Temple of Ellesyia
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Ellesyia canonical | 2 |
| Temple of Ellesyia (reconstructed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117734 — 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 Ellesyia Context triple: [International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, significantMonument, Temple of Ellesyia]
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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 Derr
The Temple of Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Lower Nubia dedicated primarily to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led Nubian monument rescue efforts.
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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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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 Maharraqa
The Temple of Maharraqa is an ancient Egyptian-Roman temple from Nubia, notable for its relocation to prevent flooding during 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 Ellesyia Target entity description: 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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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 Derr
The Temple of Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Lower Nubia dedicated primarily to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led Nubian monument rescue efforts.
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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.
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 Maharraqa
The Temple of Maharraqa is an ancient Egyptian-Roman temple from Nubia, notable for its relocation to prevent flooding during the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ rock-cut sanctuary ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionCentury | 15th century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalType | rock-cut temple ⓘ |
| associatedWithProject | Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Thutmose III ⓘ
surface form:
pharaoh Thutmose III
|
| conservationStatus | relocated and preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| currentCity | Turin ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| currentMuseum |
Egyptian Museum of Turin
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo Egizio, Turin
|
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
ⓘ
Amun ⓘ
surface form:
Amun-Ra
|
| donatedAs | gift in recognition of Italian contribution to Nubian temple rescue ⓘ |
| donatedBy |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| donatedTo | Italy ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | New Kingdom Egyptian reliefs ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
Amun ⓘ
surface form:
Amun-Ra
|
| hasFeature |
decorated interior walls
ⓘ
reliefs depicting pharaoh and gods ⓘ rock-cut sanctuary chamber ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | cut into rock cliff in original Nubian setting ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfUse | cult temple ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| heritageRescueCampaign |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Nubia Campaign
|
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Nubia ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyOriginalContext |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| originallyLocatedIn | Lower Nubia ⓘ |
| partOfCollection |
Egyptian Museum of Turin
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo Egizio, Turin
|
| regionNowPartOf |
Upper Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Egypt
|
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Egyptian Museum of Turin
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo Egizio
Turin ⓘ |
| relocatedToCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| relocationCompletedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| relocationReason |
construction of the Aswan High Dam
ⓘ
threat of flooding from the Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| significance | example of international cooperation in heritage preservation ⓘ |
| wasThreatenedBy |
Lake Nasser
ⓘ
rising waters of the Nile due to the Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Ellesyia Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temple of Ellesyia (reconstructed)