Tutankhamun
E108625
Tutankhamun was a young 18th-dynasty Egyptian pharaoh whose nearly intact tomb, discovered in 1922, made him one of the most famous figures of ancient Egypt.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tutankhamun canonical | 24 |
| Nebkheperure Tutankhamun | 1 |
| Tut | 1 |
| Tutankhamen | 1 |
| Tutankhamon | 1 |
| Tutankhamun (in funerary mask depictions) | 1 |
| Tutankhamun collection | 1 |
| Tutankhaten | 1 |
| mummy of Tutankhamun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T807955 — 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: Tutankhamun Context triple: [Pharaonic Egypt, majorPharaoh, Tutankhamun]
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A.
Khafre
Khafre was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the second-largest pyramid at Giza and likely the Great Sphinx.
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B.
Pepi I Meryre
Pepi I Meryre was a prominent Sixth Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Old Kingdom, known for extensive building projects, administrative reforms, and the expansion of Egyptian influence through trade and military campaigns.
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C.
Pi-Ramesses
Pi-Ramesses was a major royal city in the Nile Delta that served as the principal residence and power center of Ramesses II during Egypt’s New Kingdom.
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D.
Khufu
Khufu was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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E.
Akhenaten
Akhenaten was a revolutionary 18th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh best known for promoting the worship of the sun disk Aten and radically transforming traditional religion and 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: Tutankhamun Target entity description: Tutankhamun was a young 18th-dynasty Egyptian pharaoh whose nearly intact tomb, discovered in 1922, made him one of the most famous figures of ancient Egypt.
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A.
Khafre
Khafre was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the second-largest pyramid at Giza and likely the Great Sphinx.
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B.
Pepi I Meryre
Pepi I Meryre was a prominent Sixth Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Old Kingdom, known for extensive building projects, administrative reforms, and the expansion of Egyptian influence through trade and military campaigns.
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C.
Pi-Ramesses
Pi-Ramesses was a major royal city in the Nile Delta that served as the principal residence and power center of Ramesses II during Egypt’s New Kingdom.
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D.
Khufu
Khufu was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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E.
Akhenaten
Akhenaten was a revolutionary 18th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh best known for promoting the worship of the sun disk Aten and radically transforming traditional religion and art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | about 18 or 19 years ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Nebkheperure Tutankhamun
ⓘ
linked to:
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamen ⓘ
linked to:
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamon ⓘ
linked to:
Tutankhamun
|
| associatedWith |
Amarna Period
ⓘ
linked to:
New Kingdom of Egypt
Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1341 BC ⓘ |
| birthName |
Tutankhaten
ⓘ
linked to:
Tutankhamun
|
| burialPlace |
KV62, Valley of the Kings
ⓘ
linked to:
KV62
|
| burialSite | Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Thebes ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | uncertain ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 1323 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Thebes ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
18th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| father | Akhenaten ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Egyptology ⓘ |
| hasArtifact |
Tutankhamun funerary mask
ⓘ
canopic shrine ⓘ chariots ⓘ golden throne ⓘ nested gilded coffins ⓘ shrines and sarcophagus ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Lord of the Two Lands
ⓘ
Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| influenced | popular fascination with ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| kingdom | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| mother | The Younger Lady ⓘ |
| movedCourtFrom | Amarna ⓘ |
| movedCourtTo | Thebes ⓘ |
| name | Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gold funerary mask
ⓘ
nearly intact royal tomb ⓘ rich burial treasures ⓘ role in modern Egyptology ⓘ |
| policy |
abandonment of Atenist religious reforms
ⓘ
restoration of traditional Egyptian gods ⓘ |
| possibleMother | Nefertiti ⓘ |
| predecessor | Neferneferuaten ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1323 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1332 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ankhesenamun
ⓘ
Ankhesenpaaten ⓘ
linked to:
Ankhesenamun
|
| successor | Ay ⓘ |
| throneName | Nebkheperure ⓘ |
| tombDiscoveredBy | Howard Carter ⓘ |
| tombDiscoveryDate | 4 November 1922 ⓘ |
| tombFinancedBy |
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
ⓘ
linked to:
5th Earl of Carnarvon
|
| tombNumber | KV62 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tutankhamun Description of subject: Tutankhamun was a young 18th-dynasty Egyptian pharaoh whose nearly intact tomb, discovered in 1922, made him one of the most famous figures of ancient Egypt.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tutankhamun
subject linked to:
Thebes
linked to: Tutankhamun
linked to: Tutankhamun
linked to: Tutankhamun
linked to: Tutankhamun
linked to: Tutankhamun
linked to: Tutankhamun
subject linked to:
tomb of Tutankhamun
subject linked to:
tomb of Tutankhamun