Tarxien Temples
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Tarxien Temples is a prehistoric megalithic temple complex in Malta, renowned for its intricate stone carvings and significance in the island’s Neolithic temple culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tarxien Temples canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2306960 — 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: Tarxien Temples Context triple: [Megalithic Temples of Malta, hasPart, Tarxien Temples]
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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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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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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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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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E.
Temple of Cybele
The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.
- 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: Tarxien Temples Target entity description: Tarxien Temples is a prehistoric megalithic temple complex in Malta, renowned for its intricate stone carvings and significance in the island’s Neolithic temple culture.
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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 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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Temple of Cybele
The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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archaeological site ⓘ megalithic temple complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | megalithic architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Tarxien phase of Maltese prehistory ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | c. 2500 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | c. 3600 BC ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 35.865°N 14.515°E ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| culture | Neolithic Malta temple culture ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Themistocles Zammit
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surface form:
Temistocles Zammit
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| discoveryDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curvilinear apses
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orthostats with relief decoration ⓘ possible oracle holes ⓘ stone altars ⓘ stone-paved courts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central temple
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eastern temple ⓘ secondary temple ⓘ southern temple ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListAs | Megalithic Temples of Malta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malta
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Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean Sea region
Tarxien ⓘ |
| managedBy | Heritage Malta ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
altars and ritual features
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animal reliefs ⓘ intricate stone carvings ⓘ spiral reliefs ⓘ statue of a large female figure ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Megalithic Temples of Malta ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| significance | key site for understanding Maltese Neolithic temple culture ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 132 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
possible funerary practices
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religious ceremonies ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
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Subject: Tarxien Temples Description of subject: Tarxien Temples is a prehistoric megalithic temple complex in Malta, renowned for its intricate stone carvings and significance in the island’s Neolithic temple culture.
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