Greek uncial
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Greek uncial is a majuscule script style used in writing the Greek language, especially prominent in early Christian manuscripts and classical texts from late antiquity and the Byzantine period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greek (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis) | 1 |
| Greek uncial canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20784120 — 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: Greek uncial Context triple: [Corona Graeca, hasScriptType, Greek uncial]
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A.
Byzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is a major textual tradition of the Greek New Testament characterized by a relatively uniform and later standardized form of the text that became dominant in the medieval Byzantine Empire.
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B.
Colophonian
A Colophonian is a person from the ancient Ionian Greek city of Colophon, located in what is now western Turkey.
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C.
Arcadocypriot Greek
Arcadocypriot Greek is an ancient dialect of the Greek language historically spoken in parts of Arcadia on the Peloponnese and on the island of Cyprus.
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D.
Demotic Greek
Demotic Greek is the modern vernacular form of the Greek language that evolved from everyday speech and became the basis of the standard Modern Greek used today.
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E.
Alexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type is a family of early and highly regarded New Testament manuscript traditions characterized by concise, less harmonized readings and often considered closest to the original text by many textual critics.
- 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: Greek uncial Target entity description: Greek uncial is a majuscule script style used in writing the Greek language, especially prominent in early Christian manuscripts and classical texts from late antiquity and the Byzantine period.
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A.
Byzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is a major textual tradition of the Greek New Testament characterized by a relatively uniform and later standardized form of the text that became dominant in the medieval Byzantine Empire.
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B.
Colophonian
A Colophonian is a person from the ancient Ionian Greek city of Colophon, located in what is now western Turkey.
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C.
Arcadocypriot Greek
Arcadocypriot Greek is an ancient dialect of the Greek language historically spoken in parts of Arcadia on the Peloponnese and on the island of Cyprus.
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D.
Demotic Greek
Demotic Greek is the modern vernacular form of the Greek language that evolved from everyday speech and became the basis of the standard Modern Greek used today.
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E.
Alexandrian text-type
The Alexandrian text-type is a family of early and highly regarded New Testament manuscript traditions characterized by concise, less harmonized readings and often considered closest to the original text by many textual critics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
corona graeca
linked to: Greek uncial