Pyramid of Userkaf
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The Pyramid of Userkaf is an Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Saqqara built for Pharaoh Userkaf, founder of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyramid of Userkaf canonical | 6 |
| cult pyramid of Userkaf | 2 |
| mortuary temple of Userkaf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T960888 — 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: Pyramid of Userkaf Context triple: [Saqqara necropolis, hasMajorMonument, Pyramid of Userkaf]
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Pyramid of Teti
The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
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B.
Pyramid of Unas
The Pyramid of Unas is a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian royal pyramid at Saqqara, renowned as the earliest monument inscribed with the Pyramid Texts, the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells.
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C.
Meidum Pyramid
The Meidum Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid, often considered a transitional structure between step pyramids and true pyramids, located near the edge of the Faiyum oasis.
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D.
Pyramid of Menkaure
The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Menkaure during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty.
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Bent Pyramid
The Bent Pyramid is an early, uniquely double-angled pyramid built for Pharaoh Sneferu at Dahshur, marking a key transitional stage in the development of true smooth-sided pyramids in ancient Egypt.
- 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: Pyramid of Userkaf Target entity description: The Pyramid of Userkaf is an Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Saqqara built for Pharaoh Userkaf, founder of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
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A.
Pyramid of Teti
The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
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B.
Pyramid of Unas
The Pyramid of Unas is a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian royal pyramid at Saqqara, renowned as the earliest monument inscribed with the Pyramid Texts, the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells.
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C.
Meidum Pyramid
The Meidum Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid, often considered a transitional structure between step pyramids and true pyramids, located near the edge of the Faiyum oasis.
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D.
Pyramid of Menkaure
The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Menkaure during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty.
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E.
Bent Pyramid
The Bent Pyramid is an early, uniquely double-angled pyramid built for Pharaoh Sneferu at Dahshur, marking a key transitional stage in the development of true smooth-sided pyramids in ancient Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian pyramid complex
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Old Kingdom monument ⓘ human ⓘ pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 2494–2487 BCE ⓘ |
| baseLength | about 73.3 m ⓘ |
| builder | Userkaf ⓘ |
| builtFor | Userkaf ⓘ |
| casingMaterial | fine Tura limestone (mostly removed) ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| coreMaterial | local limestone blocks ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| currentAppearance | low mound of rubble ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruined ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
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Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Cecil Mallaby Firth ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| hasAccess | tourist site ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteNumber |
Saqqara North area
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linked to:
Saqqara necropolis
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| hasBurialChamber | subterranean burial chamber beneath pyramid ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
causeway (largely lost)
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cult pyramid ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ main pyramid ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ |
| hasCultPyramid | south‑east of main pyramid ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | north side entrance ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard with columns in mortuary temple
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descending corridor to burial apartments ⓘ granite portcullis blocks ⓘ serdab or statue niches in mortuary temple ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument | Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Userkaf ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction | royal funerary cult of Userkaf ⓘ |
| isRoyalNecropolisElement | Memphis necropolis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saqqara
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linked to:
Saqqara necropolis
|
| locatedInCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Cairo ⓘ |
| orientation | cardinal directions ⓘ |
| originalHeight | about 49 m ⓘ |
| partOf | Saqqara necropolis ⓘ |
| periodStyle | Fifth Dynasty pyramid complex ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | north‑east of the Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ |
| shape | true pyramid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pyramid of Userkaf Description of subject: The Pyramid of Userkaf is an Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Saqqara built for Pharaoh Userkaf, founder of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pyramid of Userkaf
linked to: Pyramid of Userkaf
subject linked to:
mortuary temple at Saqqara
subject linked to:
Pharaoh Userkaf
linked to: Pyramid of Userkaf