Shinkot inscription
E541750
The Shinkot inscription is an ancient epigraph written in the Kharoṣṭhī script, significant for illuminating the linguistic and historical context of early northwestern South Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kura inscription | 1 |
| Shinkot inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5687657 — 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: Shinkot inscription Context triple: [Kharoṣṭhī script, hasNotableInscription, Shinkot inscription]
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A.
Kubu-Kubu inscription
The Kubu-Kubu inscription is an Old Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung of the Mataram Kingdom, documenting royal authority and administrative or religious matters in early 10th-century Central Java.
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B.
Boom Baru inscription
The Boom Baru inscription is an ancient stone inscription from the Srivijaya period in Palembang, Indonesia, providing important evidence about the early Malay polity and its political-religious practices.
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C.
Telahap inscription
The Telahap inscription is an ancient Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung that provides important historical evidence about the Mataram Kingdom in Central Java.
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D.
Canggal inscription
The Canggal inscription is an early 8th-century Sanskrit stone inscription from Central Java that records the establishment of a Shivaic lingam and provides one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
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E.
Duenos inscription
The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
- 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: Shinkot inscription Target entity description: The Shinkot inscription is an ancient epigraph written in the Kharoṣṭhī script, significant for illuminating the linguistic and historical context of early northwestern South Asia.
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A.
Kubu-Kubu inscription
The Kubu-Kubu inscription is an Old Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung of the Mataram Kingdom, documenting royal authority and administrative or religious matters in early 10th-century Central Java.
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B.
Boom Baru inscription
The Boom Baru inscription is an ancient stone inscription from the Srivijaya period in Palembang, Indonesia, providing important evidence about the early Malay polity and its political-religious practices.
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C.
Telahap inscription
The Telahap inscription is an ancient Javanese stone inscription from the era of King Balitung that provides important historical evidence about the Mataram Kingdom in Central Java.
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D.
Canggal inscription
The Canggal inscription is an early 8th-century Sanskrit stone inscription from Central Java that records the establishment of a Shivaic lingam and provides one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
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E.
Duenos inscription
The Duenos inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, engraved on a small ceramic vessel and providing crucial evidence for the development of the Latin language and early Roman culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kharoṣṭhī inscription
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ancient inscription ⓘ epigraph ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Buddhist cultural sphere ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early centuries BCE–CE (approximate scholarly range) ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian frontier milieu (approximate) ⓘ |
| dataType | inscribed text ⓘ |
| discipline |
South Asian history
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epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| epigraphicTradition | Northwestern Indian epigraphy ⓘ |
| evidenceType | primary historical source ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Gandhāra
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linked to:
Gandhara civilization
|
| historicalSignificance | provides evidence for early historical context of northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| languageFamilyContext | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticSignificance | illuminates early northwestern South Asian linguistic history ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | rock inscription ⓘ |
| paleographicSignificance | contributes to the study of Kharoṣṭhī paleography ⓘ |
| region | northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| relevance |
important for understanding spread of Kharoṣṭhī script
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key source for early northwestern South Asian epigraphy ⓘ |
| scriptType | right-to-left abugida ⓘ |
| scriptUsageContext | administrative and religious inscriptions in ancient northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| sourceType | archaeological find ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating phases of Kharoṣṭhī script
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reconstructing linguistic developments in Gandhāri and related dialects ⓘ reconstructing political history of early northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shinkot inscription Description of subject: The Shinkot inscription is an ancient epigraph written in the Kharoṣṭhī script, significant for illuminating the linguistic and historical context of early northwestern South Asia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shinkot inscription