Temple of the Cross
E160538
The Temple of the Cross is a major Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its elaborate reliefs and inscriptions associated with Palenque’s royal dynasty.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of the Cross canonical | 3 |
| Temple of the Foliated Cross | 2 |
| Temple of the Cross Group triad | 1 |
| Temple of the Crosses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1402641 — 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 the Cross Context triple: [Palenque, hasPart, Temple of the Cross]
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A.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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B.
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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C.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
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D.
Temple of Amada
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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E.
Temple of Ellesyia
The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
- 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 the Cross Target entity description: The Temple of the Cross is a major Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its elaborate reliefs and inscriptions associated with Palenque’s royal dynasty.
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A.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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B.
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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C.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
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D.
Temple of Amada
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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E.
Temple of Ellesyia
The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya pyramid-temple
ⓘ
archaeological monument ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | tourists ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Pakal dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Palenque royal dynasty
|
| conservationStatus | preserved archaeological structure ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | GI (Palenque triad deity) ⓘ |
| depicts |
Palenque rulers in ritual acts
ⓘ
mythological scenes of Palenque triad gods ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists of the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) ⓘ |
| governingBody | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Classic Maya architecture ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Palenque sculptural style ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Maya sites in Chiapas
ⓘ
Pyramids in Mexico ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
interior sanctuary
ⓘ
roof comb ⓘ substructure pyramid platform ⓘ temple superstructure ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
dynastic shrine
ⓘ
ritual center ⓘ |
| hasInscriptions | hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasRelief | elaborate stone reliefs ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | stepped pyramid ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Palenque UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionsDescribe |
accession of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal II (Kan Bahlam II)
ⓘ
dynastic history of Palenque ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Classic Maya language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiapas
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ Palenque ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Palenque
ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Palenque
Temple of the Inscriptions ⓘ |
| orientation | faces a plaza within the Cross Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cross Group
ⓘ
Palenque ⓘ
surface form:
Palenque archaeological site
Temple of the Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of the Cross Group triad
|
| period | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Temple of the Cross
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Temple of the Foliated Cross
Temple of the Sun (Palenque) ⓘ |
| significance | key source for understanding Palenque religion and kingship ⓘ |
| stateParty | Mexico ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Chiapas Highlands ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1987 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of the Cross Description of subject: The Temple of the Cross is a major Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its elaborate reliefs and inscriptions associated with Palenque’s royal dynasty.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temple of the Crosses
this entity surface form:
Temple of the Cross Group triad
this entity surface form:
Temple of the Foliated Cross