Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur
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The Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur, commonly called the Red Pyramid, is an Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramid and the first successful attempt at constructing a true smooth-sided pyramid, built as a tomb for Pharaoh Sneferu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T311925 — 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 Sneferu at Dahshur Context triple: [Red Pyramid, alsoKnownAs, Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur]
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A.
Pyramid of Khafre
The Pyramid of Khafre is the second-largest of the Giza pyramids, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Khafre and notable for its relatively well-preserved casing stones and association with the Great Sphinx.
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B.
Pyramid of Menkaure
The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Menkaure during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty.
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C.
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb and the largest of the Giza pyramids, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Giza Pyramids
The Giza Pyramids are an ancient Egyptian pyramid complex on the Giza Plateau, famed for its monumental royal tombs including the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the nearby Great Sphinx.
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E.
Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is an ancient colossal limestone statue with a lion’s body and a human head, regarded as one of Egypt’s most iconic and enigmatic monuments.
- 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 Sneferu at Dahshur Target entity description: The Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur, commonly called the Red Pyramid, is an Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramid and the first successful attempt at constructing a true smooth-sided pyramid, built as a tomb for Pharaoh Sneferu.
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A.
Pyramid of Khafre
The Pyramid of Khafre is the second-largest of the Giza pyramids, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Khafre and notable for its relatively well-preserved casing stones and association with the Great Sphinx.
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B.
Pyramid of Menkaure
The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Menkaure during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty.
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C.
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb and the largest of the Giza pyramids, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Giza Pyramids
The Giza Pyramids are an ancient Egyptian pyramid complex on the Giza Plateau, famed for its monumental royal tombs including the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the nearby Great Sphinx.
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E.
Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is an ancient colossal limestone statue with a lion’s body and a human head, regarded as one of Egypt’s most iconic and enigmatic monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian pyramid
ⓘ
Old Kingdom monument ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ |
| access | interior accessible to visitors ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
North Pyramid
ⓘ
linked to:
Bent Pyramid
Red Pyramid ⓘ |
| architecturalType | true pyramid ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cult of Sneferu ⓘ |
| baseLength | about 220 metres ⓘ |
| baseShape | square ⓘ |
| builder | Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ |
| colorOriginOfName | reddish hue of exposed limestone blocks ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 26th century BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 26th century BCE ⓘ |
| contains |
descending passage
ⓘ
three burial chambers ⓘ |
| coreMaterial | local limestone ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian funerary architecture ⓘ |
| discoveredByModernScholars | 19th century CE explorers ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| entranceLocation | north face ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Ahmed Fakhry ⓘ |
| function | tomb of Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ |
| governorate | Giza Governorate ⓘ |
| heightCurrent | about 104 metres ⓘ |
| heightOriginal | about 105 metres ⓘ |
| influenced | later pyramids at Giza ⓘ |
| interiorDesignFeature | corbelled ceilings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dahshur
ⓘ
linked to:
Dahshur necropolis
Memphis necropolis ⓘ |
| material | red limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sneferu
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaoh Sneferu
|
| nearbyStructure |
Bent Pyramid of Sneferu
ⓘ
linked to:
Bent Pyramid
Black Pyramid of Amenemhat III ⓘ
linked to:
Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Black Pyramid)
|
| necropolisRole | northernmost pyramid at Dahshur ⓘ |
| outerCasingMaterial | fine Tura limestone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dahshur pyramid field
ⓘ
linked to:
Dahshur necropolis
|
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| pharaoh |
Sneferu
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaoh Sneferu
|
| predecessorStructure | Bent Pyramid ⓘ |
| significance | first successful true smooth-sided pyramid in Egypt ⓘ |
| slopeAngle | about 43 degrees ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Lepsius
ⓘ
Perring ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur Description of subject: The Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur, commonly called the Red Pyramid, is an Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramid and the first successful attempt at constructing a true smooth-sided pyramid, built as a tomb for Pharaoh Sneferu.
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