mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
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The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is an ancient terraced funerary complex at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor, renowned for its grand colonnades and reliefs celebrating one of Egypt’s few female pharaohs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut | 2 |
| mortuary temple of Hatshepsut canonical | 2 |
| temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3702625 — 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: mortuary temple of Hatshepsut Context triple: [west bank of the Nile, contains, mortuary temple of Hatshepsut]
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mortuary temple of Amenemhat III
The mortuary temple of Amenemhat III is an ancient Egyptian funerary complex at Hawara, famed in antiquity for its labyrinthine layout and association with the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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Menkaure mortuary temple
The Menkaure mortuary temple is an ancient Egyptian funerary complex adjoining the Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza, built to serve as the king’s cult center and site of ongoing offerings after his death.
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Valley Temple of Khafre
The Valley Temple of Khafre is an ancient Egyptian mortuary temple at Giza, notable for its massive limestone and granite construction and its role in the funerary complex of the pharaoh Khafre.
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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.
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Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II on Luxor’s west bank, renowned for its colossal statues and richly decorated reliefs celebrating his reign and military victories.
- 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: mortuary temple of Hatshepsut Target entity description: The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is an ancient terraced funerary complex at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor, renowned for its grand colonnades and reliefs celebrating one of Egypt’s few female pharaohs.
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mortuary temple of Amenemhat III
The mortuary temple of Amenemhat III is an ancient Egyptian funerary complex at Hawara, famed in antiquity for its labyrinthine layout and association with the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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B.
Menkaure mortuary temple
The Menkaure mortuary temple is an ancient Egyptian funerary complex adjoining the Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza, built to serve as the king’s cult center and site of ongoing offerings after his death.
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C.
Valley Temple of Khafre
The Valley Temple of Khafre is an ancient Egyptian mortuary temple at Giza, notable for its massive limestone and granite construction and its role in the funerary complex of the pharaoh Khafre.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II on Luxor’s west bank, renowned for its colossal statues and richly decorated reliefs celebrating his reign and military victories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Temple of Karnak across the Nile ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Djeser-Djeseru ⓘ |
| architect | Senenmut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | circa 1458 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | circa 1479 BCE ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
Thutmose III
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later iconoclasts ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Pharaoh Hatshepsut
ⓘ
linked to:
Hatshepsut
|
| dedicatedToDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
Anubis ⓘ Hathor ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
18th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| excavatedBy |
Egypt Exploration Fund
ⓘ
linked to:
Egypt Exploration Society
Édouard Naville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStarted | 1890s ⓘ |
| faces | east ⓘ |
| function |
funerary complex
ⓘ
mortuary cult temple ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
colonnaded temple
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terraced temple ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Punt colonnade
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birth colonnade ⓘ chapel of Anubis ⓘ
linked to:
Anubis chapel
chapel of Hathor ⓘ grand colonnades ⓘ hypostyle halls ⓘ long ramps connecting terraces ⓘ reliefs depicting divine birth of Hatshepsut ⓘ reliefs depicting the expedition to Punt ⓘ rock-cut sanctuary ⓘ sanctuary of Amun ⓘ statues of Hatshepsut as pharaoh ⓘ three terraced levels ⓘ |
| hasReliefTheme |
legitimization of Hatshepsut’s kingship
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offerings to gods ⓘ processions and rituals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deir el-Bahari
ⓘ
linked to:
Deir el-Bahri
|
| locatedNear | Luxor ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Djeser-Djeseru means "Holy of Holies" ⓘ |
| modernNameInArabic |
Deir el-Bahari
ⓘ
linked to:
Deir el-Bahri
|
| nearbySite |
Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II
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Temple of Thutmose III at Deir el-Bahari ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Thutmose III (Djeser Akhet)
|
| partOf |
Deir el-Bahari temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Deir el-Bahri
Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom ⓘ |
| suffered | damnatio memoriae against Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major site near Luxor ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious festivals
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rituals honoring Amun and Hatshepsut ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: mortuary temple of Hatshepsut Description of subject: The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is an ancient terraced funerary complex at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor, renowned for its grand colonnades and reliefs celebrating one of Egypt’s few female pharaohs.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
linked to: mortuary temple of Hatshepsut