Moabite script
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Moabite script is an ancient Northwest Semitic writing system used by the Moabite people of the Iron Age Levant, best known from the Mesha Stele inscription.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moabite script canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23377472 — 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: Moabite script Context triple: [Northwest Semitic alphabetic script, scriptFamilyOf, Moabite script]
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A.
Safaitic script
Safaitic script is an ancient North Arabian alphabet used by nomadic tribes in the southern Syrian and northern Arabian deserts during the first centuries BCE–CE, primarily for rock and graffiti inscriptions.
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B.
Samaritan script
The Samaritan script is an ancient consonantal writing system used by the Samaritan community to write their version of Hebrew and Aramaic, preserving a distinct tradition separate from mainstream Jewish scripts.
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C.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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D.
Tirhuta script
Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
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E.
Messapic alphabet
The Messapic alphabet is an ancient script used in southeastern Italy to write the now-extinct Messapic language of the Messapian people.
- 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: Moabite script Target entity description: Moabite script is an ancient Northwest Semitic writing system used by the Moabite people of the Iron Age Levant, best known from the Mesha Stele inscription.
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A.
Safaitic script
Safaitic script is an ancient North Arabian alphabet used by nomadic tribes in the southern Syrian and northern Arabian deserts during the first centuries BCE–CE, primarily for rock and graffiti inscriptions.
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B.
Samaritan script
The Samaritan script is an ancient consonantal writing system used by the Samaritan community to write their version of Hebrew and Aramaic, preserving a distinct tradition separate from mainstream Jewish scripts.
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C.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
-
D.
Tirhuta script
Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
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E.
Messapic alphabet
The Messapic alphabet is an ancient script used in southeastern Italy to write the now-extinct Messapic language of the Messapian people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.