sanctuary of Sobek
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The sanctuary of Sobek is the inner sacred chamber at the Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, where his cult statue and rituals were centered in ancient Egyptian worship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sanctuary of Horus the Elder | 1 |
| sanctuary of Sobek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13578289 — 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: sanctuary of Sobek Context triple: [Temple of Kom Ombo, hasPart, sanctuary of Sobek]
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A.
Temple of Anuket
The Temple of Anuket is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on Elephantine Island dedicated to the Nile goddess Anuket, associated with the cataracts and the island’s role as a frontier and religious center near Aswan.
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B.
Precinct of Montu
The Precinct of Montu is an ancient Egyptian temple complex within Karnak dedicated to the war god Montu, featuring shrines, pylons, and sacred enclosures from various pharaonic periods.
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C.
Temple of Soleb
The Temple of Soleb is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple in modern-day Sudan, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III and dedicated primarily to the god Amun-Ra.
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D.
Precinct of Mut
The Precinct of Mut is an ancient temple complex within Karnak dedicated to the goddess Mut, forming a major component of the religious center of Thebes in Upper Egypt.
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E.
Temple of Khnum
The Temple of Khnum is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on Elephantine Island dedicated to the ram-headed creator god Khnum, historically important as a cult center linked to the Nile’s inundation and local worship.
- 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: sanctuary of Sobek Target entity description: The sanctuary of Sobek is the inner sacred chamber at the Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, where his cult statue and rituals were centered in ancient Egyptian worship.
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A.
Temple of Anuket
The Temple of Anuket is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on Elephantine Island dedicated to the Nile goddess Anuket, associated with the cataracts and the island’s role as a frontier and religious center near Aswan.
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B.
Precinct of Montu
The Precinct of Montu is an ancient Egyptian temple complex within Karnak dedicated to the war god Montu, featuring shrines, pylons, and sacred enclosures from various pharaonic periods.
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C.
Temple of Soleb
The Temple of Soleb is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple in modern-day Sudan, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III and dedicated primarily to the god Amun-Ra.
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D.
Precinct of Mut
The Precinct of Mut is an ancient temple complex within Karnak dedicated to the goddess Mut, forming a major component of the religious center of Thebes in Upper Egypt.
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E.
Temple of Khnum
The Temple of Khnum is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on Elephantine Island dedicated to the ram-headed creator god Khnum, historically important as a cult center linked to the Nile’s inundation and local worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Horus the Elder