Temple of Beit el-Wali
E23370
The Temple of Beit el-Wali is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia, dedicated primarily to Ramesses II and notable for its reliefs celebrating his military victories.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Beit el-Wali canonical | 5 |
| Temple of Gerf Hussein | 2 |
| Temple of Wadi es-Sebua | 2 |
| Beit el-Wali (relocated temple) | 1 |
| Beit el-Wali temple | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117727 — 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.
Target entity: Temple of Beit el-Wali Context triple: [International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, significantMonument, Temple of Beit el-Wali]
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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.
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Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
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Temple of Derr
The Temple of Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Lower Nubia dedicated primarily to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led Nubian monument rescue efforts.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
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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.
Target entity: Temple of Beit el-Wali Target entity description: The Temple of Beit el-Wali is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia, dedicated primarily to Ramesses II and notable for its reliefs celebrating his military victories.
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A.
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.
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B.
Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
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C.
Temple of Derr
The Temple of Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Lower Nubia dedicated primarily to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led Nubian monument rescue efforts.
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D.
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
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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 (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ rock-cut temple ⓘ |
| architecturalType | speos ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Temple of Kalabsha
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalabsha Temple complex
|
| builtDuringReignOf | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| constructionDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
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Anuket ⓘ Isis ⓘ Khnum ⓘ Ramesses II ⓘ |
| depicts |
tribute from Asiatics
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tribute from Nubians ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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surface form:
19th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| excavatedBy | Egyptian Antiquities Service ⓘ |
| function |
cult temple
ⓘ
propaganda monument ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
offering scenes to deities
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processional scenes ⓘ reliefs of Ramesses II smiting enemies ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
forecourt
ⓘ
hypostyle hall ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasScript | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aswan Governorate
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Nubia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Gerf Hussein
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Temple of Dakka ⓘ Temple of Kalabsha ⓘ |
| notableFor |
polychrome wall reliefs
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reliefs of Ramesses II’s military campaigns ⓘ scenes of battles in Nubia ⓘ scenes of battles in Syria ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| originallyLocatedIn | Lower Nubia ⓘ |
| partOf | Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
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surface form:
New Kingdom
|
| protectedBy |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
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surface form:
UNESCO Nubia Campaign
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| region | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Temple of Kalabsha
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surface form:
New Kalabsha
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| relocationCampaign | International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| style | Ramesside temple art ⓘ |
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Subject: Temple of Beit el-Wali Description of subject: The Temple of Beit el-Wali is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia, dedicated primarily to Ramesses II and notable for its reliefs celebrating his military victories.
Referenced by (11)
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