Tell el-Farama
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Tell el-Farama is the archaeological site of ancient Pelusium, a former Egyptian port city near the northeastern edge of the Nile Delta.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell el-Farama canonical | 3 |
| Tell el-Fara'in | 1 |
| Tell el-Farama (Pelusium) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2072608 — 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: Tell el-Farama Context triple: [Pelusium, knownAs, Tell el-Farama]
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A.
Behbeit el-Hagar
Behbeit el-Hagar is an ancient Egyptian archaeological site in the Nile Delta known for the remains of a major temple complex dedicated to the goddess Isis.
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B.
Musawwarat es-Sufra
Musawwarat es-Sufra is an ancient Nubian archaeological complex in modern Sudan, notable for its extensive temple structures and unique Great Enclosure associated with the Kingdom of Meroë.
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C.
Kom El-Dikka archaeological area
Kom El-Dikka archaeological area is a major excavation site in central Alexandria, Egypt, known for its well-preserved Roman and Byzantine remains, including residential quarters, baths, and public buildings.
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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.
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E.
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim is an important archaeological site in southern Egypt, known for its well-preserved remains spanning Pharaonic, Roman, Christian, and Islamic periods.
- 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: Tell el-Farama Target entity description: Tell el-Farama is the archaeological site of ancient Pelusium, a former Egyptian port city near the northeastern edge of the Nile Delta.
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A.
Behbeit el-Hagar
Behbeit el-Hagar is an ancient Egyptian archaeological site in the Nile Delta known for the remains of a major temple complex dedicated to the goddess Isis.
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B.
Musawwarat es-Sufra
Musawwarat es-Sufra is an ancient Nubian archaeological complex in modern Sudan, notable for its extensive temple structures and unique Great Enclosure associated with the Kingdom of Meroë.
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C.
Kom El-Dikka archaeological area
Kom El-Dikka archaeological area is a major excavation site in central Alexandria, Egypt, known for its well-preserved Roman and Byzantine remains, including residential quarters, baths, and public buildings.
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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.
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E.
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim is an important archaeological site in southern Egypt, known for its well-preserved remains spanning Pharaonic, Roman, Christian, and Islamic periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
tell ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nile Delta
ⓘ
easternmost branch of the Nile ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | ancient city of Pelusium ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Egyptian archaeologists
ⓘ
foreign archaeological missions ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
frontier fortress
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ port city ⓘ trade hub ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Tell el-Farama
self-link
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Tell el-Farama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tell el-Farama (Pelusium)
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| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
ancient fortifications
ⓘ
baths ⓘ churches ⓘ city walls ⓘ harbour installations ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasNameInAntiquity | Pelusium ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological zone ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
North Sinai Governorate ⓘ Sinai Peninsula ⓘ northeastern Nile Delta ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Isthmus of Suez ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai land bridge
Suez Canal Zone ⓘ
surface form:
Suez Canal region
eastern border of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| nearbyModernSettlement |
Port Said Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Said region
Qantara area ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian frontier zone ⓘ |
| relatedAncientCulture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
Byzantine Egypt ⓘ Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Roman Egypt
early Islamic Egypt ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
controlled access between Asia and Africa
ⓘ
guarded approaches from Levant to Egypt ⓘ |
| terrain |
coastal plain
ⓘ
sandy mound ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Pharaonic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ early Islamic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tell el-Farama Description of subject: Tell el-Farama is the archaeological site of ancient Pelusium, a former Egyptian port city near the northeastern edge of the Nile Delta.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tell el-Fara'in
this entity surface form:
Tell el-Farama (Pelusium)