Southern Shining Pyramid
E341584
The Southern Shining Pyramid, better known as the Bent Pyramid, is an ancient Old Kingdom pyramid at Dahshur in Egypt notable for its unusual change in angle partway up its sides.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Shining Pyramid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3265151 — 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: Southern Shining Pyramid Context triple: [Bent Pyramid, alsoKnownAs, Southern Shining Pyramid]
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A.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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B.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is a prominent, steep rock-and-ice section on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route that poses one of the climb’s most technically challenging and dangerous obstacles.
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C.
Great American Pyramid
The Great American Pyramid is a distinctive pyramid-shaped arena and landmark in Memphis, Tennessee, originally built as a sports and entertainment venue and later converted into a Bass Pro Shops megastore and tourist attraction.
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D.
Pyramiden
Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet-era mining town on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, now preserved as a ghost town and tourist destination in the Arctic.
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E.
Queens' pyramids
Queens' pyramids are smaller subsidiary pyramids at the Giza plateau built as burial monuments for royal women associated with the main pharaohs' pyramids.
- 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: Southern Shining Pyramid Target entity description: The Southern Shining Pyramid, better known as the Bent Pyramid, is an ancient Old Kingdom pyramid at Dahshur in Egypt notable for its unusual change in angle partway up its sides.
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A.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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B.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is a prominent, steep rock-and-ice section on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route that poses one of the climb’s most technically challenging and dangerous obstacles.
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C.
Great American Pyramid
The Great American Pyramid is a distinctive pyramid-shaped arena and landmark in Memphis, Tennessee, originally built as a sports and entertainment venue and later converted into a Bass Pro Shops megastore and tourist attraction.
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D.
Pyramiden
Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet-era mining town on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, now preserved as a ghost town and tourist destination in the Arctic.
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E.
Queens' pyramids
Queens' pyramids are smaller subsidiary pyramids at the Giza plateau built as burial monuments for royal women associated with the main pharaohs' pyramids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Egyptian pyramid
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ pyramid ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bent Pyramid
ⓘ
Bent Pyramid ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu Bent Pyramid
|
| architecturalType | true pyramid ⓘ |
| baseLength | about 188 metres ⓘ |
| baseShape | square ⓘ |
| builder |
Pharaoh Sneferu
ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu
|
| constructionEnd | circa 2600 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 2600 BC ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| discoveredInModernTimes | ancient times (never fully lost) ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| followedBy | Red Pyramid ⓘ |
| function | royal tomb ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
lower burial chamber
ⓘ
upper burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasEntrance |
northern entrance
ⓘ
western entrance ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
causeway
ⓘ
enclosure wall ⓘ satellite pyramid ⓘ |
| height | about 101 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dahshur necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Dahshur
Dahshur necropolis ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Giza Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Memphis, Egypt
ⓘ
Red Pyramid ⓘ |
| material |
Tura limestone casing
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Black Pyramid of Dahshur
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surface form:
Dahshur South Pyramid
|
| notableFeature |
bent profile
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change in angle partway up its sides ⓘ well-preserved outer casing stones ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ |
| pharaoh |
Pharaoh Sneferu
ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu
|
| precededBy | Meidum Pyramid ⓘ |
| slopeAngleLowerSection | about 54 degrees ⓘ |
| slopeAngleUpperSection | about 43 degrees ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 86 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Shining Pyramid Description of subject: The Southern Shining Pyramid, better known as the Bent Pyramid, is an ancient Old Kingdom pyramid at Dahshur in Egypt notable for its unusual change in angle partway up its sides.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.