Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán (early phases)

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Maya architectural monument hieroglyphic inscription monument monumental staircase

The Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán (early phases) is an elaborately carved monumental staircase in the Maya city of Copán, renowned for its extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions that document royal history and dynastic events.

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Label	Occurrences
Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán (early phases) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7552366 — 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: Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán (early phases)
Context triple: [18-Rabbit, notableWork, Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán (early phases)]

A. Stela J at Copán
Stela J at Copán is a monumental Maya stone sculpture commissioned by the ruler 18-Rabbit, renowned for its intricate carvings and historical inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political sophistication of the Copán kingdom.
B. Stela H at Copán
Stela H at Copán is an intricately carved Maya monument renowned for its detailed iconography and hieroglyphic inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political achievements of the Copán kingdom.
C. Stela F at Copán
Stela F at Copán is a richly carved Maya monument renowned for its detailed depiction of the Classic-period ruler 18-Rabbit and its exemplary artistry in the Copán sculptural tradition.
D. Copan Building
The Copan Building is a landmark modernist residential and commercial skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and renowned for its distinctive sinuous façade.
E. Inscriptions of Petén
Inscriptions of Petén is a seminal multi-volume archaeological and epigraphic study of ancient Maya hieroglyphic texts from the Petén region of Guatemala, authored by Sylvanus G. Morley.
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: Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán (early phases)
Target entity description: The Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán (early phases) is an elaborately carved monumental staircase in the Maya city of Copán, renowned for its extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions that document royal history and dynastic events.

A. Stela J at Copán
Stela J at Copán is a monumental Maya stone sculpture commissioned by the ruler 18-Rabbit, renowned for its intricate carvings and historical inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political sophistication of the Copán kingdom.
B. Stela H at Copán
Stela H at Copán is an intricately carved Maya monument renowned for its detailed iconography and hieroglyphic inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political achievements of the Copán kingdom.
C. Stela F at Copán
Stela F at Copán is a richly carved Maya monument renowned for its detailed depiction of the Classic-period ruler 18-Rabbit and its exemplary artistry in the Copán sculptural tradition.
D. Copan Building
The Copan Building is a landmark modernist residential and commercial skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil, designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and renowned for its distinctive sinuous façade.
E. Inscriptions of Petén
Inscriptions of Petén is a seminal multi-volume archaeological and epigraphic study of ancient Maya hieroglyphic texts from the Petén region of Guatemala, authored by Sylvanus G. Morley.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maya architectural monument ⓘ hieroglyphic inscription monument ⓘ monumental staircase ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Maya architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Copán royal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ kings of Copán NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalPhase	early construction phases of the Hieroglyphic Stairway ⓘ
civilization	Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationStatus	subject to archaeological conservation efforts ⓘ
country	Honduras ⓘ
culture	Classic Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentCondition	partially preserved ⓘ
discoveredBy	archaeologists working at Copán ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	later reconstruction phases of the Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán ⓘ
function	dynastic record ⓘ royal commemoration ⓘ
hasPart	carved risers ⓘ dynastic inscription ⓘ hieroglyphic steps ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Maya Site of Copán" ⓘ
iconography	calendar glyphs ⓘ emblem glyphs of Copán ⓘ royal portraits ⓘ
inscriptionContent	accession statements ⓘ dynastic events ⓘ ritual events ⓘ royal history of Copán ⓘ
inscriptionType	historical narrative ⓘ
language	Classic Maya language (Chʼolan or related variety) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Copán NERFINISHED ⓘ Copán Archaeological Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Copán Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
medium	relief carving ⓘ
notableFor	documentation of royal history ⓘ dynastic sequence of Copán rulers ⓘ extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
partOf	Acropolis of Copán NERFINISHED ⓘ Structure 26 at Copán NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	Classic period ⓘ
researchField	Maya epigraphy ⓘ Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ
theme	dynastic continuity ⓘ legitimization of royal power ⓘ ritual performance on stairway ⓘ
usesCalendarSystem	Maya Long Count NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzolkʼin and Haabʼ calendars ⓘ
writingSystem	Maya hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED ⓘ

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