Rome Stele
E817017
The Rome Stele is a large ancient Aksumite obelisk, originally erected in the Aksum stelae field in Ethiopia and later taken to Rome before being returned.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rome Stele canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9713927 — 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: Rome Stele Context triple: [Aksum stelae field, hasPart, Rome Stele]
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A.
Raimondi Stela
The Raimondi Stela is a famous engraved stone monolith from the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, renowned for its complex, transformative depiction of a staff-bearing deity central to Chavín religious iconography.
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B.
Palermo Stone
Palermo Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with one of the earliest known royal annals, documenting the reigns and major events of early Egyptian kings.
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C.
Cippus Perusinus
Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.
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D.
Lemnian stele
The Lemnian stele is an ancient inscribed stone slab discovered on the island of Lemnos that bears one of the few known texts in the extinct Lemnian language, closely related to Etruscan.
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E.
Stele of Novilara
The Stele of Novilara is an ancient inscribed stone monument from the Picene region of Italy, bearing one of the most significant and enigmatic examples of the North Picene language.
- 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: Rome Stele Target entity description: The Rome Stele is a large ancient Aksumite obelisk, originally erected in the Aksum stelae field in Ethiopia and later taken to Rome before being returned.
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A.
Raimondi Stela
The Raimondi Stela is a famous engraved stone monolith from the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, renowned for its complex, transformative depiction of a staff-bearing deity central to Chavín religious iconography.
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B.
Palermo Stone
Palermo Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with one of the earliest known royal annals, documenting the reigns and major events of early Egyptian kings.
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C.
Cippus Perusinus
Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.
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D.
Lemnian stele
The Lemnian stele is an ancient inscribed stone slab discovered on the island of Lemnos that bears one of the few known texts in the extinct Lemnian language, closely related to Etruscan.
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E.
Stele of Novilara
The Stele of Novilara is an ancient inscribed stone monument from the Picene region of Italy, bearing one of the most significant and enigmatic examples of the North Picene language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aksumite stele
ⓘ
archaeological monument ⓘ obelisk ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aksum Obelisk
ⓘ
linked to:
Obelisk of Axum
Obelisk of Axum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Aksumite architecture ⓘ |
| category |
monolith
ⓘ
stelae in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| condition | partially damaged but standing ⓘ |
| conflict | subject of diplomatic negotiations between Italy and Ethiopia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culture |
Kingdom of Aksum
ⓘ
linked to:
Aksumite Empire
|
| erectedIn | Piazza di Porta Capena, Rome ⓘ |
| hasInscription | no known legible inscription ⓘ |
| hasPart |
false doors
ⓘ
multiple storey-like levels ⓘ semi-circular top ⓘ window-like decorations ⓘ |
| height | about 24 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Axum, Ethiopia
ⓘ
linked to:
Aksum
|
| locatedInThePast |
Aksum stelae field
ⓘ
Axum, Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to:
Aksum
Rome, Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Rome
|
| materialUsed | basalt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aksum stelae field
ⓘ
Archaeological Site of Aksum ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Aksum
|
| re-erectedInYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| returnedBy | Italy ⓘ |
| returnedInYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| returnedTo |
Axum, Ethiopia
ⓘ
linked to:
Aksum
Ethiopia ⓘ |
| returnedUnder | UNESCO auspices ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Ethiopian cultural heritage
ⓘ
debates on repatriation of cultural property ⓘ |
| takenBy | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| takenDuring | Italian occupation of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| takenInYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| takenTo |
Rome, Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rome
|
| timePeriod |
late Kingdom of Aksum
ⓘ
linked to:
Aksumite Empire
|
| transportMethod | air transport in sections ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1980 ⓘ |
| use |
funerary monument
ⓘ
royal memorial ⓘ |
| weight | about 160 tonnes ⓘ |
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Subject: Rome Stele Description of subject: The Rome Stele is a large ancient Aksumite obelisk, originally erected in the Aksum stelae field in Ethiopia and later taken to Rome before being returned.
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