Tomb of Kha and Merit
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The Tomb of Kha and Merit is an exceptionally well-preserved 18th Dynasty Egyptian burial of an architect and his wife, renowned for its intact funerary goods that offer a vivid glimpse into elite daily life and mortuary practices.
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| Tomb of Kha and Merit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tomb of Kha and Merit Context triple: [Egyptian Museum of Turin, notableWork, Tomb of Kha and Merit]
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Tomb of Maya and Merit
The Tomb of Maya and Merit is an elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex at Saqqara belonging to the high official Maya and his wife Merit, notable for its rich reliefs and well-preserved funerary architecture.
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Tomb of Ptahhotep
The Tomb of Ptahhotep is an Old Kingdom mastaba renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved reliefs depicting daily life and moral teachings, belonging to the vizier Ptahhotep of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
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Mastaba of Ti
The Mastaba of Ti is an Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqara renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and detailed reliefs depicting daily life in ancient Egypt.
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Memphite necropolis
The Memphite necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial ground near the former capital Memphis, encompassing major pyramid fields such as Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur.
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Tomb of Horemheb (Saqqara)
The Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara is the elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex of the general who later became Pharaoh Horemheb, notable for its detailed military and religious reliefs.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tomb of Kha and Merit Target entity description: The Tomb of Kha and Merit is an exceptionally well-preserved 18th Dynasty Egyptian burial of an architect and his wife, renowned for its intact funerary goods that offer a vivid glimpse into elite daily life and mortuary practices.
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A.
Tomb of Maya and Merit
The Tomb of Maya and Merit is an elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex at Saqqara belonging to the high official Maya and his wife Merit, notable for its rich reliefs and well-preserved funerary architecture.
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B.
Tomb of Ptahhotep
The Tomb of Ptahhotep is an Old Kingdom mastaba renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved reliefs depicting daily life and moral teachings, belonging to the vizier Ptahhotep of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
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C.
Mastaba of Ti
The Mastaba of Ti is an Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqara renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and detailed reliefs depicting daily life in ancient Egypt.
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D.
Memphite necropolis
The Memphite necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial ground near the former capital Memphis, encompassing major pyramid fields such as Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur.
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E.
Tomb of Horemheb (Saqqara)
The Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara is the elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex of the general who later became Pharaoh Horemheb, notable for its detailed military and religious reliefs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th Dynasty burial
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ancient Egyptian tomb ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| artifactsHousedAt |
Museo Egizio, Turin
ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian Museum of Turin
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| associatedWith |
Kha
ⓘ
Merit ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | workers’ village of Deir el-Medina ⓘ |
| belongsToNecropolis | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| burialOf |
Kha
ⓘ
Merit ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | largely intact at time of discovery ⓘ |
| contains |
canopic jars
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clothing ⓘ coffins of Kha and Merit ⓘ cosmetic items ⓘ food offerings ⓘ furniture ⓘ mummies of Kha and Merit ⓘ papyrus documents ⓘ shabti figures ⓘ tools ⓘ wine jars ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| currentMainCollectionLocation |
Museo Egizio, Turin
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linked to:
Egyptian Museum of Turin
|
| dateOfBurial | reign of Amenhotep II or Thutmose IV ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ernesto Schiaparelli ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| discoveryExpedition | Italian Archaeological Mission to Egypt ⓘ |
| dynasty | 18th Dynasty ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Museo Egizio, Turin mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian Museum of Turin
|
| hasDecoration |
funerary scenes
ⓘ
texts from the Book of the Dead ⓘ |
| hasOccupantStatus | non-royal elite ⓘ |
| hasTombNumber | TT8 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Deir el-Medina ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile at Thebes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
insight into New Kingdom mortuary practices
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insight into elite daily life ⓘ intact funerary goods ⓘ |
| originalOwner |
Kha
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Merit ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom
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linked to:
New Kingdom of Egypt
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| professionOfOccupant |
architect
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overseer of works ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
benchmark for intact non-royal burials
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key reference for New Kingdom domestic material culture ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation | exceptionally well-preserved ⓘ |
| tourism | known through displays and reconstructions in Museo Egizio ⓘ |
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Subject: Tomb of Kha and Merit Description of subject: The Tomb of Kha and Merit is an exceptionally well-preserved 18th Dynasty Egyptian burial of an architect and his wife, renowned for its intact funerary goods that offer a vivid glimpse into elite daily life and mortuary practices.
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