Sallah in the Indiana Jones film series
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Sallah is a jovial, resourceful Egyptian excavator and close friend of Indiana Jones who frequently aids him in his archaeological adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sallah in the Indiana Jones film series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sallah in the Indiana Jones film series Context triple: [John Rhys-Davies, notableCharacter, Sallah in the Indiana Jones film series]
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A.
Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones is a fictional archaeologist-adventurer known for his iconic fedora, bullwhip, and globe-trotting quests for ancient artifacts in the Indiana Jones film series.
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B.
Indiana Jones franchise
The Indiana Jones franchise is a popular adventure series centered on the exploits of archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr., spanning films, television, novels, comics, and other media.
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C.
Rescue of Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood
The Rescue of Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood is a pivotal action sequence in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in which allies, including Sallah, help free the captured heroes from Nazi forces.
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D.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones is a Marvel Comics series from the 1980s that follows the archaeological exploits of Indiana Jones in new, original adventures set within the film franchise’s universe.
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E.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American adventure television series that follows the early life and formative exploits of the iconic archaeologist Indiana Jones.
- 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: Sallah in the Indiana Jones film series Target entity description: Sallah is a jovial, resourceful Egyptian excavator and close friend of Indiana Jones who frequently aids him in his archaeological adventures.
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A.
Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones is a fictional archaeologist-adventurer known for his iconic fedora, bullwhip, and globe-trotting quests for ancient artifacts in the Indiana Jones film series.
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B.
Indiana Jones franchise
The Indiana Jones franchise is a popular adventure series centered on the exploits of archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr., spanning films, television, novels, comics, and other media.
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C.
Rescue of Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood
The Rescue of Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood is a pivotal action sequence in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in which allies, including Sallah, help free the captured heroes from Nazi forces.
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D.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones is a Marvel Comics series from the 1980s that follows the archaeological exploits of Indiana Jones in new, original adventures set within the film franchise’s universe.
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E.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American adventure television series that follows the early life and formative exploits of the iconic archaeologist Indiana Jones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indiana Jones character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Raiders of the Lost Ark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ark of the Covenant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazis in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeAllyOf | Indiana Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
George Lucas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Egyptian ⓘ |
| family |
multiple children
ⓘ
wife (unnamed in films) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Raiders of the Lost Ark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Indiana Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Indiana Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | adventure film ⓘ |
| givenName | Sallah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpsWith |
Indiana Jones’s escape from Nazis in Cairo
ⓘ
search for the Ark of the Covenant ⓘ search for the Holy Grail ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Indiana Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jones family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Egyptian ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “Asps. Very dangerous. You go first.” ⓘ |
| notableTrait | strong singing voice ⓘ |
| occupation |
digger
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excavator ⓘ labor boss ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
jovial
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loyal ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Rhys-Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Muslim (implied) ⓘ |
| residence | Cairo ⓘ |
| series | Indiana Jones film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sallah in the Indiana Jones film series Description of subject: Sallah is a jovial, resourceful Egyptian excavator and close friend of Indiana Jones who frequently aids him in his archaeological adventures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Rhys-Davies