Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
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Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum is a comprehensive scholarly collection and critical edition of ancient Latin inscriptions from across the Roman world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum canonical | 16 |
| Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum main series | 2 |
| Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum volumes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Context triple: [Theodor Mommsen, notableWork, Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum]
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A.
Elegantiae linguae Latinae
Elegantiae linguae Latinae is a seminal 15th-century humanist treatise that systematically codifies and refines classical Latin style and usage.
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B.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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C.
Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library is a renowned series of books that presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin literature with the original text and facing-page English translations.
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D.
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis is an ancient Etruscan linen book, preserved as mummy wrappings, that constitutes the longest known text in the Etruscan language.
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E.
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani is a scholarly legal commentary by Dutch jurist Simon van Leeuwen on Justinian’s Institutes, influential in the study of Roman and civil law.
- 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: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Target entity description: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum is a comprehensive scholarly collection and critical edition of ancient Latin inscriptions from across the Roman world.
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A.
Elegantiae linguae Latinae
Elegantiae linguae Latinae is a seminal 15th-century humanist treatise that systematically codifies and refines classical Latin style and usage.
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B.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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C.
Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library is a renowned series of books that presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin literature with the original text and facing-page English translations.
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D.
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis is an ancient Etruscan linen book, preserved as mummy wrappings, that constitutes the longest known text in the Etruscan language.
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E.
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani is a scholarly legal commentary by Dutch jurist Simon van Leeuwen on Justinian’s Institutes, influential in the study of Roman and civil law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epigraphic corpus
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reference work ⓘ research project ⓘ scholarly edition ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CIL ⓘ |
| aim |
to collect all known Latin inscriptions
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to provide a critical edition of Latin inscriptions ⓘ to provide a standardized reference system for Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| discipline |
ancient history
ⓘ
classics ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| editor |
Theodor Mommsen
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various subsequent epigraphers ⓘ |
| feature |
commentary
ⓘ
critical apparatus ⓘ geographical organization ⓘ indices ⓘ systematic numbering of inscriptions ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Theodor Mommsen ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
digital databases and online resources
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multi-volume print edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
CIL I
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CIL II ⓘ CIL III ⓘ CIL IV ⓘ CIL V ⓘ CIL VI ⓘ CIL VIII ⓘ CIL X ⓘ CIL XIII ⓘ |
| inception | 1853 ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent epigraphic corpora ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| name | Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the standard reference for Latin inscriptions
ⓘ
comprehensiveness ⓘ scholarly rigor ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Berlin ⓘ |
| publisher |
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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formerly Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| scope |
dedicatory inscriptions
ⓘ
funerary inscriptions ⓘ honorific inscriptions ⓘ inscriptions from the entire Roman world ⓘ instrumentum domesticum ⓘ military inscriptions ⓘ private inscriptions ⓘ public inscriptions ⓘ |
| subject |
Latin epigraphy
ⓘ
Latin inscriptions ⓘ ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| timePeriodCovered |
Imperial Rome
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linked to:
Roman Empire
Republican Rome ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Republic
late antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ancient historians
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archaeologists ⓘ classical philologists ⓘ epigraphers ⓘ |
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Subject: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Description of subject: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum is a comprehensive scholarly collection and critical edition of ancient Latin inscriptions from across the Roman world.
Referenced by (19)
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subject linked to:
Mommsen
subject linked to:
Christian Matthias Theodor
linked to: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
linked to: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
linked to: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum