Multani script
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Multani script is a historical Brahmic writing system once used primarily for the Multani language and mercantile records in the Multan region of the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Multani script canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12333279 — 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: Multani script Context triple: [Mahajani script, relatedTo, Multani script]
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A.
Shahmukhi script
Shahmukhi script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in Pakistan.
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B.
Mahajani script
The Mahajani script is a historical North Indian mercantile writing system once widely used by traders and accountants, particularly for languages like Marwari and Hindi.
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C.
Kaithi script
The Kaithi script is a historical Brahmic writing system of northern India that was widely used for administrative and literary purposes in several Indo-Aryan languages, including Bhojpuri.
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D.
Madnhaya script
The Madnhaya script is a modern cursive form of the Syriac alphabet used primarily by Assyrian and Chaldean Christian communities in liturgical and literary contexts.
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E.
Nagari script
Nagari script is an early North Indian writing system that evolved into later scripts such as Devanagari and was used historically for writing Sanskrit and related languages.
- 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: Multani script Target entity description: Multani script is a historical Brahmic writing system once used primarily for the Multani language and mercantile records in the Multan region of the Indian subcontinent.
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A.
Shahmukhi script
Shahmukhi script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in Pakistan.
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B.
Mahajani script
The Mahajani script is a historical North Indian mercantile writing system once widely used by traders and accountants, particularly for languages like Marwari and Hindi.
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C.
Kaithi script
The Kaithi script is a historical Brahmic writing system of northern India that was widely used for administrative and literary purposes in several Indo-Aryan languages, including Bhojpuri.
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D.
Madnhaya script
The Madnhaya script is a modern cursive form of the Syriac alphabet used primarily by Assyrian and Chaldean Christian communities in liturgical and literary contexts.
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E.
Nagari script
Nagari script is an early North Indian writing system that evolved into later scripts such as Devanagari and was used historically for writing Sanskrit and related languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.