funerary inscriptions ⓘ |
| language |
Old Turkic
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Turkic language
|
| latestDate | 10th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Siberia
ⓘ
Yenisei River basin ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| mainLanguageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | stone stelae ⓘ |
| region |
South Siberia
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Siberia
|
| relatedCorpus |
Orkhon inscriptions
ⓘ
Talaspas inscriptions ⓘ
linked to:
Talasp inscriptions
|
| scriptType | runiform ⓘ |
| significance |
key evidence for Old Turkic culture
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key evidence for Old Turkic language ⓘ key evidence for history of Old Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Central Asian history
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Turkology ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Old Turkic script ⓘ |
| writingTechnique | carved ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Yenisei inscriptions Description of subject: The Yenisei inscriptions are a corpus of early medieval Turkic runic texts carved on stone monuments along the Yenisei River in Siberia, providing key evidence for the history, language, and culture of Old Turkic peoples.
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