Khotanese Brahmi script
E771667
Khotanese Brahmi script is an adapted form of the Brahmi writing system historically used to write the Khotanese language of the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Khotan in Central Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khotanese Brahmi script canonical | 1 |
| Tocharian script | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8992901 — 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: Khotanese Brahmi script Context triple: [Khotanese language, writingSystem, Khotanese Brahmi script]
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A.
Kharoṣṭhī script
The Kharoṣṭhī script is an ancient right-to-left writing system used in northwestern South Asia, especially in the Gandhāra region, primarily for early Buddhist and administrative texts.
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B.
Siddham script
Siddham script is an ancient Indian writing system derived from Brahmi, historically used for recording Sanskrit Buddhist texts and mantras, especially in East Asia.
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C.
Bactrian script
Bactrian script is an ancient writing system derived from the Greek alphabet that was used to write the Bactrian language in Central Asia.
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D.
Eastern Neo-Brahmi script
Eastern Neo-Brahmi script is a modern Indic writing system used for several Eastern South Asian languages, including Bengali and Assamese, derived from the ancient Brahmi script.
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E.
Shahmukhi script
Shahmukhi script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in Pakistan.
- 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: Khotanese Brahmi script Target entity description: Khotanese Brahmi script is an adapted form of the Brahmi writing system historically used to write the Khotanese language of the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Khotan in Central Asia.
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A.
Kharoṣṭhī script
The Kharoṣṭhī script is an ancient right-to-left writing system used in northwestern South Asia, especially in the Gandhāra region, primarily for early Buddhist and administrative texts.
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B.
Siddham script
Siddham script is an ancient Indian writing system derived from Brahmi, historically used for recording Sanskrit Buddhist texts and mantras, especially in East Asia.
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C.
Bactrian script
Bactrian script is an ancient writing system derived from the Greek alphabet that was used to write the Bactrian language in Central Asia.
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D.
Eastern Neo-Brahmi script
Eastern Neo-Brahmi script is a modern Indic writing system used for several Eastern South Asian languages, including Bengali and Assamese, derived from the ancient Brahmi script.
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E.
Shahmukhi script
Shahmukhi script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist monasteries of Khotan
ⓘ
linked to:
Silk Road Buddhist sites
|
| associatedWithCulture | Khotanese culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Brahmi script ⓘ |
| foundInArchaeologicalSite |
Dandan Uiliq
ⓘ
linked to:
Dandan-Uiliq
Endere ⓘ Niya ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adaptations for Iranian phonology
ⓘ
consonant letters with inherent vowel ⓘ distinct signs for retroflex consonants ⓘ ligatures ⓘ vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not separately encoded as a distinct script ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Indian Brahmi tradition ⓘ |
| ISO15924 | Brah (for Brahmi family, not specific) ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOfTexts | Eastern Iranian languages ⓘ |
| region |
Silk Road
ⓘ
linked to:
Silk Road routes
Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gupta script
ⓘ
Sanskrit Brahmi script ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmi script
|
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| scriptUsageStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Central Asian studies
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Brahmi script ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1st millennium CE ⓘ |
| transliterationSystem | romanization used in Khotanese studies ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ |
| usedBy | inhabitants of the Kingdom of Khotan ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist manuscripts
ⓘ
administrative documents ⓘ religious texts ⓘ secular texts ⓘ translation of Buddhist sutras ⓘ writing the Khotanese language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Kingdom of Khotan ⓘ |
| usedWithLanguage |
Khotanese
ⓘ
linked to:
Khotanese language
|
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
inscriptions
ⓘ
manuscripts on birch bark ⓘ manuscripts on paper ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphasyllabary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khotanese Brahmi script Description of subject: Khotanese Brahmi script is an adapted form of the Brahmi writing system historically used to write the Khotanese language of the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Khotan in Central Asia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Khotanese Brahmi script