Unfinished Obelisk
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The Unfinished Obelisk is an enormous, partially carved ancient Egyptian obelisk still lying in its original granite quarry, offering insight into Pharaonic stone-working techniques and construction methods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unfinished Obelisk canonical | 2 |
| Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan | 1 |
| Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T654692 — 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: Unfinished Obelisk Context triple: [Aswan, hasHeritageSiteNearby, Unfinished Obelisk]
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A.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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B.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
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C.
The Pyramid
The Pyramid is the popular nickname for the Transamerica Pyramid, a distinctive, pyramid-shaped skyscraper and iconic feature of the San Francisco skyline.
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D.
Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
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E.
The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle)
The Obelisk, commonly known as Cleopatra's Needle, is an ancient Egyptian granite monument originally erected in Heliopolis and later transported to New York City, where it now stands as a historic landmark.
- 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: Unfinished Obelisk Target entity description: The Unfinished Obelisk is an enormous, partially carved ancient Egyptian obelisk still lying in its original granite quarry, offering insight into Pharaonic stone-working techniques and construction methods.
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A.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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B.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
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C.
The Pyramid
The Pyramid is the popular nickname for the Transamerica Pyramid, a distinctive, pyramid-shaped skyscraper and iconic feature of the San Francisco skyline.
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D.
Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
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E.
The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle)
The Obelisk, commonly known as Cleopatra's Needle, is an ancient Egyptian granite monument originally erected in Heliopolis and later transported to New York City, where it now stands as a historic landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian obelisk
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archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Pharaonic period
Temple-building projects in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| carvingTechnique | directly carved from bedrock ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Egyptian architecture
ⓘ
Archaeological sites in Egypt ⓘ Obelisks in Egypt ⓘ |
| condition | partially detached from bedrock ⓘ |
| constructionPhase |
final detachment never completed
ⓘ
rough shaping completed ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dimensionType | one of the largest monolithic stones ever carved ⓘ |
| estimatedDate |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
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surface form:
18th Dynasty
circa 15th century BCE ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected antiquities site of Egypt ⓘ |
| inscriptions | none completed ⓘ |
| length | approximately 42 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aswan
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Aswan Governorate ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| material |
granite
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red granite ⓘ |
| near |
First Cataract of the Nile
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surface form:
Nile River at Aswan
|
| orientation | lying in bedrock ⓘ |
| ownership |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| partOf |
Aswan granite
ⓘ
surface form:
Aswan granite quarries
|
| projectedHeight | approximately 42 meters ⓘ |
| purpose | monumental obelisk ⓘ |
| quarry |
Aswan quarries
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Quarries of Aswan
|
| reasonForAbandonment | large cracks in the stone ⓘ |
| researchUse |
study of ancient Egyptian engineering
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study of ancient Egyptian labor organization ⓘ |
| shows |
channels cut around the obelisk outline
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methods for separating stone from bedrock ⓘ tool marks from dolerite pounding stones ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of ancient Egyptian quarrying methods
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evidence of ancient Egyptian stone-working techniques ⓘ largest known ancient obelisk ever attempted ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| timePeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist site in Aswan ⓘ |
| visibleFeatures |
cracks along the shaft
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unfinished base still attached to quarry floor ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open-air museum ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 1168 tons ⓘ |
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Subject: Unfinished Obelisk Description of subject: The Unfinished Obelisk is an enormous, partially carved ancient Egyptian obelisk still lying in its original granite quarry, offering insight into Pharaonic stone-working techniques and construction methods.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan
this entity surface form:
Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan