Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari

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ancient Egyptian temple archaeological site mortuary temple

The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari is a monumental terraced mortuary temple built for the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, renowned for its grand colonnades and dramatic setting against the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari canonical	2
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri	2
Djeser-Djeseru (for Hatshepsut’s temple)	1
Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahri	1
Temple of Hatshepsut (Djeser-Djeseru)	1
The Temple of Deir el Bahari	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783102 — 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 Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari
Context triple: [Luxor, notableNearbySite, Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari]

A. Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple is a large ancient Egyptian temple complex on the east bank of the Nile in Luxor, renowned for its monumental architecture and religious significance dating back to the New Kingdom.
B. 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.
C. Karnak Temple Complex
The Karnak Temple Complex is a vast ancient Egyptian religious site in modern-day Luxor, renowned for its monumental temples, pylons, and the Great Hypostyle Hall dedicated primarily to the god Amun.
D. Abu Simbel temples
The Abu Simbel temples are monumental rock-cut temples in southern Egypt built by Pharaoh Ramesses II, renowned for their colossal statues and relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
E. 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.
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 Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari
Target entity description: The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari is a monumental terraced mortuary temple built for the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, renowned for its grand colonnades and dramatic setting against the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile.

A. Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple is a large ancient Egyptian temple complex on the east bank of the Nile in Luxor, renowned for its monumental architecture and religious significance dating back to the New Kingdom.
B. 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.
C. Karnak Temple Complex
The Karnak Temple Complex is a vast ancient Egyptian religious site in modern-day Luxor, renowned for its monumental temples, pylons, and the Great Hypostyle Hall dedicated primarily to the god Amun.
D. Abu Simbel temples
The Abu Simbel temples are monumental rock-cut temples in southern Egypt built by Pharaoh Ramesses II, renowned for their colossal statues and relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ
alignedWith	Temple of Karnak (via processional route) ⓘ linked to: Karnak Temple Complex
alsoKnownAs	Djeser Djeseru ⓘ linked to: Deir el-Bahri Djeser-Djeseru ⓘ linked to: Deir el-Bahri
architect	Senenmut ⓘ
architecturalStyle	terraced temple ⓘ
builtAgainst	limestone cliffs of Deir el-Bahari ⓘ
builtBy	Hatshepsut ⓘ
builtFor	Hatshepsut ⓘ
connectedBy	causeway to the valley temple ⓘ
constructionEnd	c. 1458 BCE ⓘ
constructionStart	c. 1479 BCE ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culture	Ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
currentUse	tourist attraction ⓘ
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 ⓘ
hasChapel	Anubis chapel ⓘ Hathor chapel ⓘ
hasFeature	colonnaded porticoes ⓘ hypostyle halls ⓘ long processional ramps ⓘ sanctuaries cut into the cliff ⓘ three large terraces ⓘ
hasRelief	Punt expedition reliefs ⓘ coronation of Hatshepsut reliefs ⓘ divine birth of Hatshepsut reliefs ⓘ
hasSanctuary	Amun sanctuary ⓘ linked to: Precinct of Amun-Re
laterAlteredBy	Thutmose III ⓘ
locatedIn	Deir el-Bahari ⓘ linked to: Deir el-Bahri Luxor ⓘ Thebes ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ
locatedOn	west bank of the Nile ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ
near	Valley of the Kings ⓘ
partOf	Deir el-Bahari temple complex ⓘ linked to: Deir el-Bahri Theban Necropolis ⓘ
period	New Kingdom ⓘ linked to: New Kingdom of Egypt
primaryFunction	mortuary temple of Hatshepsut ⓘ
significance	masterpiece of ancient Egyptian architecture ⓘ
suffered	damnation of memory of Hatshepsut ⓘ
translationOfName	“The Holy of Holies” ⓘ linked to: Holy of Holies
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ

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