Tchogha Zanbil

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Elamite monument archaeological site ziggurat

Tchogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite ziggurat complex in southwestern Iran and one of the best-preserved examples of stepped pyramidal temple architecture in the Middle East.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Chogha Zanbil	3
Choga Zanbil	1
Chogha Zanbil ziggurat	1
Tchogha Zanbil canonical	1
Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6531874 — 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: Tchogha Zanbil
Context triple: [Khuzestan, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Tchogha Zanbil]

A. Ziggurat of Ur
The Ziggurat of Ur is a massive stepped pyramid temple from ancient Mesopotamia, built around the 21st century BCE in present-day Iraq and dedicated to the moon god Nanna.
B. Esagila temple complex
The Esagila temple complex was the grand religious center of ancient Babylon dedicated primarily to the god Marduk, serving as a key ceremonial and administrative hub of the city.
C. Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
D. Anu ziggurat
Anu ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian temple platform in the city of Uruk dedicated to the sky god Anu and associated with some of the earliest monumental religious architecture.
E. Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman is an ancient archaeological complex in northwestern Iran renowned for its Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire temple and royal sanctuary, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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: Tchogha Zanbil
Target entity description: Tchogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite ziggurat complex in southwestern Iran and one of the best-preserved examples of stepped pyramidal temple architecture in the Middle East.

A. Ziggurat of Ur
The Ziggurat of Ur is a massive stepped pyramid temple from ancient Mesopotamia, built around the 21st century BCE in present-day Iraq and dedicated to the moon god Nanna.
B. Esagila temple complex
The Esagila temple complex was the grand religious center of ancient Babylon dedicated primarily to the god Marduk, serving as a key ceremonial and administrative hub of the city.
C. Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
D. Anu ziggurat
Anu ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian temple platform in the city of Uruk dedicated to the sky god Anu and associated with some of the earliest monumental religious architecture.
E. Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman is an ancient archaeological complex in northwestern Iran renowned for its Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire temple and royal sanctuary, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Elamite monument ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ ziggurat ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dur Untash NERFINISHED ⓘ Dur-Untash NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateOriginalHeightMeters	50 ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Elamite ⓘ
architecturalType	stepped pyramidal temple ⓘ
baseSideLengthMeters	about 105 ⓘ
constructedBy	King Untash-Napirisha of Elam NERFINISHED ⓘ Untash-Napirisha NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStartCenturyBC	13th century BC ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
culture	Elamite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentHeightMeters	about 25 ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity	Inshushinak NERFINISHED ⓘ Napirisha NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy	Roman Ghirshman NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	concentric walls ⓘ drainage system ⓘ inscribed bricks ⓘ multi-level ziggurat ⓘ royal quarter ⓘ temple courtyards ⓘ underground tombs ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage	Akkadian ⓘ Elamite NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Khuzestan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	ancient Elam NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorExcavationPeriod	1951–1962 ⓘ
materialUsed	baked brick ⓘ mud brick ⓘ
nearRiver	Dez River NERFINISHED ⓘ Karkheh River NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalFunction	religious center ⓘ temple complex ⓘ
partOf	ancient city of Dur-Untash NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	Middle Elamite period NERFINISHED ⓘ
shape	square base ⓘ
significance	important example of Elamite religious architecture ⓘ one of the best-preserved ziggurats in the world ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	1979 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	113 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khuzestan → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ

Elam → hasArchaeologicalSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chogha Zanbil

Elam → monument → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chogha Zanbil ziggurat

Middle Elamite period → hasMajorSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chogha Zanbil

Middle Elamite period → hasMajorConstruction → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil

Shush → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chogha Zanbil

Roman Ghirshman → conductedExcavationsAt → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ

this entity surface form: Choga Zanbil

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