Solare Obelisk
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The Solare Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and later used as a monumental gnomon for a giant sundial in the Campus Martius.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solare Obelisk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5717422 — 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: Solare Obelisk Context triple: [Obelisk of Augustus, alsoKnownAs, Solare Obelisk]
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A.
Tello Obelisk
The Tello Obelisk is a monumental carved stone monolith from the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, notable for its intricate iconography depicting mythological beings and complex religious symbolism.
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B.
Temple of the Obelisks
The Temple of the Obelisks is an ancient Bronze Age sanctuary at Byblos in modern-day Lebanon, notable for its numerous standing stone obelisks and rich archaeological finds.
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C.
Kagul Obelisk
Kagul Obelisk is a commemorative monument in Saint Petersburg dedicated to the Russian victory at the Battle of Kagul during the Russo-Turkish War.
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D.
Macuteo Obelisk
The Macuteo Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk now standing atop the fountain in Rome’s Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon.
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E.
Philae obelisk
The Philae obelisk is an ancient Egyptian monument on the island of Philae whose bilingual inscriptions were crucial in helping scholars decipher hieroglyphs.
- 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: Solare Obelisk Target entity description: The Solare Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and later used as a monumental gnomon for a giant sundial in the Campus Martius.
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A.
Tello Obelisk
The Tello Obelisk is a monumental carved stone monolith from the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, notable for its intricate iconography depicting mythological beings and complex religious symbolism.
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B.
Temple of the Obelisks
The Temple of the Obelisks is an ancient Bronze Age sanctuary at Byblos in modern-day Lebanon, notable for its numerous standing stone obelisks and rich archaeological finds.
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C.
Kagul Obelisk
Kagul Obelisk is a commemorative monument in Saint Petersburg dedicated to the Russian victory at the Battle of Kagul during the Russo-Turkish War.
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D.
Macuteo Obelisk
The Macuteo Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk now standing atop the fountain in Rome’s Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon.
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E.
Philae obelisk
The Philae obelisk is an ancient Egyptian monument on the island of Philae whose bilingual inscriptions were crucial in helping scholars decipher hieroglyphs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian obelisk
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monumental gnomon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustus
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Campus Martius sundial ⓘ
linked to:
Campus Martius
|
| broughtToRomeBy |
Emperor Augustus
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | solar observations ⓘ |
| function |
astronomical observation
ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ |
| heritageType |
ancient monument
ⓘ
archaeological monument ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| location |
Campus Martius
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf | monumental complex in Campus Martius ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Roman imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Roman appropriation of Egyptian culture
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power of Augustus ⓘ |
| transportedFrom | Egypt to Rome ⓘ |
| usedAs |
gnomon of a giant sundial
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monumental gnomon in the Campus Martius ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Solare Obelisk Description of subject: The Solare Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and later used as a monumental gnomon for a giant sundial in the Campus Martius.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.