White Pyramid of Amenemhat II
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The White Pyramid of Amenemhat II is a ruined Middle Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Dahshur, Egypt, built as the tomb of the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Pyramid of Amenemhat II canonical | 2 |
| Sneferu South Pyramid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T989397 — 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: White Pyramid of Amenemhat II Context triple: [Dahshur necropolis, hasPart, White Pyramid of Amenemhat II]
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A.
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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B.
Meidum Pyramid
The Meidum Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid, often considered a transitional structure between step pyramids and true pyramids, located near the edge of the Faiyum oasis.
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C.
Pyramid of Teti
The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
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D.
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
The Pyramid of Sekhemkhet is an unfinished Third Dynasty step pyramid complex in Saqqara, Egypt, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and notable for its buried structure and early Old Kingdom architecture.
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E.
Pyramid of Userkaf
The Pyramid of Userkaf is an Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Saqqara built for Pharaoh Userkaf, founder of Egypt’s 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: White Pyramid of Amenemhat II Target entity description: The White Pyramid of Amenemhat II is a ruined Middle Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Dahshur, Egypt, built as the tomb of the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat II.
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A.
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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B.
Meidum Pyramid
The Meidum Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid, often considered a transitional structure between step pyramids and true pyramids, located near the edge of the Faiyum oasis.
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C.
Pyramid of Teti
The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
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D.
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
The Pyramid of Sekhemkhet is an unfinished Third Dynasty step pyramid complex in Saqqara, Egypt, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and notable for its buried structure and early Old Kingdom architecture.
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E.
Pyramid of Userkaf
The Pyramid of Userkaf is an Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Saqqara built for Pharaoh Userkaf, founder of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian pyramid
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Egyptian pyramid architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cult of Amenemhat II ⓘ |
| builder | Amenemhat II ⓘ |
| builtFor | Amenemhat II ⓘ |
| condition | ruined ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | limestone ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| dedicatedTo | Amenemhat II ⓘ |
| discovered | 19th century ⓘ |
| dynasty |
12th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| excavatedBy |
Jacques de Morgan
ⓘ
modern Egyptian archaeological missions ⓘ |
| function | royal burial ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
descending corridor
ⓘ
entrance on north side ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
burial chamber
ⓘ
causeway ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ pyramid core ⓘ pyramid enclosure wall ⓘ satellite tombs ⓘ shaft tombs of princes ⓘ shaft tombs of royal women ⓘ substructure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dahshur necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Dahshur
Egypt ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amenemhat II ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | white limestone casing ⓘ |
| notableFinds |
inscribed blocks
ⓘ
jewelry of princesses ⓘ royal funerary equipment ⓘ |
| outerCasingMaterial | white limestone ⓘ |
| partOf | Dahshur necropolis ⓘ |
| pyramidComplexType | Middle Kingdom pyramid complex ⓘ |
| region | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
near the Red Pyramid of Sneferu
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within the Dahshur pyramid field ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Kingdom
|
| usedAsBurialPlaceBy |
Amenemhat II
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royal family members of Amenemhat II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: White Pyramid of Amenemhat II Description of subject: The White Pyramid of Amenemhat II is a ruined Middle Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Dahshur, Egypt, built as the tomb of the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sneferu South Pyramid