Potiphar's wife
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Potiphar's wife is a biblical figure known for falsely accusing Joseph of attempted seduction after he rejected her advances.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Potiphar's wife canonical | 4 |
| Potiphar’s wife | 3 |
| Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife | 1 |
| Mrs. Potiphar | 1 |
| Potiphar’s wife (Zulaykha) | 1 |
| Potiphar’s wife attempts to seduce Joseph | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963362 — 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: Potiphar's wife Context triple: [Joseph and His Brothers, featuresCharacter, Potiphar's wife]
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A.
Pharaoh’s daughter
Pharaoh’s daughter is the unnamed Egyptian princess in the Hebrew Bible who marries King Solomon, symbolizing his political alliance with Egypt.
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B.
Lady of Bubastis
Lady of Bubastis is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, revered as a feline deity of home, fertility, and protection whose principal cult center was the city of Bubastis.
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C.
Qena
Qena is a city in Upper Egypt on the east bank of the Nile, known as a regional administrative center and gateway to nearby ancient sites such as Dendera.
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D.
Henutsen
Henutsen was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known as one of Pharaoh Khufu’s consorts and likely the mother of several of his children.
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E.
Meresankh III
Meresankh III was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known from her richly decorated Giza tomb and her close ties to the royal family of the Old Kingdom.
- 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: Potiphar's wife Target entity description: Potiphar's wife is a biblical figure known for falsely accusing Joseph of attempted seduction after he rejected her advances.
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A.
Pharaoh’s daughter
Pharaoh’s daughter is the unnamed Egyptian princess in the Hebrew Bible who marries King Solomon, symbolizing his political alliance with Egypt.
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B.
Lady of Bubastis
Lady of Bubastis is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, revered as a feline deity of home, fertility, and protection whose principal cult center was the city of Bubastis.
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C.
Qena
Qena is a city in Upper Egypt on the east bank of the Nile, known as a regional administrative center and gateway to nearby ancient sites such as Dendera.
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D.
Henutsen
Henutsen was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known as one of Pharaoh Khufu’s consorts and likely the mother of several of his children.
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E.
Meresankh III
Meresankh III was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known from her richly decorated Giza tomb and her close ties to the royal family of the Old Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| accusationType |
attempted rape
ⓘ
attempted seduction ⓘ |
| accuses | Joseph ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| associatedWithVirtueByContrast | Joseph's chastity ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of Torah narrative ⓘ |
| causeOf | Joseph's imprisonment in Egypt ⓘ |
| characterIn | story of Joseph ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egypt as depicted in Genesis ⓘ |
| describedIn | Genesis 39 ⓘ |
| evidenceUsedInAccusation | Joseph's garment ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | narrative prose ⓘ |
| hasNoCanonicalNameIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| householdStatus | mistress of Potiphar's house ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian sermons on chastity and temptation
ⓘ
Islamic narratives about Yusuf ⓘ later Jewish interpretations of sexual ethics ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Joseph ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | to test Joseph's faithfulness ⓘ |
| makesFalseAllegationTo | Potiphar ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| moralThemeAssociated |
false accusation
ⓘ
integrity of Joseph ⓘ sexual temptation ⓘ |
| nameInBiblicalText | not given ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to seduce Joseph
ⓘ
falsely accusing Joseph of attempted rape ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
symbol of temptation
ⓘ
unfaithful wife ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | antagonist to Joseph ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition | Abrahamic religions ⓘ |
| setting | Egypt ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Egyptian officer of Pharaoh ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Potiphar ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | captain of the guard ⓘ |
| tempts | Joseph ⓘ |
| timePeriod | patriarchal era (traditional biblical chronology) ⓘ |
| traditionCategory | patriarchal narratives ⓘ |
| victimOfAccusation | Joseph ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Potiphar's wife Description of subject: Potiphar's wife is a biblical figure known for falsely accusing Joseph of attempted seduction after he rejected her advances.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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