Temple of Thutmose III (Djeser Akhet)

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New Kingdom monument ancient Egyptian temple mortuary temple

The Temple of Thutmose III (Djeser Akhet) is a New Kingdom mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri built for Pharaoh Thutmose III and dedicated primarily to the god Amun.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Festival Hall of Thutmose III	2
Temple of Thutmose III	2
Temple of Thutmose III (Djeser Akhet) canonical	1
Temple of Thutmose III at Deir el-Bahari	1
temple of Thutmose III	1
temple of Thutmose III at Deir el-Bahari	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9034235 — 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 Thutmose III (Djeser Akhet)
Context triple: [Deir el-Bahri, hasTemple, Temple of Thutmose III (Djeser Akhet)]

A. Temple of Seti I
The Temple of Seti I is a New Kingdom mortuary and religious temple in Abydos, Egypt, renowned for its well-preserved reliefs and the Abydos King List of pharaohs.
B. Temple of Khonsu
The Temple of Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary at Karnak dedicated to the moon god Khonsu, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and classic New Kingdom temple architecture.
C. Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari
The Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut temple at Abu Simbel dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Queen Nefertari, renowned for its monumental statues and richly decorated interior.
D. Great Aten Temple at Amarna
The Great Aten Temple at Amarna was the principal open-air sanctuary dedicated to the sun disk Aten, serving as the religious heart of Pharaoh Akhenaten’s short-lived monotheistic cult in his new capital city.
E. Temple of Khnum
The Temple of Khnum is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on Elephantine Island dedicated to the ram-headed creator god Khnum, historically important as a cult center linked to the Nile’s inundation and local worship.
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 Thutmose III (Djeser Akhet)
Target entity description: The Temple of Thutmose III (Djeser Akhet) is a New Kingdom mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri built for Pharaoh Thutmose III and dedicated primarily to the god Amun.

A. Temple of Seti I
The Temple of Seti I is a New Kingdom mortuary and religious temple in Abydos, Egypt, renowned for its well-preserved reliefs and the Abydos King List of pharaohs.
B. Temple of Khonsu
The Temple of Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary at Karnak dedicated to the moon god Khonsu, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and classic New Kingdom temple architecture.
C. Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari
The Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut temple at Abu Simbel dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Queen Nefertari, renowned for its monumental statues and richly decorated interior.
D. Great Aten Temple at Amarna
The Great Aten Temple at Amarna was the principal open-air sanctuary dedicated to the sun disk Aten, serving as the religious heart of Pharaoh Akhenaten’s short-lived monotheistic cult in his new capital city.
E. Temple of Khnum
The Temple of Khnum is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on Elephantine Island dedicated to the ram-headed creator god Khnum, historically important as a cult center linked to the Nile’s inundation and local worship.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Kingdom monument ⓘ ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ
approximateConstructionCentury	15th century BCE ⓘ
associatedDeity	Amun ⓘ Khonsu ⓘ Mut ⓘ
associatedWith	Theban Triad ⓘ
builder	Thutmose III ⓘ
builtFor	Thutmose III ⓘ
constructionDate	reign of Thutmose III ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
countryISO	EG ⓘ
culture	Ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
currentCondition	ruined ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Amun ⓘ Amun-Ra ⓘ linked to: Amun
dedication	Amun of Karnak ⓘ linked to: Amun
dynasty	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: 18th Dynasty of Egypt
excavatedBy	various archaeological missions ⓘ
function	mortuary cult of Thutmose III ⓘ religious temple ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Theban mortuary temple style ⓘ terraced temple ⓘ
hasFeature	chapels ⓘ courtyards ⓘ hypostyle halls ⓘ processional way ⓘ relief decoration ⓘ sanctuary of Amun ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage	Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
hasScript	hieroglyphs ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ
locatedIn	Deir el-Bahri ⓘ Theban Necropolis ⓘ
locatedNear	Luxor ⓘ
locatedOn	west bank of the Nile ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ stone ⓘ
nameMeaning	Holy of Horizons ⓘ
nativeName	Djeser Akhet ⓘ linked to: Djeser-Djeseru
neighboringStructure	Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut ⓘ linked to: mortuary temple of Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II ⓘ linked to: mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II
partOf	Deir el-Bahri temple complex ⓘ linked to: Deir el-Bahri
period	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1979 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited