Eran stone inscription
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The Eran stone inscription is a notable 5th-century CE Sanskrit record from central India that documents the reign and military achievements of the Gupta emperor Skandagupta.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eran inscription | 1 |
| Eran stone inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7814979 — 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: Eran stone inscription Context triple: [Skandagupta, inscription, Eran stone inscription]
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Balaam inscription
The Balaam inscription is an ancient Aramaic text discovered at Deir Alla in Jordan that recounts visions of the seer Balaam, offering important evidence for Northwest Semitic language and religion in the Iron Age.
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B.
Shabaka Stone inscription
The Shabaka Stone inscription is an ancient Egyptian religious text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a theological and cosmogonical treatise associated with the Memphite god Ptah.
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C.
Khirbet al-Mudayna inscriptions
The Khirbet al-Mudayna inscriptions are a set of ancient Moabite texts discovered at the site of Khirbet al-Mudayna that provide valuable evidence for the language, culture, and history of the Moabite kingdom.
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D.
Mesha Stele
The Mesha Stele is an ancient Moabite stone inscription from the 9th century BCE that records King Mesha’s victories and is one of the most important early sources for the history and language of the Levant.
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E.
Lachish ewer inscription
The Lachish ewer inscription is an early Proto-Canaanite text engraved on a pottery vessel from ancient Lachish, often cited as one of the oldest known examples of alphabetic writing in the Levant.
- 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: Eran stone inscription Target entity description: The Eran stone inscription is a notable 5th-century CE Sanskrit record from central India that documents the reign and military achievements of the Gupta emperor Skandagupta.
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A.
Balaam inscription
The Balaam inscription is an ancient Aramaic text discovered at Deir Alla in Jordan that recounts visions of the seer Balaam, offering important evidence for Northwest Semitic language and religion in the Iron Age.
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B.
Shabaka Stone inscription
The Shabaka Stone inscription is an ancient Egyptian religious text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a theological and cosmogonical treatise associated with the Memphite god Ptah.
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C.
Khirbet al-Mudayna inscriptions
The Khirbet al-Mudayna inscriptions are a set of ancient Moabite texts discovered at the site of Khirbet al-Mudayna that provide valuable evidence for the language, culture, and history of the Moabite kingdom.
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D.
Mesha Stele
The Mesha Stele is an ancient Moabite stone inscription from the 9th century BCE that records King Mesha’s victories and is one of the most important early sources for the history and language of the Levant.
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E.
Lachish ewer inscription
The Lachish ewer inscription is an early Proto-Canaanite text engraved on a pottery vessel from ancient Lachish, often cited as one of the oldest known examples of alphabetic writing in the Levant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gupta-period inscription
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Sanskrit inscription ⓘ epigraphic record ⓘ inscription ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 450–470 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Gupta dynasty
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linked to:
Gupta Empire
|
| associatedWithReligion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Skandagupta ⓘ |
| category |
Gupta inscriptions
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Indian epigraphy ⓘ Sanskrit inscriptions ⓘ |
| chronologicalRole | anchor for dating Skandagupta’s reign ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture | Gupta ⓘ |
| date | 5th century CE ⓘ |
| describes | protection of the Gupta empire by Skandagupta ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | modern period ⓘ |
| era |
Gupta era
ⓘ
linked to:
Gupta period (approximate)
|
| genre | royal inscription ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Huna invasion period ⓘ |
| importance |
important source for chronology of Skandagupta
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major source for Gupta political history ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eran
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Madhya Pradesh ⓘ central India ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | stone ⓘ |
| mentions |
Gupta imperial authority
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Hindu religious themes ⓘ Skandagupta ⓘ |
| period | Late Gupta period ⓘ |
| records |
military achievements of Skandagupta
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reign of Skandagupta ⓘ |
| regionOfDiscovery | Sagar district ⓘ |
| script | Brahmi ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
epigraphists
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historians of ancient India ⓘ |
| subject |
military campaigns
ⓘ
political history ⓘ royal eulogy ⓘ |
| type | prashasti ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstructing Gupta chronology
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study of Gupta epigraphy ⓘ study of Sanskrit royal rhetoric ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Gupta Brahmi
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linked to:
Gupta script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eran stone inscription Description of subject: The Eran stone inscription is a notable 5th-century CE Sanskrit record from central India that documents the reign and military achievements of the Gupta emperor Skandagupta.
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linked to: Eran stone inscription