Temple of Amada
E14464
The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Amada canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117725 — 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: Temple of Amada Context triple: [International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, significantMonument, Temple of Amada]
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A.
Temple of Nature
Temple of Nature is a didactic philosophical poem by Erasmus Darwin that explores the origins and development of life through early evolutionary ideas.
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B.
Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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C.
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
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D.
Gori Fortress
Gori Fortress is a historic medieval stronghold overlooking the city of Gori in central Georgia, known for its strategic hilltop location and long military history.
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E.
Mtatsminda Pantheon
Mtatsminda Pantheon is a historic necropolis in Tbilisi, Georgia, where many of the country’s most prominent writers, artists, and public figures are buried.
- 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: Temple of Amada Target entity description: The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
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A.
Temple of Nature
Temple of Nature is a didactic philosophical poem by Erasmus Darwin that explores the origins and development of life through early evolutionary ideas.
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B.
Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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C.
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
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D.
Gori Fortress
Gori Fortress is a historic medieval stronghold overlooking the city of Gori in central Georgia, known for its strategic hilltop location and long military history.
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E.
Mtatsminda Pantheon
Mtatsminda Pantheon is a historic necropolis in Tbilisi, Georgia, where many of the country’s most prominent writers, artists, and public figures are buried.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionCenturyBC | 15th century BC ⓘ |
| builtInDynasty | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| constructionContinuedUnder | Amenhotep II ⓘ |
| constructionStartedUnder | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| decorationCompletedUnder | Thutmose IV ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
ⓘ
Horus ⓘ
surface form:
Re-Horakhty
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle | New Kingdom Egyptian temple architecture ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | relocated and preserved ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
Horus ⓘ
surface form:
Re-Horakhty
|
| hasFeature |
hypostyle hall
ⓘ
inscribed walls ⓘ polychrome reliefs ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasReliefStyle | high-quality New Kingdom relief carving ⓘ |
| inscriptionsInclude |
historical records of military campaigns
ⓘ
religious hymns ⓘ royal titulary ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nubia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Temple of Derr
ⓘ
Tomb of Pennut ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical Nubian conquest scenes
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ well-preserved inscriptions ⓘ well-preserved reliefs ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestTemplesIn | Nubia ⓘ |
| originallyLocatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| partOf | Nubian temple complex region ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
|
| preservationLevel | among best-preserved Nubian temples ⓘ |
| region | Lower Nubia ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | New Amada site ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| relocationReason | construction of the Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Amada Description of subject: The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
Referenced by (6)
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