West Bank necropolis

E94268

ancient Egyptian necropolis archaeological site

The West Bank necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial area near Luxor that includes some of the most famous royal and noble tombs, such as the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
West Bank (necropolis of Thebes)	1
West Bank (necropolis)	1
West Bank necropolis canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783089 — 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: West Bank necropolis
Context triple: [Luxor, hasPart, West Bank necropolis]

A. Tomb of Benei Hezir
The Tomb of Benei Hezir is an ancient rock-cut burial monument in Jerusalem, notable for its Hebrew inscription and association with a priestly family from the Second Temple period.
B. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
C. Chellah necropolis
Chellah necropolis is a historic fortified archaeological site near Rabat, Morocco, featuring ancient Roman ruins and medieval Islamic structures.
D. Abu Sir necropolis
Abu Sir necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, notable for its Old Kingdom pyramids and tombs of 5th Dynasty pharaohs and officials.
E. Bab al-Rahma Cemetery
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery is an historic Islamic burial ground located along the eastern wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, facing the Mount of Olives.
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: West Bank necropolis
Target entity description: The West Bank necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial area near Luxor that includes some of the most famous royal and noble tombs, such as the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.

A. Tomb of Benei Hezir
The Tomb of Benei Hezir is an ancient rock-cut burial monument in Jerusalem, notable for its Hebrew inscription and association with a priestly family from the Second Temple period.
B. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
C. Chellah necropolis
Chellah necropolis is a historic fortified archaeological site near Rabat, Morocco, featuring ancient Roman ruins and medieval Islamic structures.
D. Abu Sir necropolis
Abu Sir necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, notable for its Old Kingdom pyramids and tombs of 5th Dynasty pharaohs and officials.
E. Bab al-Rahma Cemetery
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery is an historic Islamic burial ground located along the eastern wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, facing the Mount of Olives.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian necropolis ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith	Thebes ⓘ
contains	Colossi of Memnon ⓘ Deir el-Bahari ⓘ linked to: Deir el-Bahri Deir el-Medina ⓘ linked to: Theban Necropolis Medinet Habu ⓘ Ramesseum ⓘ Temple of Seti I (Qurna) ⓘ linked to: Temple of Seti I Tombs of the Nobles ⓘ Tombs of the artisans at Deir el-Medina ⓘ linked to: Theban Necropolis Valley of the Kings ⓘ Valley of the Queens ⓘ high officials' tombs ⓘ princes' tombs ⓘ private tombs of officials ⓘ queens' tombs ⓘ royal tombs ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culture	ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Amun (in associated temples) ⓘ linked to: Amun Osiris (as god of the dead) ⓘ linked to: Osiris
excavatedBy	various Egyptologists since the 19th century ⓘ
features	funerary chapels ⓘ mortuary temples ⓘ pyramid-shaped tomb chapels in some areas ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ
flourishedDuring	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
hasNotableBurials	high-ranking officials ⓘ pharaohs of the New Kingdom ⓘ queens of the New Kingdom ⓘ royal children ⓘ
hasViewOf	Nile Valley ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis" ⓘ
locatedIn	Luxor ⓘ
locatedOn	west bank of the Nile ⓘ
locatedOpposite	modern city of Luxor ⓘ linked to: Luxor
oppositeBankFrom	Karnak Temple Complex ⓘ Luxor Temple ⓘ
partOf	Theban Necropolis ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
tourism	major archaeological tourism destination ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince	1979 ⓘ
usedFor	burial ⓘ elite burials ⓘ funerary cults ⓘ royal burials ⓘ
usedFrom	Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
usedUntil	Late Period of Egypt ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Luxor → hasPart → West Bank necropolis ⓘ

Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis → hasComponent → West Bank (necropolis) ⓘ

linked to: West Bank necropolis

East Bank (temple precincts) → contrastedWith → West Bank (necropolis of Thebes) ⓘ