Pyramid of Senusret II

E374401

Egyptian pyramid archaeological site royal funerary complex

The Pyramid of Senusret II is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian royal pyramid complex built by Pharaoh Senusret II at el-Lahun near the Faiyum oasis.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
pyramid complex of Senusret II	2
Pyramid of Senusret II canonical	1
Pyramid of Senusret II at el-Lahun	1
Pyramids of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt	1
pyramid of Senusret II	1
pyramid of Senusret II at Lahun	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3546206 — 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 Senusret II
Context triple: [Lahun Pyramid, alsoKnownAs, Pyramid of Senusret II]

A. Pyramid of Senusret III
The Pyramid of Senusret III is a Middle Kingdom royal pyramid complex built for the pharaoh Senusret III, notable for its innovative substructure and association with the 12th Dynasty.
B. Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi
The Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi is an Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Djedkare Isesi, notable for its ruined stepped appearance and associated mortuary temple.
C. Pyramid of Sahure
The Pyramid of Sahure is an Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramid complex built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Sahure, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and location at Abusir between Giza and Saqqara.
D. Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II
The Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II is an Old Kingdom Egyptian royal pyramid complex built for the consort of Pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai, notable for its associated mortuary temple and position among the 5th Dynasty pyramids at Abusir.
E. Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
The Pyramid of Sekhemkhet is an unfinished Third Dynasty step pyramid complex in Saqqara, Egypt, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and notable for its buried structure and early Old Kingdom architecture.
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 Senusret II
Target entity description: The Pyramid of Senusret II is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian royal pyramid complex built by Pharaoh Senusret II at el-Lahun near the Faiyum oasis.

A. Pyramid of Senusret III
The Pyramid of Senusret III is a Middle Kingdom royal pyramid complex built for the pharaoh Senusret III, notable for its innovative substructure and association with the 12th Dynasty.
B. Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi
The Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi is an Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Djedkare Isesi, notable for its ruined stepped appearance and associated mortuary temple.
C. Pyramid of Sahure
The Pyramid of Sahure is an Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramid complex built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Sahure, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and location at Abusir between Giza and Saqqara.
D. Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II
The Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II is an Old Kingdom Egyptian royal pyramid complex built for the consort of Pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai, notable for its associated mortuary temple and position among the 5th Dynasty pyramids at Abusir.
E. Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
The Pyramid of Sekhemkhet is an unfinished Third Dynasty step pyramid complex in Saqqara, Egypt, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and notable for its buried structure and early Old Kingdom architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian pyramid ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ royal funerary complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Kahun workers’ town ⓘ linked to: Kahun Princess Sit-Hathor-Iunet treasure ⓘ pyramid town of Lahun ⓘ linked to: Kahun
builder	Senusret II ⓘ
builtFor	Senusret II ⓘ
constructionStartCenturyBC	19th century BC ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culture	Ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
currentCondition	ruined ⓘ
dedicatedTo	funerary cult of Senusret II ⓘ
entranceLocation	south side of the pyramid ⓘ
era	c. 19th century BC ⓘ
excavatedBy	Flinders Petrie ⓘ
excavationStartYear	1889 ⓘ
function	cult center for Senusret II ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ
hasComponent	pyramid courtyard ⓘ storage magazines ⓘ subsidiary tombs for royal family ⓘ
hasFeature	causeway ⓘ complex of subsidiary pyramids and tombs ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ hidden entrance ⓘ labyrinthine internal passage system ⓘ pyramid temple ⓘ subterranean burial chamber ⓘ valley temple ⓘ
hasNecropolis	Lahun cemetery ⓘ linked to: Lahun Pyramid
hasSubstructure	rock-cut chambers ⓘ shaft and corridor system ⓘ
heritageStatus	important Middle Kingdom archaeological monument ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
locatedIn	Egypt ⓘ Faiyum region ⓘ linked to: Faiyum Oasis el-Lahun ⓘ linked to: Lahun Pyramid
material	limestone casing ⓘ mudbrick core ⓘ
namedAfter	Senusret II ⓘ
near	Faiyum Oasis ⓘ
partOf	Middle Kingdom pyramid tradition ⓘ linked to: Middle Kingdom pyramids of Egypt
pharaohDynasty	Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: 12th Dynasty of Egypt
pyramidSlopeType	true pyramid ⓘ

How these facts were elicited