Late Period of Egypt

E29287

historical period period of ancient Egypt

The Late Period of Egypt was the final era of native Egyptian rule, marked by political fragmentation, foreign invasions (notably by the Persians), and a cultural revival that looked back to earlier Pharaonic traditions.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Late Period of ancient Egypt	126
Late Period of Egypt canonical	59
Late Period	27
Late Period Egypt	7
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt	3
Late Period (Egypt)	1
Late Period Egyptian art	1
Late Period art	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212530 — 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: Late Period of Egypt
Context triple: [Memphis (ancient city), declinePeriod, Late Period of Egypt]

A. Pharaonic Egypt
Pharaonic Egypt refers to the ancient Egyptian civilization ruled by a succession of divine kings (pharaohs), renowned for its monumental architecture, hieroglyphic writing, and complex religious and funerary traditions.
B. Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt was the period when Egypt was successively ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and then incorporated into the Roman Empire, marked by a fusion of Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.
C. Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
The Fourth Dynasty of Egypt was an Old Kingdom royal line renowned for its powerful pharaohs and monumental pyramid building, including the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
D. Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
E. Early Dynastic Egypt
Early Dynastic Egypt was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization, marked by the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, the establishment of centralized kingship, and the development of key cultural and religious institutions.
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: Late Period of Egypt
Target entity description: The Late Period of Egypt was the final era of native Egyptian rule, marked by political fragmentation, foreign invasions (notably by the Persians), and a cultural revival that looked back to earlier Pharaonic traditions.

A. Pharaonic Egypt
Pharaonic Egypt refers to the ancient Egyptian civilization ruled by a succession of divine kings (pharaohs), renowned for its monumental architecture, hieroglyphic writing, and complex religious and funerary traditions.
B. Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt was the period when Egypt was successively ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and then incorporated into the Roman Empire, marked by a fusion of Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.
C. Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
The Fourth Dynasty of Egypt was an Old Kingdom royal line renowned for its powerful pharaohs and monumental pyramid building, including the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
D. Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
E. Early Dynastic Egypt
Early Dynastic Egypt was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization, marked by the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, the establishment of centralized kingship, and the development of key cultural and religious institutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ period of ancient Egypt ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Saite–Persian period ⓘ
capital	Memphis ⓘ Persepolis-based satrapal administration for Egypt ⓘ Sais ⓘ
characterizedBy	archaism in art and architecture ⓘ cultural revival ⓘ foreign invasions ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ revival of earlier Pharaonic traditions ⓘ
conflict	conflicts with Greek city-states ⓘ rebellions against Persian rule ⓘ wars with the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
country	Ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
economy	Mediterranean trade ⓘ Nile-based agriculture ⓘ
endTime	332 BC ⓘ
followedBy	Macedonian period of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
follows	Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
foreignRuler	Artaxerxes I ⓘ linked to: Artaxerxes I of Persia Artaxerxes III ⓘ Cambyses II ⓘ Darius I ⓘ linked to: Darius I of Persia Darius III ⓘ Xerxes I ⓘ
hasPart	Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty
notableRuler	Amasis II ⓘ Amyrtaeus ⓘ Apries ⓘ Necho II ⓘ Nectanebo I ⓘ Nectanebo II ⓘ Psamtik I ⓘ Psamtik III ⓘ Teos ⓘ
partOf	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ First Persian Empire ⓘ linked to: Achaemenid Empire
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
significantEvent	Assyrian withdrawal from Egypt ⓘ First Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Satrapy of Egypt Second Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Satrapy of Egypt conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great ⓘ rise of the Saite kings ⓘ
startTime	664 BC ⓘ
writingSystem	Demotic script ⓘ Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (225)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Memphis (ancient city) → declinePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

subject linked to: ancient city of Memphis

Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt → follows → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Pharaonic Egypt → period → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Saqqara necropolis → periodOfUse → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Deshret → timePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Sais → wasCapitalOf → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Sais → associatedDynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Sais → flourishedDuring → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Sais → flourishedDuring → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Sais → timePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Ptah → worshipPeriod → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Manf → declinePeriod → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Mit Rahina museum area → culturalPeriodRepresented → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Bubastis → flourishedDuring → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Thebes (Egypt) → declineBegan → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

subject linked to: Thebes

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Pelusium → flourishedDuring → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Department of Egyptian Antiquities → hasCollectionScope → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Ancient Egyptian art → hasPart → Late Period art ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Egyptology → studiesPeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Set → timePeriod → Late Period ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Ihnasya al-Madinah → declinePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

subject linked to: Ihnasya al-Madinah (Herakleopolis Magna)

Behbeit el-Hagar → period → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Amun → worshipPeriod → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Pharaoh → periodOfUse → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

West Bank necropolis → usedUntil → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

White Crown of Upper Egypt → appearsInPeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Nekhbet → timePeriod → Late Period ⓘ

subject linked to: vulture goddess Nekhbet

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Waset → declinePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Ancient Egyptian religion → timePeriod → Late Period ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Elephantine Island → periodOfUse → Late Period ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Demotic script → timePeriod → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Medinet Habu → timeOfUse → Late Period ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Third Intermediate Period of Egypt → precedes → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Birth House (Mammisi) → periodOfDevelopment → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Saite Dynasty → partOf → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Sau → flourishedDuring → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Sau → timePeriod → Late Period Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Psamtik I → era → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Apries → era → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Saite artistic revival → influenced → Late Period Egyptian art ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Ta-Shema → timePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Necho II → era → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

White Crown → periodOfUse → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Double Crown of Egypt → timePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Two Ladies → worshipPeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Lord of the Two Lands → timePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Memphite necropolis → periodOfUse → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

Siwa Oasis → historicalPeriodOfFlourishing → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Lady of Sais → worshippedDuring → Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Late Period of Egypt

Two Lands of Egypt → timePeriod → Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

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