temple of Bau
E766761
The temple of Bau was an important Mesopotamian sanctuary dedicated to the healing goddess Bau, notably expanded and richly endowed by the ruler Gudea of Lagash.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| temple of Bau canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8925995 — 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 Bau Context triple: [Gudea, commissioned, temple of Bau]
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A.
Barran Temple
Barran Temple is an ancient Sabaean religious complex in present-day Yemen, renowned as one of the most important pre-Islamic temples of South Arabia.
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B.
Bonbibi temple
Bonbibi temple is a small shrine in the Sundarbans dedicated to Bonbibi, the forest guardian deity revered by local communities for protection from tigers and other dangers.
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C.
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple is a large 8th-century Buddhist temple complex in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned as one of the oldest and most significant religious monuments near the Prambanan area.
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D.
Ngawen Temple
Ngawen Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple complex in Central Java, Indonesia, notable for its early Javanese architecture and association with the Sailendra dynasty.
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E.
Sambisari temple
Sambisari Temple is a 9th-century Hindu Shiva temple buried for centuries under volcanic ash near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and later excavated and restored as an important archaeological site of the Medang 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 of Bau Target entity description: The temple of Bau was an important Mesopotamian sanctuary dedicated to the healing goddess Bau, notably expanded and richly endowed by the ruler Gudea of Lagash.
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A.
Barran Temple
Barran Temple is an ancient Sabaean religious complex in present-day Yemen, renowned as one of the most important pre-Islamic temples of South Arabia.
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B.
Bonbibi temple
Bonbibi temple is a small shrine in the Sundarbans dedicated to Bonbibi, the forest guardian deity revered by local communities for protection from tigers and other dangers.
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C.
Sewu Temple
Sewu Temple is a large 8th-century Buddhist temple complex in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned as one of the oldest and most significant religious monuments near the Prambanan area.
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D.
Ngawen Temple
Ngawen Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple complex in Central Java, Indonesia, notable for its early Javanese architecture and association with the Sailendra dynasty.
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E.
Sambisari temple
Sambisari Temple is a 9th-century Hindu Shiva temple buried for centuries under volcanic ash near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and later excavated and restored as an important archaeological site of the Medang Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian temple
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sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Gudea of Lagash
ⓘ
linked to:
Gudea
|
| associatedWith |
Gudea cylinders
ⓘ
linked to:
Cylinder B of Gudea
|
| associatedWithCityState | Lagash ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | goddess Bau ⓘ |
| endowedBy |
Gudea of Lagash
ⓘ
linked to:
Gudea
|
| expandedBy |
Gudea of Lagash
ⓘ
linked to:
Gudea
|
| function |
cult center of Bau
ⓘ
healing sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasDedication | to Bau as a healing deity ⓘ |
| hasDeityType | healing goddess ⓘ |
| hasType | healing temple ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lagash
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | inscriptions of Gudea ⓘ |
| notableFor |
architectural expansion under Gudea
ⓘ
rich endowments by Gudea ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Bau ⓘ |
| politicalContext | city-state of Lagash ⓘ |
| region |
southern Mesopotamia
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Mesopotamia
|
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Gudea of Lagash
ⓘ
linked to:
Gudea
|
| timePeriod | Late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
healing rituals
ⓘ
veneration of Bau ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: temple of Bau Description of subject: The temple of Bau was an important Mesopotamian sanctuary dedicated to the healing goddess Bau, notably expanded and richly endowed by the ruler Gudea of Lagash.
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