Temple 26 at Copán

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Maya temple archaeological structure

Temple 26 at Copán is a monumental Maya structure in the ancient city of Copán, Honduras, renowned for its elaborate hieroglyphic stairway and association with the ruler Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Structure 26 at Copán	1
Temple 26 (Hieroglyphic Stairway) at Copán	1
Temple 26 at Copán canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7912628 — 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 26 at Copán
Context triple: [Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil, notableWork, Temple 26 at Copán]

A. Temple 16 (Copán)
Temple 16 (Copán) is a major Maya temple structure at the ancient city of Copán in Honduras, notable as a dynastic and ritual center linked to the founding ruler Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ.
B. Stela J at Copán
Stela J at Copán is a monumental Maya stone sculpture commissioned by the ruler 18-Rabbit, renowned for its intricate carvings and historical inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political sophistication of the Copán kingdom.
C. Stela F at Copán
Stela F at Copán is a richly carved Maya monument renowned for its detailed depiction of the Classic-period ruler 18-Rabbit and its exemplary artistry in the Copán sculptural tradition.
D. Stela H at Copán
Stela H at Copán is an intricately carved Maya monument renowned for its detailed iconography and hieroglyphic inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political achievements of the Copán kingdom.
E. Stela A at Copán
Stela A at Copán is a monumental Maya stone sculpture erected by the ruler Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil, renowned for its intricate carvings and hieroglyphic inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political sophistication of the Copán kingdom.
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 26 at Copán
Target entity description: Temple 26 at Copán is a monumental Maya structure in the ancient city of Copán, Honduras, renowned for its elaborate hieroglyphic stairway and association with the ruler Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil.

A. Temple 16 (Copán)
Temple 16 (Copán) is a major Maya temple structure at the ancient city of Copán in Honduras, notable as a dynastic and ritual center linked to the founding ruler Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ.
B. Stela J at Copán
Stela J at Copán is a monumental Maya stone sculpture commissioned by the ruler 18-Rabbit, renowned for its intricate carvings and historical inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political sophistication of the Copán kingdom.
C. Stela F at Copán
Stela F at Copán is a richly carved Maya monument renowned for its detailed depiction of the Classic-period ruler 18-Rabbit and its exemplary artistry in the Copán sculptural tradition.
D. Stela H at Copán
Stela H at Copán is an intricately carved Maya monument renowned for its detailed iconography and hieroglyphic inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political achievements of the Copán kingdom.
E. Stela A at Copán
Stela A at Copán is a monumental Maya stone sculpture erected by the ruler Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil, renowned for its intricate carvings and hieroglyphic inscriptions that exemplify the artistic and political sophistication of the Copán kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maya temple ⓘ archaeological structure ⓘ
associatedWith	18-Rabbit (Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil) ⓘ Copán royal dynasty ⓘ linked to: Copán dynasty Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ ⓘ Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil ⓘ
builtFor	Copán royal court ⓘ linked to: Acropolis of Copán
civilization	Classic Maya ⓘ linked to: Classic Maya period
country	Honduras ⓘ
culture	Maya civilization ⓘ
dedicatedTo	dynastic commemoration of Copán rulers ⓘ
excavatedBy	archaeologists from the Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia ⓘ various international archaeological projects at Copán ⓘ
function	dynastic memorial ⓘ political propaganda monument ⓘ ritual structure ⓘ
hasFeature	altar monuments associated with the stairway ⓘ carved stone blocks ⓘ dynastic history inscription ⓘ hieroglyphic stairway ⓘ inscribed hieroglyphic texts ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ multiple construction phases ⓘ sculptured stairways ⓘ stucco decoration (in earlier phases) ⓘ substructures buried under later phases ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions	Classic Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ
locatedIn	Copán ⓘ Copán Archaeological Site ⓘ linked to: Maya ruins of Copán Copán Department ⓘ Copán Ruinas municipality ⓘ linked to: Copán Honduras ⓘ Maya Lowlands ⓘ linked to: Maya lowlands
material	carved limestone ⓘ masonry ⓘ
partOf	Acropolis of Copán ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site Copán Archaeological Site ⓘ linked to: Maya ruins of Copán ancient Maya city of Copán ⓘ
period	Classic period ⓘ Late Classic period ⓘ
records	Copán dynastic sequence ⓘ accession events of Copán kings ⓘ important ritual dates ⓘ
significance	key source for understanding Copán history ⓘ major example of Classic Maya hieroglyphic stairways ⓘ one of the most important hieroglyphic monuments in the Maya area ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1980 (as part of Copán Archaeological Site) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil → notableWork → Temple 26 at Copán ⓘ

Copán dynasty → hasNotableMonument → Temple 26 (Hieroglyphic Stairway) at Copán ⓘ

linked to: Temple 26 at Copán

Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán (early phases) → partOf → Structure 26 at Copán ⓘ