Cippus Perusinus
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Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cippus Perusinus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cippus Perusinus Context triple: [Etruscan language, attestedOn, Cippus Perusinus]
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A.
Palatine Hill
Palatine Hill is one of the most ancient parts of Rome, traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the city and home to many imperial palaces.
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B.
Pompey’s Pillar
Pompey’s Pillar is a massive Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, and one of the city’s most famous surviving ancient monuments.
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C.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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E.
Roman Forum
The Roman Forum is an ancient public square in the heart of Rome that served as the political, religious, and commercial center of the Roman Empire.
- 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: Cippus Perusinus Target entity description: Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.
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A.
Palatine Hill
Palatine Hill is one of the most ancient parts of Rome, traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the city and home to many imperial palaces.
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B.
Pompey’s Pillar
Pompey’s Pillar is a massive Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, and one of the city’s most famous surviving ancient monuments.
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C.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
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E.
Roman Forum
The Roman Forum is an ancient public square in the heart of Rome that served as the political, religious, and commercial center of the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan inscription
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archaeological artifact ⓘ epigraphic monument ⓘ inscribed stone tablet ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
2nd century BCE
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late Etruscan period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Etruscan legal practice
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Perugia ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| cityOfMuseum | Perugia ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan civilization ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
19th century
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Perugia ⓘ |
| epigraphicCategory | cippus ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionType |
boundary agreement
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legal text ⓘ property contract ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Etruscology
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epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family agreements
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land division ⓘ property rights ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1 meter ⓘ |
| inscriptionCompleteness | partially preserved ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | stone carving ⓘ |
| language | Etruscan language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Perugia ⓘ Umbria ⓘ |
| material |
stone
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tufa ⓘ |
| museumCollection | National Archaeological Museum of Umbria ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 46 ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Etruria ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular block ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for understanding Etruscan language
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important source for understanding Etruscan law ⓘ one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
study of Etruscan grammar
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study of Etruscan legal terminology ⓘ study of Etruscan vocabulary ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Etruscan alphabet ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabetic ⓘ |
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Subject: Cippus Perusinus Description of subject: Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.
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