Glagolitic script

E22459

Slavic script alphabet writing system

Glagolitic script is the oldest known Slavic alphabet, created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius for the translation of Christian texts into Old Church Slavonic.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Glagolitic script canonical	30
Glagolitic alphabet	8
Glagolitic	5
Glagolitic alphabet (after Christianization)	1
Glagolitic alphabet (historically)	1
Glagolitic alphabet (via Christianization)	1
Supplemental Glagolitic	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T176870 — 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: Glagolitic script
Context triple: [Cyrillic script, influencedBy, Glagolitic script]

A. Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system used for many Slavic and other Eurasian languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
B. Venetic alphabet
The Venetic alphabet is an ancient writing system used by the Veneti people of northeastern Italy, derived from and closely related to other Old Italic scripts.
C. Ogham script
Ogham script is an early medieval alphabet primarily used to write the early Irish language, consisting of linear strokes carved along the edges of stones and wood.
D. Ruqʿah script
Ruqʿah script is a simple, highly legible Arabic handwriting style commonly used for everyday writing and official documents in the Arab world.
E. Georgian script
The Georgian script is the unique alphabetic writing system used to write the Georgian language and several related Kartvelian 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: Glagolitic script
Target entity description: Glagolitic script is the oldest known Slavic alphabet, created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius for the translation of Christian texts into Old Church Slavonic.

A. Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system used for many Slavic and other Eurasian languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
B. Venetic alphabet
The Venetic alphabet is an ancient writing system used by the Veneti people of northeastern Italy, derived from and closely related to other Old Italic scripts.
C. Ogham script
Ogham script is an early medieval alphabet primarily used to write the early Irish language, consisting of linear strokes carved along the edges of stones and wood.
D. Ruqʿah script
Ruqʿah script is a simple, highly legible Arabic handwriting style commonly used for everyday writing and official documents in the Arab world.
E. Georgian script
The Georgian script is the unique alphabetic writing system used to write the Georgian language and several related Kartvelian languages.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Slavic script ⓘ alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ
associatedReligion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Eastern Christianity ⓘ
creator	Saint Cyril ⓘ Saint Methodius ⓘ
culturalSignificance	first literary language of Slavs ⓘ
derivedFrom	Greek script (disputed) ⓘ
earliestManuscripts	Codex Marianus ⓘ Codex Zographensis ⓘ Kiev Missal ⓘ
hasVariant	angular Glagolitic ⓘ round Glagolitic ⓘ
inception	9th century ⓘ circa 863 ⓘ
influenced	early Cyrillic script ⓘ
ISO15924Code	Glag ⓘ
namedAfter	glagol (Old Slavic word for “word” or “speech”) ⓘ
notableUser	Croatian Glagolitic clergy ⓘ Slavic missionaries ⓘ
numberOfLetters	38 ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Old Church Slavonic ⓘ linked to: Church Slavonic
purpose	liturgical use ⓘ translation of Christian texts ⓘ
region	Balkans ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Great Moravia ⓘ Macedonia ⓘ linked to: Macedonia (Greece)
replacedBy	Cyrillic script ⓘ Latin script ⓘ
scriptCategory	uncial ⓘ
scriptFamily	Slavic ⓘ
scriptType	alphabetic ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
UnicodeBlock	Glagolitic ⓘ linked to: Glagolitic script Supplemental Glagolitic ⓘ linked to: Glagolitic script
usedFor	Old Church Slavonic Bible ⓘ Slavonic liturgical books ⓘ
usedUntil	19th century (in some Croatian liturgical use) ⓘ
writingDirection	left-to-right ⓘ
writingMedium	parchment manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ wooden tablets ⓘ
writingSystemStatus	historical ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyrillic script → influencedBy → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Church Slavonic → hasWritingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Old East Slavic → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Glagolitic script → UnicodeBlock → Glagolitic ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Glagolitic script → UnicodeBlock → Supplemental Glagolitic ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

First Bulgarian Empire → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Croatian → historicalScript → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Slavs → historicalScript → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Kyivan Rus → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Bulgarian language → earliestWritingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Christianization of the Balkans → usesScript → Glagolitic alphabet ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Great Moravia → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Preslav → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Old Church Slavonic Bible → script → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Bulgars → laterWritingSystem → Glagolitic alphabet (via Christianization) ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Kiev Missal → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Kiev Missal → script → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Codex Zographensis → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Codex Zographensis → writingSystemFamily → Glagolitic alphabet ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Codex Zographensis → alphabetType → Glagolitic ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Codex Marianus → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Codex Marianus → scriptFamily → Glagolitic alphabet ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Christian mission to Great Moravia → introducedWritingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Bosnian Cyrillic → relatedTo → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Rus' → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Methodius → developedWritingSystem → Glagolitic alphabet ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Methodius → coDeveloperOf → Glagolitic alphabet ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Slavic Orthodox Churches → scriptTradition → Glagolitic alphabet (historically) ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Christianization of the Slavs → introducedScript → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Mission of Cyril and Methodius → introduced → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Mission of Cyril and Methodius → usedScript → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Great Preslav → scriptUsed → Glagolitic ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Church of St. Clement and St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik → associatedWithScript → Glagolitic alphabet ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Ohrid Literary School → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Rus → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Bulgar → usedScript → Glagolitic alphabet (after Christianization) ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Pliska–Preslav culture → writingSystemsUsed → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Cod. slav. 2 → script → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Cod. slav. 2 → writingSystem → Glagolitic ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Danubian Bulgaria → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows → neighboringBlockNext → Glagolitic ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia → usedScript → Glagolitic alphabet ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Bulgarian Empire → writingSystem → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Saints Cyril and Methodius → associatedWith → Glagolitic alphabet ⓘ

linked to: Glagolitic script

Vinodol Code → script → Glagolitic script ⓘ

subject linked to: Vinodol

Glagolitic trail monuments → celebrate → Glagolitic script ⓘ

Glagolitic trail monuments → useScript → Glagolitic script ⓘ

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Referenced by (47)

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