Hieroglyphic Stairway 2
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Hieroglyphic Stairway 2 is a major carved stairway at the Maya site of Dos Pilas, notable for its extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions that document the city's dynastic history and political conflicts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hieroglyphic Stairway 2 canonical | 1 |
| Hieroglyphic Stairway 4 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10534738 — 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: Hieroglyphic Stairway 2 Context triple: [Dos Pilas, hasMonument, Hieroglyphic Stairway 2]
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A.
Hieroglyphic Stairway
The Hieroglyphic Stairway is a monumental carved staircase at the Maya site of Copán in Honduras, famed for its extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions that record the dynasty’s history.
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B.
Buried Pyramid
The Buried Pyramid is an unfinished step pyramid from Egypt’s Third Dynasty, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and located near the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.
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C.
Abydos mysteries
The Abydos mysteries were ancient Egyptian religious ceremonies dramatizing the death and resurrection of Osiris, performed at Abydos as a central cultic celebration of rebirth and the afterlife.
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D.
Builders of the Adytum
Builders of the Adytum is a modern esoteric school and magical order that teaches Hermetic Qabalah, Tarot, and related Western mystery traditions through correspondence courses and initiatory work.
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E.
The Sphinx Without a Secret
"The Sphinx Without a Secret" is a short mystery story by Oscar Wilde that explores themes of secrecy, illusion, and the unknowability of others.
- 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: Hieroglyphic Stairway 2 Target entity description: Hieroglyphic Stairway 2 is a major carved stairway at the Maya site of Dos Pilas, notable for its extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions that document the city's dynastic history and political conflicts.
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A.
Hieroglyphic Stairway
The Hieroglyphic Stairway is a monumental carved staircase at the Maya site of Copán in Honduras, famed for its extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions that record the dynasty’s history.
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B.
Buried Pyramid
The Buried Pyramid is an unfinished step pyramid from Egypt’s Third Dynasty, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and located near the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.
-
C.
Abydos mysteries
The Abydos mysteries were ancient Egyptian religious ceremonies dramatizing the death and resurrection of Osiris, performed at Abydos as a central cultic celebration of rebirth and the afterlife.
-
D.
Builders of the Adytum
Builders of the Adytum is a modern esoteric school and magical order that teaches Hermetic Qabalah, Tarot, and related Western mystery traditions through correspondence courses and initiatory work.
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E.
The Sphinx Without a Secret
"The Sphinx Without a Secret" is a short mystery story by Oscar Wilde that explores themes of secrecy, illusion, and the unknowability of others.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological monument
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hieroglyphic stairway ⓘ |
| artStyle | Classic Maya sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dos Pilas royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | Aguateca–Dos Pilas polity ⓘ |
| category |
Maya epigraphic monument
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Mesoamerican stairway monument ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Classic Maya period ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Dos Pilas archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| documents |
accession events of Dos Pilas rulers
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alliances and vassalage relations ⓘ dynastic history of Dos Pilas ⓘ political conflicts involving Dos Pilas ⓘ wars between Dos Pilas and neighboring Maya polities ⓘ |
| function |
dynastic monument
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historical record ⓘ |
| hasPart |
carved steps
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hieroglyphic panels ⓘ sculpted blocks ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the archaeological heritage of Guatemala ⓘ |
| language |
Classic Maya language
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linked to:
Classic Maya
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| locatedIn | Dos Pilas ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Guatemala ⓘ |
| locatedInCulturalArea |
Maya Lowlands
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linked to:
Maya lowlands
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| locatedInRegion | Petén Department ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| scriptType | logosyllabic script ⓘ |
| significance |
key monument for studying Classic Maya political dynamics
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major epigraphic source for Dos Pilas history ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hieroglyphic Stairway 2 Description of subject: Hieroglyphic Stairway 2 is a major carved stairway at the Maya site of Dos Pilas, notable for its extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions that document the city's dynastic history and political conflicts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hieroglyphic Stairway 2