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serapeum

temple dedicated to the Greco-Egyptian deity Serapis
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Summary

serapeum ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Serapis is named after serapeum[2].
  • serapeum is a type of temple[3].
  • serapeum is a type of sanctuary[4].
  • serapeum's Commons category is recorded as Temples of Serapis[5].
  • serapeum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Temples of Serapis[6].
  • serapeum's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[7].
  • serapeum's native label is recorded as Σεραπεῖον[8].
  • serapeum's native label is recorded as Serapeum[9].
  • serapeum's different from is recorded as Serapeum of Saqqara[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include temple[3] and sanctuary[4].

Origins

Serapis is named after serapeum[2].

Why It Matters

serapeum ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).[1] serapeum has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] serapeum is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon
    Different from → Serapeum of Saqqara
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → Serapis
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Native label: Σεραπεῖον"
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