Temple of Maharraqa
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Maharraqa canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117730 — 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 Maharraqa Context triple: [International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, significantMonument, Temple of Maharraqa]
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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 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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C.
Temple of Beit el-Wali
The Temple of Beit el-Wali is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia, dedicated primarily to Ramesses II and notable for its reliefs celebrating his military victories.
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D.
Temple of Derr
The Temple of Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Lower Nubia dedicated primarily to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led Nubian monument rescue efforts.
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E.
Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
- 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 Maharraqa Target entity description: 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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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 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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C.
Temple of Beit el-Wali
The Temple of Beit el-Wali is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia, dedicated primarily to Ramesses II and notable for its reliefs celebrating his military victories.
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D.
Temple of Derr
The Temple of Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Lower Nubia dedicated primarily to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led Nubian monument rescue efforts.
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E.
Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman-period temple
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ relocated monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Egyptian
ⓘ
Roman ⓘ
linked to:
Romans
|
| associatedWith |
Nubian religious architecture
ⓘ
Roman rule in Egypt ⓘ |
| builtInCentury |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Egyptian temples
ⓘ
Nubian monuments ⓘ Relocated monuments in Egypt ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | Roman period ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Nubia ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | unknown deity ⓘ |
| hasInscription | hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasRelief | carved reliefs ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
courtyard
ⓘ
hypostyle hall ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Wadi es-Sebua site
ⓘ
Nubia ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Temple of Dakka
ⓘ
Temple of Wadi es-Sebua ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Beit el-Wali
|
| notableFeature | unusual spiral staircase ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Lower Nubia
ⓘ
Maharraqa ⓘ |
| partOf | Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae ⓘ |
| region | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| religion |
ancient Egyptian religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Egyptian religion
|
| relocatedFrom | Maharraqa ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | New Wadi es-Sebua site ⓘ |
| relocationCampaign | UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| relocationReason | construction of Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | flooding from Aswan High Dam reservoir ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 88 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: Temple of Maharraqa Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (10)
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