Tomb of Maya and Merit
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The Tomb of Maya and Merit is an elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex at Saqqara belonging to the high official Maya and his wife Merit, notable for its rich reliefs and well-preserved funerary architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tomb of Maya and Merit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T960897 — 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: Tomb of Maya and Merit Context triple: [Saqqara necropolis, hasMajorMonument, Tomb of Maya and Merit]
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A.
Mastaba of Ti
The Mastaba of Ti is an Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqara renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and detailed reliefs depicting daily life in ancient Egypt.
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B.
Pyramid of Pepi II
The Pyramid of Pepi II is the funerary pyramid complex of the Sixth Dynasty pharaoh Pepi II, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its Old Kingdom pyramid texts and associated mortuary structures.
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C.
Pyramid of Unas
The Pyramid of Unas is a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian royal pyramid at Saqqara, renowned as the earliest monument inscribed with the Pyramid Texts, the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells.
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D.
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.
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E.
Menkaure mortuary temple
The Menkaure mortuary temple is an ancient Egyptian funerary complex adjoining the Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza, built to serve as the king’s cult center and site of ongoing offerings after his death.
- 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: Tomb of Maya and Merit Target entity description: The Tomb of Maya and Merit is an elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex at Saqqara belonging to the high official Maya and his wife Merit, notable for its rich reliefs and well-preserved funerary architecture.
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A.
Mastaba of Ti
The Mastaba of Ti is an Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqara renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and detailed reliefs depicting daily life in ancient Egypt.
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B.
Pyramid of Pepi II
The Pyramid of Pepi II is the funerary pyramid complex of the Sixth Dynasty pharaoh Pepi II, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its Old Kingdom pyramid texts and associated mortuary structures.
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C.
Pyramid of Unas
The Pyramid of Unas is a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian royal pyramid at Saqqara, renowned as the earliest monument inscribed with the Pyramid Texts, the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells.
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D.
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.
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E.
Menkaure mortuary temple
The Menkaure mortuary temple is an ancient Egyptian funerary complex adjoining the Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza, built to serve as the king’s cult center and site of ongoing offerings after his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom burial complex
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ancient Egyptian official ⓘ ancient Egyptian tomb ⓘ ancient Egyptian woman ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | New Kingdom funerary architecture ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Maya
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Merit ⓘ |
| burialOf |
Maya
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Merit ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
ancient Egypt
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| hasAccess | excavated and accessible to researchers ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| hasDecorationType |
painted reliefs
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relief decoration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial shafts
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chapel ⓘ courtyard ⓘ false door ⓘ funerary inscriptions ⓘ offering scenes ⓘ subterranean chambers ⓘ |
| hasIconography |
deities of the afterlife
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funerary rituals ⓘ scenes of offerings ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | limestone ⓘ |
| hasOwnerRole | high official ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis necropolis
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Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
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| notableFor |
elaborate decoration
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rich reliefs ⓘ well-preserved architecture ⓘ |
| partOf | Saqqara necropolis ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
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surface form:
New Kingdom
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| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| spouse |
Maya
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Merit ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite burial
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funerary cult ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tomb of Maya and Merit Description of subject: The Tomb of Maya and Merit is an elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex at Saqqara belonging to the high official Maya and his wife Merit, notable for its rich reliefs and well-preserved funerary architecture.
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