Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription
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The Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription is a monumental Sasanian rock inscription by Shapur I, carved in three languages and detailing his reign, conquests, and royal ideology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5857342 — 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: Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription Context triple: [Shapur I, notableWork, Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription]
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A.
Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions
The Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions are monumental trilingual royal texts carved into the rock-cut tombs and reliefs of Achaemenid and Sasanian kings near Persepolis, providing key historical and linguistic evidence about ancient Persia.
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B.
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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C.
Persepolis inscriptions
The Persepolis inscriptions are a collection of monumental royal texts carved in Old Persian and other languages on the palaces and terraces of the Achaemenid ceremonial capital of Persepolis in present-day Iran.
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D.
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription is a monumental multilingual rock relief commissioned by Darius the Great in present-day Iran, whose cuneiform texts were crucial in deciphering Old Persian and other ancient Near Eastern scripts.
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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: Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription Target entity description: The Ka'ba-ye Zartosht trilingual inscription is a monumental Sasanian rock inscription by Shapur I, carved in three languages and detailing his reign, conquests, and royal ideology.
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A.
Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions
The Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions are monumental trilingual royal texts carved into the rock-cut tombs and reliefs of Achaemenid and Sasanian kings near Persepolis, providing key historical and linguistic evidence about ancient Persia.
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B.
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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C.
Persepolis inscriptions
The Persepolis inscriptions are a collection of monumental royal texts carved in Old Persian and other languages on the palaces and terraces of the Achaemenid ceremonial capital of Persepolis in present-day Iran.
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D.
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription is a monumental multilingual rock relief commissioned by Darius the Great in present-day Iran, whose cuneiform texts were crucial in deciphering Old Persian and other ancient Near Eastern scripts.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sasanian royal inscription
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rock inscription ⓘ trilingual inscription ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sasanian royal cult
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Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| author | Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | early Sasanian period ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| creator | Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| describes |
cities and provinces under Shapur I
ⓘ
territorial extent of Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| function |
dynastic legitimation
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royal propaganda ⓘ |
| genre |
royal historical inscription
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victory inscription ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Naqsh-e Rustam archaeological complex ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
major source for Sasanian-Roman relations
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major source for history of Shapur I ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | walls of Ka'ba-ye Zartosht tower ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
NERFINISHED
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Ka'ba-ye Zartosht NERFINISHED ⓘ Naqsh-e Rustam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Persepolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | rock ⓘ |
| medium | rock carving ⓘ |
| mentions |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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capture of Valerian ⓘ defeat of Roman emperors ⓘ |
| region | ancient Persis ⓘ |
| script | Pahlavi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Sasanian royal ideology
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conquests of Shapur I ⓘ genealogy of Sasanian kings ⓘ military campaigns of Shapur I ⓘ reign of Shapur I ⓘ titles of Shapur I ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | epigraphic monument ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Greek alphabet
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Middle Persian Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthian Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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