Temple of Ramesses II at Derr
E76053
The Temple of Ramesses II at Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia dedicated to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its reliefs glorifying the reign of Ramesses II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Ramesses II at Derr canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T583413 — 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 Ramesses II at Derr Context triple: [Temple of Derr, alsoKnownAs, Temple of Ramesses II at Derr]
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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.
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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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Temple of Hathor at Dendera
The Temple of Hathor at Dendera is a remarkably well-preserved ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hathor, renowned for its richly decorated reliefs, astronomical ceiling, and Greco-Roman period architecture.
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Temple of Philae
The Temple of Philae is an ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated primarily to the goddess Isis, renowned for its elegant Ptolemaic architecture and its relocation to Agilkia Island to protect it from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 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 Ramesses II at Derr Target entity description: The Temple of Ramesses II at Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia dedicated to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its reliefs glorifying the reign of Ramesses II.
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A.
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.
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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 Hathor at Dendera
The Temple of Hathor at Dendera is a remarkably well-preserved ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hathor, renowned for its richly decorated reliefs, astronomical ceiling, and Greco-Roman period architecture.
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D.
Temple of Philae
The Temple of Philae is an ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated primarily to the goddess Isis, renowned for its elegant Ptolemaic architecture and its relocation to Agilkia Island to protect it from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
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archaeological site ⓘ rock-cut temple ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionCentury | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalType | speos ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nubian campaign of Ramesses II
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solar cult of Ra-Horakhty ⓘ |
| builtBy | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| constructionDate | reign of Ramesses II ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| dedicatedTo |
Amun-Ra
ⓘ
linked to:
Amun
Ptah ⓘ Ra ⓘ Ra-Horakhty ⓘ Ramesses II (deified) ⓘ
linked to:
Ramesses II
|
| dynasty |
19th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| function |
cult temple
ⓘ
royal propaganda monument ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
forecourt
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hypostyle hall ⓘ reliefs of military victories ⓘ rock-cut sanctuary ⓘ royal offering scenes ⓘ solar cult imagery ⓘ |
| hasReliefDepicting |
Ramesses II before Ra-Horakhty
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramesses II
Ramesses II smiting enemies ⓘ offering scenes to Amun-Ra ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of Egypt ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Nubia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Second Cataract of the Nile ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFor | reliefs glorifying the reign of Ramesses II ⓘ |
| oftenComparedTo | Abu Simbel temples ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Derr, Lower Nubia ⓘ |
| partOf | Nubian temples of Ramesses II ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
New Kingdom of Egypt
|
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
New Derr (near Amada, Egypt)
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linked to:
Derr, Lower Nubia
|
| relocationCampaign | UNESCO Nubia Campaign ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Egyptological research ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
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Subject: Temple of Ramesses II at Derr Description of subject: The Temple of Ramesses II at Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia dedicated to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its reliefs glorifying the reign of Ramesses II.
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