Temple I
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Temple I is a prominent stepped pyramid and funerary temple at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple I canonical | 8 |
| Temple I (Temple of the Great Jaguar) | 2 |
| Temple 1 | 1 |
| Temple 1 of Upper City | 1 |
| Temple II | 1 |
| lintels of Temple I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450499 — 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 I Context triple: [Tikal, hasStructure, Temple I]
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A.
Temple of Amada
The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
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B.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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C.
Temple of Dakka
The Temple of Dakka is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia dedicated primarily to the god Thoth, notable for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led rescue of Nubian monuments threatened by the Aswan High Dam.
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D.
Temple of Maharraqa
The Temple of Maharraqa is an ancient Egyptian-Roman temple from Nubia, notable for its relocation to prevent flooding during the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
- 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 I Target entity description: Temple I is a prominent stepped pyramid and funerary temple at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
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A.
Temple of Amada
The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
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B.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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C.
Temple of Dakka
The Temple of Dakka is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia dedicated primarily to the god Thoth, notable for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led rescue of Nubian monuments threatened by the Aswan High Dam.
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D.
Temple of Maharraqa
The Temple of Maharraqa is an ancient Egyptian-Roman temple from Nubia, notable for its relocation to prevent flooding during the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya pyramid
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archaeological monument ⓘ funerary temple ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Temple of the Great Jaguar
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linked to:
Temple of the Jaguar Priest
|
| associatedRuler | Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I ⓘ |
| builtFor | Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I ⓘ |
| civilization | Classic Maya ⓘ |
| constructionEndTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| contains | tomb of Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | 19th century explorers ⓘ |
| estimatedCompletionYear | circa 732 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists of the University of Pennsylvania Tikal Project ⓘ |
| excavationPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| faces | west ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Maya stepped pyramid ⓘ |
| hasArt | carved wooden lintels ⓘ |
| hasBurialChamber | subterranean vaulted tomb ⓘ |
| hasDecoration | stucco decoration (originally) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
funerary monument
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ritual temple ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSteps | multiple stepped terraces ⓘ |
| hasRoofComb | ornate roof comb ⓘ |
| hasStairway | central steep stairway on west face ⓘ |
| hasSuperstructure | temple shrine on summit ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 154 feet
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approximately 47 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tikal ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Guatemala ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Petén Department ⓘ |
| locatedInSite |
Tikal National Park
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linked to:
Tikal
|
| locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Tikal National Park
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linked to:
Tikal
|
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
North Acropolis of Tikal
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linked to:
Tikal
Temple II ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Great Plaza of Tikal
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linked to:
Tikal
|
| partOf |
Great Plaza complex at Tikal
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linked to:
Tikal
Mesoamerican pyramids ⓘ |
| period | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| restored | 20th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple I Description of subject: Temple I is a prominent stepped pyramid and funerary temple at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Temple I
linked to: Temple I
linked to: Temple I
linked to: Temple I
University of Pennsylvania Tikal Project
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excavatedStructure
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Temple I (Temple of the Great Jaguar)
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linked to: Temple I
linked to: Temple I