mausoleum of Ateban
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The mausoleum of Ateban is an ancient Numidian funerary monument near Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and Latin-Punic bilingual inscription.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mausoleum of Ateban canonical | 5 |
| Mausoleum of Ateban | 2 |
| Libyco-Punic mausoleum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T757078 — 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: mausoleum of Ateban Context triple: [Dougga, hasPart, mausoleum of Ateban]
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A.
Tomb of Pennut
The Tomb of Pennut is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut tomb in Nubia belonging to the official Pennut, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and relocation during the Nubian salvage campaigns.
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B.
Tomb of Benei Hezir
The Tomb of Benei Hezir is an ancient rock-cut burial monument in Jerusalem, notable for its Hebrew inscription and association with a priestly family from the Second Temple period.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: mausoleum of Ateban Target entity description: The mausoleum of Ateban is an ancient Numidian funerary monument near Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and Latin-Punic bilingual inscription.
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A.
Tomb of Pennut
The Tomb of Pennut is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut tomb in Nubia belonging to the official Pennut, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and relocation during the Nubian salvage campaigns.
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B.
Tomb of Benei Hezir
The Tomb of Benei Hezir is an ancient rock-cut burial monument in Jerusalem, notable for its Hebrew inscription and association with a priestly family from the Second Temple period.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
funerary monument ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Numidian funerary architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Numidian elite
ⓘ
Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
surface form:
Punic culture
|
| belongsTo | Numidian funerary tradition ⓘ |
| condition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Numidian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ateban ⓘ |
| function |
funerary monument
ⓘ
tomb ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorative architectural elements
ⓘ
tower-like structure ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Latin-Punic bilingual inscription ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
Numidia
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Numidia
|
| inscriptionLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Punic ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | bilingual funerary inscription ⓘ |
| languageContext | contact between Latin and Punic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dougga / Thugga
ⓘ
surface form:
Dougga
North Africa ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Thugga
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient city of Thugga
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
archaeological site of Dougga
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman ruins of Dougga
|
| partOf | archaeological site of Dougga ⓘ |
| region |
Béja Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Beja Governorate
|
| researchField |
North African ancient history
ⓘ
classical archaeology ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Numidian royal funerary architecture
ⓘ
key source for Latin-Punic epigraphy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
pre-Roman North Africa ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | commemoration of the dead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: mausoleum of Ateban Description of subject: The mausoleum of Ateban is an ancient Numidian funerary monument near Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and Latin-Punic bilingual inscription.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dougga
subject surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
Libyco-Punic mausoleum
this entity surface form:
Mausoleum of Ateban
this entity surface form:
Mausoleum of Ateban
subject surface form:
Thugga