Ankara inscription
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The Ankara inscription, or Monumentum Ancyranum, is a monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara that preserves the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, the autobiographical record of the Roman emperor Augustus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ankara inscription canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13327495 — 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: Ankara inscription Context triple: [Monumentum Ancyranum, alsoKnownAs, Ankara inscription]
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Kültepe tablet corpus
The Kültepe tablet corpus is a large collection of Old Assyrian cuneiform tablets from the ancient trading colony at Kültepe (ancient Kanesh) in central Anatolia, documenting commercial, legal, and social activities of Assyrian merchants in the early second millennium BCE.
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Lemnian stele
The Lemnian stele is an ancient inscribed stone slab discovered on the island of Lemnos that bears one of the few known texts in the extinct Lemnian language, closely related to Etruscan.
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Duenos inscription
The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
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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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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.
- 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: Ankara inscription Target entity description: The Ankara inscription, or Monumentum Ancyranum, is a monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara that preserves the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, the autobiographical record of the Roman emperor Augustus.
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A.
Kültepe tablet corpus
The Kültepe tablet corpus is a large collection of Old Assyrian cuneiform tablets from the ancient trading colony at Kültepe (ancient Kanesh) in central Anatolia, documenting commercial, legal, and social activities of Assyrian merchants in the early second millennium BCE.
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B.
Lemnian stele
The Lemnian stele is an ancient inscribed stone slab discovered on the island of Lemnos that bears one of the few known texts in the extinct Lemnian language, closely related to Etruscan.
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C.
Duenos inscription
The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman inscription
ⓘ
epigraphic monument ⓘ inscription ⓘ monumental inscription ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Queen of Inscriptions ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Emperor Augustus
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| associatedWithReligion |
Imperial cult of Rome and Augustus
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman imperial cult
|
| authorOfTextInscribed | Augustus ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman imperial culture ⓘ |
| currentUse | historical monument ⓘ |
| dateFromPeriod | early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Augustus ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
ancient history
ⓘ
classics ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Galatia ⓘ |
| genreOfText |
autobiographical record
ⓘ
political propaganda text ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Central Anatolia
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linked to:
Central Anatolia Region
|
| hasLatinName | Monumentum Ancyranum ⓘ |
| hasName |
Ankara inscription
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Monumentum Ancyranum ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Greek translation of Res Gestae Divi Augusti
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Latin text of Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | walls of the Temple of Augustus and Rome ⓘ |
| inscriptionTechnique | carved ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | bilingual inscription ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ankara
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Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| originalFunction | public display of Augustus’ achievements ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| preservesTextOf | Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| script |
Greek alphabet
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| significance |
major source for the reign of Augustus
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primary epigraphic source for the Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| typeOfContent |
honours received by Augustus
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military accomplishments of Augustus ⓘ political achievements of Augustus ⓘ public benefactions of Augustus ⓘ |
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Subject: Ankara inscription Description of subject: The Ankara inscription, or Monumentum Ancyranum, is a monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara that preserves the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, the autobiographical record of the Roman emperor Augustus.
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