Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari
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The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari is a monumental terraced mortuary temple built for the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, renowned for its grand colonnades and dramatic setting against the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783102 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari Context triple: [Luxor, notableNearbySite, Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari]
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Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple is a large ancient Egyptian temple complex on the east bank of the Nile in Luxor, renowned for its monumental architecture and religious significance dating back to the New Kingdom.
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Temple of Hathor at Dendera
The Temple of Hathor at Dendera is a remarkably well-preserved ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hathor, renowned for its richly decorated reliefs, astronomical ceiling, and Greco-Roman period architecture.
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Karnak Temple Complex
The Karnak Temple Complex is a vast ancient Egyptian religious site in modern-day Luxor, renowned for its monumental temples, pylons, and the Great Hypostyle Hall dedicated primarily to the god Amun.
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Abu Simbel temples
The Abu Simbel temples are monumental rock-cut temples in southern Egypt built by Pharaoh Ramesses II, renowned for their colossal statues and relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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Temple of Philae
The Temple of Philae is an ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated primarily to the goddess Isis, renowned for its elegant Ptolemaic architecture and its relocation to Agilkia Island to protect it from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
- 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: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari Target entity description: The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari is a monumental terraced mortuary temple built for the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, renowned for its grand colonnades and dramatic setting against the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile.
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A.
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple is a large ancient Egyptian temple complex on the east bank of the Nile in Luxor, renowned for its monumental architecture and religious significance dating back to the New Kingdom.
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B.
Temple of Hathor at Dendera
The Temple of Hathor at Dendera is a remarkably well-preserved ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hathor, renowned for its richly decorated reliefs, astronomical ceiling, and Greco-Roman period architecture.
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C.
Karnak Temple Complex
The Karnak Temple Complex is a vast ancient Egyptian religious site in modern-day Luxor, renowned for its monumental temples, pylons, and the Great Hypostyle Hall dedicated primarily to the god Amun.
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D.
Abu Simbel temples
The Abu Simbel temples are monumental rock-cut temples in southern Egypt built by Pharaoh Ramesses II, renowned for their colossal statues and relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Temple of Philae
The Temple of Philae is an ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated primarily to the goddess Isis, renowned for its elegant Ptolemaic architecture and its relocation to Agilkia Island to protect it from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
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archaeological site ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Karnak Temple Complex
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surface form:
Temple of Karnak (via processional route)
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Deir el-Bahri
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surface form:
Djeser Djeseru
Deir el-Bahri ⓘ
surface form:
Djeser-Djeseru
|
| architect | Senenmut ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | terraced temple ⓘ |
| builtAgainst | limestone cliffs of Deir el-Bahari ⓘ |
| builtBy | Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| builtFor | Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| connectedBy | causeway to the valley temple ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | c. 1458 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1479 BCE ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| currentUse | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Hatshepsut
ⓘ
surface form:
Pharaoh Hatshepsut
|
| dedicatedToDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
Anubis ⓘ Hathor ⓘ |
| dynasty |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| excavatedBy |
Egypt Exploration Society
ⓘ
surface form:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Édouard Naville ⓘ |
| hasChapel |
Anubis chapel
ⓘ
Hathor chapel ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnaded porticoes
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hypostyle halls ⓘ long processional ramps ⓘ sanctuaries cut into the cliff ⓘ three large terraces ⓘ |
| hasRelief |
Punt expedition reliefs
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coronation of Hatshepsut reliefs ⓘ divine birth of Hatshepsut reliefs ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary |
Precinct of Amun-Re
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surface form:
Amun sanctuary
|
| laterAlteredBy | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deir el-Bahri
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surface form:
Deir el-Bahari
Luxor ⓘ Thebes ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| near | Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Deir el-Bahri
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surface form:
Deir el-Bahari temple complex
Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
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| primaryFunction | mortuary temple of Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| significance | masterpiece of ancient Egyptian architecture ⓘ |
| suffered | damnation of memory of Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| translationOfName |
Holy of Holies
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surface form:
“The Holy of Holies”
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari Description of subject: The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari is a monumental terraced mortuary temple built for the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, renowned for its grand colonnades and dramatic setting against the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahri
this entity surface form:
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri
this entity surface form:
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri
this entity surface form:
Temple of Hatshepsut (Djeser-Djeseru)
this entity surface form:
Djeser-Djeseru (for Hatshepsut’s temple)
this entity surface form:
The Temple of Deir el Bahari