KV23
E1192313
UNEXPLORED
KV23 is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, notable as the burial place of Pharaoh Ay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| KV23 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16075828 — 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: KV23 Context triple: [West Valley, containsTomb, KV23]
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A.
KV22
KV22 is the rock-cut royal tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III.
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B.
KV42
KV42 is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, associated with the New Kingdom necropolis of pharaohs and elites.
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C.
KV20
KV20 is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, notable as one of the earliest and deepest in the necropolis and associated with Pharaoh Hatshepsut and her father Thutmose I.
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D.
KV43
KV43 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings that served as the burial place of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose IV.
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E.
KV5
KV5 is a large, multi-chambered tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, best known as the burial complex for the sons of Pharaoh Ramesses II.
- 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: KV23 Target entity description: KV23 is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, notable as the burial place of Pharaoh Ay.
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A.
KV22
KV22 is the rock-cut royal tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III.
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B.
KV42
KV42 is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, associated with the New Kingdom necropolis of pharaohs and elites.
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C.
KV20
KV20 is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, notable as one of the earliest and deepest in the necropolis and associated with Pharaoh Hatshepsut and her father Thutmose I.
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D.
KV43
KV43 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings that served as the burial place of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose IV.
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E.
KV5
KV5 is a large, multi-chambered tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, best known as the burial complex for the sons of Pharaoh Ramesses II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.