Temple of Isis
E222896
The Temple of Isis is an ancient Roman sanctuary in Pompeii dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, notable for its well-preserved frescoes and evidence of religious syncretism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isis temple | 1 |
| Temple of Isis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1985267 — 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 Isis Context triple: [Pompeii, hasStructure, Temple of Isis]
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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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B.
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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Great Temple of Ptah
The Great Temple of Ptah was the principal sanctuary in ancient Memphis, Egypt, dedicated to the creator god Ptah and serving as a major religious and cultural center of the city.
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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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E.
Serapeum of Saqqara
The Serapeum of Saqqara is an ancient Egyptian underground burial complex at Saqqara that housed the sarcophagi of the sacred Apis bulls, central to the cult of the god Serapis.
- 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 Isis Target entity description: The Temple of Isis is an ancient Roman sanctuary in Pompeii dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, notable for its well-preserved frescoes and evidence of religious syncretism.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Great Temple of Ptah
The Great Temple of Ptah was the principal sanctuary in ancient Memphis, Egypt, dedicated to the creator god Ptah and serving as a major religious and cultural center of the city.
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D.
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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E.
Serapeum of Saqqara
The Serapeum of Saqqara is an ancient Egyptian underground burial complex at Saqqara that housed the sarcophagi of the sacred Apis bulls, central to the cult of the god Serapis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman temple
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archaeological site ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Egyptian ⓘ |
| builtBefore | 79 AD ⓘ |
| buriedBy | 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius ⓘ |
| completedBefore | 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| currentStatus | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Isis ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | AD 62 Pompeii earthquake ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists of the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1760s ⓘ |
| exemplifies | religious syncretism ⓘ |
| features |
Egyptianizing elements
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Nile landscapes ⓘ painted mythological scenes ⓘ ritual imagery ⓘ stucco decoration ⓘ well-preserved frescoes ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Anubis
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Horus ⓘ
surface form:
Harpocrates
Isis ⓘ Serapis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cella
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dining room ⓘ kitchen ⓘ nilometer-like basin ⓘ peribolos (temple enclosure) ⓘ priest’s quarters ⓘ pronaos ⓘ purification basin ⓘ sacrificial altar ⓘ service rooms ⓘ small chapels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Pompeii)
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| inscriptionsLanguage |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
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Italy ⓘ Pompeii ⓘ Regio VIII of Pompeii ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Large Theatre of Pompeii ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parco Archeologico di Pompei
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surface form:
Archaeological Park of Pompeii
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| rebuiltAfter | AD 62 Pompeii earthquake ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for the cult of Isis in Roman Italy
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key example of Roman–Egyptian religious syncretism ⓘ one of the earliest temples fully excavated at Pompeii ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freedmen
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local Pompeian population ⓘ |
| usedFor |
initiation ceremonies
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mystery cult rituals ⓘ processions ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Temple of Isis Description of subject: The Temple of Isis is an ancient Roman sanctuary in Pompeii dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, notable for its well-preserved frescoes and evidence of religious syncretism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Isis temple