Temple of the Obelisks
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The Temple of the Obelisks is an ancient Bronze Age sanctuary at Byblos in modern-day Lebanon, notable for its numerous standing stone obelisks and rich archaeological finds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of the Obelisks canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1427635 — 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 Obelisks Context triple: [Byblos, hasStructure, Temple of the Obelisks]
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A.
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.
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B.
Temple of the Skull
The Temple of the Skull is an ancient Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, noted for its distinctive carved skull imagery.
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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.
Sphinx Temple
Sphinx Temple is an ancient limestone temple complex located directly in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, believed to have served a ritual or cultic function associated with the monument.
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E.
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.
- 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 Obelisks Target entity description: The Temple of the Obelisks is an ancient Bronze Age sanctuary at Byblos in modern-day Lebanon, notable for its numerous standing stone obelisks and rich archaeological finds.
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A.
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.
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B.
Temple of the Skull
The Temple of the Skull is an ancient Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, noted for its distinctive carved skull imagery.
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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.
Sphinx Temple
Sphinx Temple is an ancient limestone temple complex located directly in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, believed to have served a ritual or cultic function associated with the monument.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age temple
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archaeological site ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 34.123°E 34.123°N ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| culture |
Canaanite
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Phoenician ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Canaanite deities ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| endTime | late 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Maurice Dunand ⓘ |
| excavationStart |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| foundInExcavation |
Egyptian-style objects
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bronze figurines ⓘ inscribed plaques ⓘ jewelry ⓘ scarabs ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| function |
cult center
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religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar
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central courtyard ⓘ standing stone obelisks ⓘ subterranean favissa ⓘ temenos wall ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Byblos
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Lebanon ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Mount Lebanon Governorate ⓘ ancient city of Byblos ⓘ |
| material |
limestone
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inscribed objects
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numerous stone obelisks ⓘ rich archaeological finds ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Byblos
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surface form:
Byblos World Heritage Site
Byblos ⓘ
surface form:
Byblos archaeological site
Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenician heritage of Lebanon
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| period |
Late Bronze Age
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Middle Bronze Age ⓘ |
| presentUse |
archaeological park
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| religion | Canaanite religion ⓘ |
| startTime | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Temple of the Obelisks Description of subject: The Temple of the Obelisks is an ancient Bronze Age sanctuary at Byblos in modern-day Lebanon, notable for its numerous standing stone obelisks and rich archaeological finds.
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