Lycian I
E722620
Lycian I is the earlier of the two closely related but distinct ancient Anatolian languages known as Lycian, attested in inscriptions from the region of Lycia in southwestern Asia Minor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lycian I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8266544 — 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: Lycian I Context triple: [Lycian II, distinctFrom, Lycian I]
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A.
Lycian II
Lycian II is an ancient Anatolian language, also known as Milyan, once spoken in the region of Lycia in southwestern Asia Minor.
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B.
Ziaelas of Bithynia
Ziaelas of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king of the ancient kingdom of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia during the 3rd century BCE.
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C.
Zipoetes I of Bithynia
Zipoetes I of Bithynia was an early Hellenistic ruler who established the independent Kingdom of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia and laid the foundations for its later expansion under his successors.
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D.
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia was a 1st-century BC king who founded the Ariobarzanid dynasty and ruled Cappadocia under the shifting influence of the Roman Republic.
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E.
Prusias II of Bithynia
Prusias II of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king who ruled the ancient kingdom of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia during the 2nd century BCE.
- 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: Lycian I Target entity description: Lycian I is the earlier of the two closely related but distinct ancient Anatolian languages known as Lycian, attested in inscriptions from the region of Lycia in southwestern Asia Minor.
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A.
Lycian II
Lycian II is an ancient Anatolian language, also known as Milyan, once spoken in the region of Lycia in southwestern Asia Minor.
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B.
Ziaelas of Bithynia
Ziaelas of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king of the ancient kingdom of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia during the 3rd century BCE.
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C.
Zipoetes I of Bithynia
Zipoetes I of Bithynia was an early Hellenistic ruler who established the independent Kingdom of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia and laid the foundations for its later expansion under his successors.
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D.
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia was a 1st-century BC king who founded the Ariobarzanid dynasty and ruled Cappadocia under the shifting influence of the Roman Republic.
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E.
Prusias II of Bithynia
Prusias II of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king who ruled the ancient kingdom of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia during the 2nd century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anatolian language
ⓘ
Indo-European language ⓘ ancient language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lycian A
ⓘ
Standard Lycian ⓘ
linked to:
Lycian
|
| attestedFromCentury | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| attestedIn | inscriptions ⓘ |
| attestedInModernTerritoryOf | Turkey ⓘ |
| attestedInRegion |
Lycia
ⓘ
southwestern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| attestedUntilCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Lycian II ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Lycian II ⓘ |
| hasCase |
accusative
ⓘ
dative-locative ⓘ genitive ⓘ nominative ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | lyci1241 ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
case inflection
ⓘ
grammatical gender ⓘ verbal inflection ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalGender |
animate
ⓘ
inanimate ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | xlc ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | fusional ⓘ |
| hasNumber |
plural
ⓘ
singular ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between long and short vowels
ⓘ
series of stops including voiced and voiceless ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCorpusLocation | rock-cut tomb inscriptions in Lycia ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemFeature |
separate signs for vowels and consonants
ⓘ
special signs for nasalized vowels ⓘ |
| partOf | Anatolian branch of the Indo-European languages ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carian language
ⓘ
Hittite language ⓘ Luwian language ⓘ
linked to:
Cuneiform Luwian
Sidetic language ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic script ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Luwic language
ⓘ
Lycian language ⓘ
linked to:
Lycian
extinct language ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Lycian people
ⓘ
linked to:
Lycians
|
| usedFor |
funerary inscriptions
ⓘ
public inscriptions ⓘ royal and official inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Lycian alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lycian I Description of subject: Lycian I is the earlier of the two closely related but distinct ancient Anatolian languages known as Lycian, attested in inscriptions from the region of Lycia in southwestern Asia Minor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.