Khalatse inscription
E541751
The Khalatse inscription is an ancient rock inscription in the Kharoṣṭhī script found near Khalatse in Ladakh, providing important evidence of early Buddhist and Indo-Tibetan cultural and political presence in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khalatse inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5687658 — 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: Khalatse inscription Context triple: [Kharoṣṭhī script, hasNotableInscription, Khalatse 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.
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.
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C.
Lapis Niger inscription
The Lapis Niger inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, carved on a stone monument in the Roman Forum and offering valuable insight into early Roman language, religion, and legal practices.
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D.
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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E.
Novilara inscriptions
The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
- 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: Khalatse inscription Target entity description: The Khalatse inscription is an ancient rock inscription in the Kharoṣṭhī script found near Khalatse in Ladakh, providing important evidence of early Buddhist and Indo-Tibetan cultural and political presence in the region.
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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.
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.
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C.
Lapis Niger inscription
The Lapis Niger inscription is one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin writing, carved on a stone monument in the Roman Forum and offering valuable insight into early Roman language, religion, and legal practices.
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D.
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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E.
Novilara inscriptions
The Novilara inscriptions are a set of ancient inscriptions from the Italian region of Marche that provide the primary evidence for the little-understood North Picene language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological artifact
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rock inscription ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indo-Tibetan cultural interaction
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Indo-Tibetan political presence ⓘ early Buddhism in Ladakh ⓘ |
| chronologicalClassification | ancient period ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Buddhist
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Indo-Tibetan ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Khalatse region ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
early Buddhist presence in Ladakh
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early Indo-Tibetan contacts ⓘ political activity in early Ladakh ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative inscription
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religious record ⓘ |
| importance |
important source for spread of Buddhism in Western Himalaya
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key evidence for early history of Ladakh ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan (probable) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Himalayas
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linked to:
Himalayas
Ladakh ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Khalatse ⓘ |
| material | rock ⓘ |
| medium | rock surface ⓘ |
| regionOfCulturalSignificance |
Western Himalaya
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linked to:
western Himalayas
|
| religiousContext | Buddhism ⓘ |
| script | Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Buddhist studies
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Central Asian studies ⓘ Himalayan studies ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily | Brahmi-derived scripts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khalatse inscription Description of subject: The Khalatse inscription is an ancient rock inscription in the Kharoṣṭhī script found near Khalatse in Ladakh, providing important evidence of early Buddhist and Indo-Tibetan cultural and political presence in the region.
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