Old Javanese inscriptions
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Old Javanese inscriptions are early written records in the Old Javanese language, primarily documenting the political, religious, and cultural life of ancient Java.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Javanese inscriptions canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4186154 — 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: Old Javanese inscriptions Context triple: [Airlangga, languageOfRecord, Old Javanese inscriptions]
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A.
Kalasan inscription
The Kalasan inscription is an 8th-century stone inscription from Central Java that records a royal dedication to the Buddhist goddess Tara and provides key evidence about the early Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and its religious architecture.
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B.
Talang Tuwo inscription
The Talang Tuwo inscription is a 7th-century Srivijayan stone inscription written in Old Malay that records a royal decree establishing a sacred park and expressing Buddhist-inspired wishes for the welfare of all beings.
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C.
Kedukan Bukit inscription
The Kedukan Bukit inscription is an early 7th-century stone inscription from Sumatra that provides one of the oldest written records of the Srivijaya kingdom and the Old Malay language.
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D.
Telaga Batu inscription
The Telaga Batu inscription is an important 7th-century stone inscription from the Srivijaya kingdom, written in Old Malay and associated with royal authority and ritual curses.
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E.
Karang Brahi inscription
The Karang Brahi inscription is an early stone inscription written in Old Malay that provides important evidence of the language, script, and political culture of early Malay-speaking polities in Southeast Asia.
- 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: Old Javanese inscriptions Target entity description: Old Javanese inscriptions are early written records in the Old Javanese language, primarily documenting the political, religious, and cultural life of ancient Java.
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A.
Kalasan inscription
The Kalasan inscription is an 8th-century stone inscription from Central Java that records a royal dedication to the Buddhist goddess Tara and provides key evidence about the early Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and its religious architecture.
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B.
Talang Tuwo inscription
The Talang Tuwo inscription is a 7th-century Srivijayan stone inscription written in Old Malay that records a royal decree establishing a sacred park and expressing Buddhist-inspired wishes for the welfare of all beings.
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C.
Kedukan Bukit inscription
The Kedukan Bukit inscription is an early 7th-century stone inscription from Sumatra that provides one of the oldest written records of the Srivijaya kingdom and the Old Malay language.
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D.
Telaga Batu inscription
The Telaga Batu inscription is an important 7th-century stone inscription from the Srivijaya kingdom, written in Old Malay and associated with royal authority and ritual curses.
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E.
Karang Brahi inscription
The Karang Brahi inscription is an early stone inscription written in Old Malay that provides important evidence of the language, script, and political culture of early Malay-speaking polities in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Javanese language text
ⓘ
epigraphic corpus ⓘ historical source ⓘ written record ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolity |
Kediri Kingdom
ⓘ
Majapahit Empire ⓘ Mataram Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Medang Kingdom
Medang Kingdom ⓘ Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| chronologicallyAssociatedWith | ancient Java ⓘ |
| contain |
Old Malay loanwords
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Sanskrit loanwords ⓘ |
| document |
cultural life of ancient Java
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political life of ancient Java ⓘ religious life of ancient Java ⓘ |
| earliestExamplesDateFrom | 8th century CE ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| importantFor |
reconstructing Javanese political history
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studying Javanese legal and social systems ⓘ studying Old Javanese language ⓘ studying pre-Islamic Javanese religion ⓘ |
| mainlyFoundIn |
Central Java
ⓘ
linked to:
Java
East Java ⓘ Java ⓘ |
| material |
copper plates
ⓘ
gold plates ⓘ metal ⓘ rock surfaces ⓘ silver plates ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| oftenRecord |
land grants
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legal regulations ⓘ religious endowments ⓘ royal charters ⓘ tax exemptions ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
epigraphers
ⓘ
historians of Indonesia ⓘ philologists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 8th century to 15th century CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative record-keeping
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boundary demarcation ⓘ religious patronage documentation ⓘ royal legitimation ⓘ taxation records ⓘ |
| usedScript |
Kawi script
ⓘ
Nagari script ⓘ Pallava-derived script ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Old Javanese language ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Javanese inscriptions Description of subject: Old Javanese inscriptions are early written records in the Old Javanese language, primarily documenting the political, religious, and cultural life of ancient Java.
Referenced by (2)
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