Yazılıkaya sanctuary
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The Yazılıkaya sanctuary is a rock-cut Hittite religious complex near the ancient city of Hattusa, featuring open-air chambers adorned with processions of deities carved into the limestone walls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yazılıkaya sanctuary canonical | 2 |
| Yazılıkaya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8456733 — 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: Yazılıkaya sanctuary Context triple: [Sphinx Gate, locatedNear, Yazılıkaya sanctuary]
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A.
Arslantepe VIA
Arslantepe VIA is a key archaeological phase at the Arslantepe mound in eastern Turkey, notable for its early Bronze Age remains associated with the Kura–Araxes cultural horizon.
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B.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
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C.
Yazili Tepe
Yazili Tepe is a notable rock art site within Azerbaijan’s Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, featuring ancient petroglyphs and archaeological remains.
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D.
Anıttepe
Anıttepe is a central hill and neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey, best known as the site of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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E.
Akhsikent
Akhsikent was a historic Central Asian city in the Fergana Valley, known as an important cultural and commercial center along the Silk Road.
- 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: Yazılıkaya sanctuary Target entity description: The Yazılıkaya sanctuary is a rock-cut Hittite religious complex near the ancient city of Hattusa, featuring open-air chambers adorned with processions of deities carved into the limestone walls.
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A.
Arslantepe VIA
Arslantepe VIA is a key archaeological phase at the Arslantepe mound in eastern Turkey, notable for its early Bronze Age remains associated with the Kura–Araxes cultural horizon.
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B.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
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C.
Yazili Tepe
Yazili Tepe is a notable rock art site within Azerbaijan’s Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, featuring ancient petroglyphs and archaeological remains.
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D.
Anıttepe
Anıttepe is a central hill and neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey, best known as the site of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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E.
Akhsikent
Akhsikent was a historic Central Asian city in the Fergana Valley, known as an important cultural and commercial center along the Silk Road.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite rock sanctuary
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archaeological site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tudhaliya IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Sun Goddess Hebat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weather God Teššub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Texier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1834 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
inscriptions in Hittite hieroglyphs
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orthostat reliefs ⓘ procession of female deities ⓘ procession of male deities ⓘ processions of deities ⓘ relief of King Tudhaliya IV ⓘ relief of sword-god Nergal ⓘ relief of the Sun Goddess Hebat ⓘ relief of the Weather God Teššub ⓘ relief of underworld deities ⓘ rock-cut reliefs ⓘ |
| floruit | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
New Year festival site
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commemorative monument ⓘ royal cult center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chamber A
NERFINISHED
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Chamber B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReliefStyle | Hittite imperial style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
cosmological diagram
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representation of the Hittite pantheon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boğazkale District
NERFINISHED
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Çorum Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Hattusa royal citadel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yenicekale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | open to the sky ⓘ |
| partOf | Hattusha: the Hittite Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hittite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for Hittite pantheon and iconography
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major monument of Hittite art ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 377 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
| use |
cult site
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open-air sanctuary ⓘ ritual space ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yazılıkaya sanctuary Description of subject: The Yazılıkaya sanctuary is a rock-cut Hittite religious complex near the ancient city of Hattusa, featuring open-air chambers adorned with processions of deities carved into the limestone walls.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Yazılıkaya