Temple of Kom Ombo
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The Temple of Kom Ombo is a unique double temple in southern Egypt dedicated to the gods Sobek and Horus, notable for its symmetrical design and well-preserved reliefs along the Nile.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Kom Ombo canonical | 5 |
| Kom Ombo Temple | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2974087 — 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: Temple of Kom Ombo Context triple: [Aswan Governorate, containsArchaeologicalSite, Temple of Kom Ombo]
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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.
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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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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.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Kom Ombo Target entity description: The Temple of Kom Ombo is a unique double temple in southern Egypt dedicated to the gods Sobek and Horus, notable for its symmetrical design and well-preserved reliefs along the Nile.
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A.
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.
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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 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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (114)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
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double temple ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
double sanctuary
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symmetrical design ⓘ twin entrances ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hathor
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Khonsu ⓘ Panebtawy ⓘ Tasenetnofret ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Ptolemy VI Philometor
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Ptolemy VIII Physcon ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
|
| conservation |
drainage project to reduce groundwater
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stabilization of foundations ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | Ptolemaic period ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| damage |
earthquakes
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erosion by Nile floods ⓘ stone quarrying in later periods ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Haroeris
ⓘ
Horus of Kubban ⓘ
surface form:
Horus the Elder
Sobek ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Horus the Elder
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cult center of Sobek ⓘ place of healing rituals ⓘ place of pilgrimage ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Greek inscriptions
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Roman-era chapel ⓘ altar bases ⓘ ambulatory ⓘ astronomical ceiling reliefs ⓘ birth house ⓘ calendar reliefs ⓘ columned halls ⓘ composite capitals ⓘ cornice with winged sun disk ⓘ crocodile mummy room ⓘ crocodile museum nearby ⓘ crypts ⓘ demotic inscriptions ⓘ forecourt ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ inner enclosure wall ⓘ inner hypostyle hall ⓘ lotus-bundle columns ⓘ mammisi ⓘ nilometer ⓘ offering halls ⓘ outer enclosure wall ⓘ outer hypostyle hall ⓘ papyrus-bundle columns ⓘ processional way ⓘ pylon gateway ⓘ quay on the Nile ⓘ relief-decorated walls ⓘ reliefs of Nile gods ⓘ reliefs of Roman emperors ⓘ reliefs of coronation scenes ⓘ reliefs of deities ⓘ reliefs of fertility scenes ⓘ reliefs of medical instruments ⓘ reliefs of pharaohs making offerings ⓘ reliefs of processions ⓘ reliefs of purification scenes ⓘ reliefs of surgical tools ⓘ sacred well ⓘ sanctuary chapels ⓘ sanctuary of Sobek ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Horus the Elder
sanctuary of Sobek ⓘ statue bases ⓘ storerooms ⓘ |
| hasReliefDepicting |
Nile level measurements
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Roman emperors in pharaonic style ⓘ astronomical figures ⓘ birthing scenes ⓘ offering tables ⓘ pharaoh offering to Horus the Elder ⓘ pharaoh offering to Sobek ⓘ processions of priests ⓘ surgical instruments ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major archaeological site ⓘ |
| laterAdditionsBy |
Augustus
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Domitian ⓘ Hadrian ⓘ Roman emperors ⓘ Tiberius ⓘ Trajan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kom Ombo ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Aswan
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Edfu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Nile-side setting
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Ptolemaic and Roman reliefs ⓘ crocodile mummies ⓘ double dedication to Sobek and Horus ⓘ reliefs of medical instruments ⓘ symmetrical layout ⓘ well-preserved reliefs ⓘ |
| period |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
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Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Egypt
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| primaryDeity |
Horus
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surface form:
Horus the Elder
Sobek ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular tourist attraction
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stop on Nile cruise itineraries ⓘ |
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Kom Ombo Temple