Sarenput I
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Sarenput I was an ancient Egyptian noble and governor of Elephantine during the Middle Kingdom, known from his richly decorated rock-cut tomb at Aswan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarenput I canonical | 2 |
| Sarenput II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4058389 — 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: Sarenput I Context triple: [Tombs of the Nobles (Aswan), hasTombOf, Sarenput I]
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A.
Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Šarru-kīn II
Šarru-kīn II was an Assyrian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for his military campaigns and the construction of a new capital at Dur-Sharrukin.
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C.
Usermaatre Setepenre
Usermaatre Setepenre is the throne name of Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-reigning pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
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D.
Per-Amun
Per-Amun is the ancient Egyptian name for Pelusium, a prominent frontier city in the eastern Nile Delta that served as a key military and trade gateway between Egypt and the Near East.
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E.
Piye
Piye was an ancient Kushite king who conquered and unified Egypt in the 8th century BCE, founding the Twenty-fifth Dynasty.
- 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: Sarenput I Target entity description: Sarenput I was an ancient Egyptian noble and governor of Elephantine during the Middle Kingdom, known from his richly decorated rock-cut tomb at Aswan.
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A.
Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Šarru-kīn II
Šarru-kīn II was an Assyrian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for his military campaigns and the construction of a new capital at Dur-Sharrukin.
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C.
Usermaatre Setepenre
Usermaatre Setepenre is the throne name of Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-reigning pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
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D.
Per-Amun
Per-Amun is the ancient Egyptian name for Pelusium, a prominent frontier city in the eastern Nile Delta that served as a key military and trade gateway between Egypt and the Near East.
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E.
Piye
Piye was an ancient Kushite king who conquered and unified Egypt in the 8th century BCE, founding the Twenty-fifth Dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Kingdom official
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ancient Egyptian noble ⓘ governor ⓘ nomarch ⓘ |
| approximateCenturyBC | 20th century BC ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 12th Dynasty ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Qubbet el-Hawa necropolis
ⓘ
linked to:
Qubbet el-Hawa
|
| associatedWithDeity | Khnum ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Qubbet el-Hawa
ⓘ
rock-cut tomb at Aswan ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Egyptian officials of the Middle Kingdom
ⓘ
Nomarchs of the 12th Dynasty ⓘ People associated with Elephantine ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
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| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| depictedPerforming | offering rituals in tomb decoration ⓘ |
| depictedWith | family members in tomb scenes ⓘ |
| dynasty | 12th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Egyptian ⓘ |
| governedRegion |
Elephantine and Aswan area
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linked to:
Aswan archaeological region
First Upper Egyptian nome ⓘ
linked to:
Theban nome
|
| hasInscriptions | autobiographical texts in tomb chapel ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
count
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hereditary prince ⓘ overseer of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| hasTomb |
Qubbet el-Hawa tomb QH 36
ⓘ
linked to:
Tombs of the Nobles at Qubbet el-Hawa
|
| knownFor |
biographical inscriptions in his tomb
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high provincial authority in Upper Egypt ⓘ richly decorated rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian language ⓘ |
| notableWork |
rock-cut tomb QH 36 at Qubbet el-Hawa
ⓘ
linked to:
Tombs of the Nobles at Qubbet el-Hawa
|
| positionHeld |
governor of Elephantine
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nomarch of the First Upper Egyptian nome ⓘ overseer of priests of Khnum ⓘ overseer of the foreign lands ⓘ royal seal-bearer ⓘ sole friend of the king ⓘ |
| reignOf | Senusret I ⓘ |
| religion |
ancient Egyptian religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Egyptian religion
|
| residence | Elephantine ⓘ |
| scriptUsedInInscriptions | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Senusret I ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| tombLocation | west bank of the Nile at Aswan ⓘ |
| tombType | rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Aswan region
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linked to:
Aswan Governorate
Elephantine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarenput I Description of subject: Sarenput I was an ancient Egyptian noble and governor of Elephantine during the Middle Kingdom, known from his richly decorated rock-cut tomb at Aswan.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sarenput I