Temple of Soleb
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The Temple of Soleb is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple in modern-day Sudan, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III and dedicated primarily to the god Amun-Ra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nubian temple complex at Wadi es-Sebua | 1 |
| Temple of Soleb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1184826 — 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 Soleb Context triple: [Nubia, hasTemple, Temple of Soleb]
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A.
Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
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B.
Temple of Philae
The Temple of Philae is an ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated primarily to the goddess Isis, renowned for its elegant Ptolemaic architecture and its relocation to Agilkia Island to protect it from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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C.
Temple of Dakka
The Temple of Dakka is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia dedicated primarily to the god Thoth, notable for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led rescue of Nubian monuments threatened by the Aswan High Dam.
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D.
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim is an important archaeological site in southern Egypt, known for its well-preserved remains spanning Pharaonic, Roman, Christian, and Islamic periods.
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E.
Dendera
Dendera is an ancient Egyptian town best known for the well-preserved Temple of Hathor and its rich archaeological remains along the Nile.
- 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 Soleb Target entity description: The Temple of Soleb is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple in modern-day Sudan, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III and dedicated primarily to the god Amun-Ra.
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A.
Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
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B.
Temple of Philae
The Temple of Philae is an ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated primarily to the goddess Isis, renowned for its elegant Ptolemaic architecture and its relocation to Agilkia Island to protect it from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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C.
Temple of Dakka
The Temple of Dakka is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia dedicated primarily to the god Thoth, notable for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led rescue of Nubian monuments threatened by the Aswan High Dam.
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D.
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim is an important archaeological site in southern Egypt, known for its well-preserved remains spanning Pharaonic, Roman, Christian, and Islamic periods.
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E.
Dendera
Dendera is an ancient Egyptian town best known for the well-preserved Temple of Hathor and its rich archaeological remains along the Nile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | village of Soleb ⓘ |
| ancientNameLanguage | Egyptian ⓘ |
| artStyle | Amarna-period-related style of Amenhotep III era ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| associatedWithRegion | Upper Nubia ⓘ |
| builtBy | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | jubilee celebrations of Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| constructionCenturyBC | 14th century BC ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amenhotep III deified
ⓘ
Amun ⓘ
surface form:
Amun-Ra
|
| deityType |
Amun
ⓘ
surface form:
state god Amun-Ra
|
| excavatedBy |
Egyptian Antiquities Service
ⓘ
French archaeological missions ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Amun
ⓘ
state temple ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
hypostyle hall
ⓘ
inscribed columns ⓘ peristyle court ⓘ processional colonnade ⓘ pylon ⓘ relief-decorated walls ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasColumnType |
lotus columns
ⓘ
papyrus-bundle columns ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionsIn | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasReliefDepicting |
Amenhotep III
ⓘ
surface form:
Amenhotep III with Amun
bound foreign captives ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Nubian archaeological monument ⓘ |
| laterUsedBy | Ramesside pharaohs ⓘ |
| linkedViaProcessionalRouteTo |
Temple of Sedeinga
ⓘ
surface form:
Sedeinga temple complex
|
| locatedIn | Nubia ⓘ |
| locatedInModernRegion | Northern State, Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Temple of Sedeinga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Amenhotep III royal titulary
ⓘ
inscriptions of foreign peoples ⓘ well-preserved columns ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian imperial monuments in Nubia
|
| pharaohBuilder | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Soleb Description of subject: The Temple of Soleb is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple in modern-day Sudan, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III and dedicated primarily to the god Amun-Ra.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.