CIL
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CIL is the standard scholarly abbreviation for the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, the comprehensive collection of ancient Latin inscriptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CIL canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5890752 — 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: CIL Context triple: [Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, abbreviation, CIL]
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A.
Microsoft Intermediate Language
Microsoft Intermediate Language is the low-level, platform-independent bytecode used by the .NET Framework’s Common Language Runtime as the compilation target for .NET languages before just-in-time compilation to native machine code.
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B.
CLIC
CLIC is a proposed high-energy electron–positron linear collider at CERN designed to explore physics beyond the Standard Model with multi-TeV collisions.
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C.
Cif
Cif is a household cleaning product brand known for its creams and sprays used to remove tough dirt and stains from various surfaces.
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D.
C line
The C line is a route within Copenhagen’s S-train suburban rail network, providing frequent commuter service between central Copenhagen and its outlying districts.
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E.
CIM
CIM is the Spanish acronym for the Inter-American Commission of Women, a specialized organization within the Organization of American States dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality in the Americas.
- 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: CIL Target entity description: CIL is the standard scholarly abbreviation for the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, the comprehensive collection of ancient Latin inscriptions.
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A.
Microsoft Intermediate Language
Microsoft Intermediate Language is the low-level, platform-independent bytecode used by the .NET Framework’s Common Language Runtime as the compilation target for .NET languages before just-in-time compilation to native machine code.
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B.
CLIC
CLIC is a proposed high-energy electron–positron linear collider at CERN designed to explore physics beyond the Standard Model with multi-TeV collisions.
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C.
Cif
Cif is a household cleaning product brand known for its creams and sprays used to remove tough dirt and stains from various surfaces.
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D.
C line
The C line is a route within Copenhagen’s S-train suburban rail network, providing frequent commuter service between central Copenhagen and its outlying districts.
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E.
CIM
CIM is the Spanish acronym for the Inter-American Commission of Women, a specialized organization within the Organization of American States dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality in the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epigraphic corpus
ⓘ
reference work ⓘ scholarly abbreviation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CIL ⓘ |
| citationPractice | standard scholarly abbreviation in classical studies ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Germany ⓘ |
| discipline |
ancient history
ⓘ
classical studies ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| editorialLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| format |
epigraphic corpora
ⓘ
printed volumes ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Theodor Mommsen ⓘ |
| fullName | Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
Italy
ⓘ
Roman world ⓘ provinces of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumberingSystem | CIL inscription numbers ⓘ |
| hasOnlineComponent | partial digital databases of CIL inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
CIL I
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CIL II ⓘ CIL III ⓘ CIL IV ⓘ CIL V ⓘ CIL VI ⓘ CIL VIII ⓘ CIL X ⓘ CIL XIII ⓘ CIL XIV ⓘ |
| influenced | later epigraphic corpora ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Emil Hübner
ⓘ
Hermann Dessau ⓘ Theodor Mommsen ⓘ Wilhelm Henzen ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Berlin ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Königlich Preußische Akademie der Wissenschaften
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussian Academy of Sciences
|
| publisher | Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften ⓘ |
| scope | comprehensive collection of ancient Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1863 ⓘ |
| subject |
Latin epigraphy
ⓘ
ancient Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| timeCoverage |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ancient historians
ⓘ
classicists ⓘ epigraphers ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: CIL Description of subject: CIL is the standard scholarly abbreviation for the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, the comprehensive collection of ancient Latin inscriptions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
CIL