KV17
E389968
KV17 is the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, renowned for its large size and exceptionally well-preserved, richly decorated reliefs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KV17 canonical | 4 |
| KV17 (tomb of Seti I) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3805937 — 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: KV17 Context triple: [Valley of the Kings, contains, KV17]
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A.
KV34
KV34 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III, notable for its early New Kingdom decoration and unique plan.
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B.
KV35
KV35 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings that served as the burial place of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep II and later housed a cache of royal mummies.
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C.
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is an ancient royal necropolis in Upper Egypt where many pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Tutankhamun, were buried in elaborately decorated tombs.
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D.
Medinet Habu
Medinet Habu is a large mortuary temple complex on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, best known as the memorial temple of Ramesses III and for its well-preserved New Kingdom reliefs and inscriptions.
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E.
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.
- 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: KV17 Target entity description: KV17 is the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, renowned for its large size and exceptionally well-preserved, richly decorated reliefs.
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A.
KV34
KV34 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III, notable for its early New Kingdom decoration and unique plan.
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B.
KV35
KV35 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings that served as the burial place of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep II and later housed a cache of royal mummies.
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C.
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is an ancient royal necropolis in Upper Egypt where many pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Tutankhamun, were buried in elaborately decorated tombs.
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D.
Medinet Habu
Medinet Habu is a large mortuary temple complex on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, best known as the memorial temple of Ramesses III and for its well-preserved New Kingdom reliefs and inscriptions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian royal tomb
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| accessStatus | subject to restricted public access at times ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Belzoni’s Tomb
ⓘ
tomb of Seti I ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Seti I
|
| approximateConstructionDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| containsDecorationFrom |
Amduat
ⓘ
Book of Gates ⓘ Book of the Dead ⓘ Book of the Heavenly Cow ⓘ Litany of Re ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Giovanni Battista Belzoni ⓘ |
| discoveryCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| excavationBy |
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
ⓘ
Howard Carter ⓘ Theodore M. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | high-quality Nineteenth Dynasty relief carving ⓘ |
| hasBurialChamber | burial chamber of Seti I ⓘ |
| hasCeilingDecoration | astronomical ceilings ⓘ |
| hasConservationActivity | modern stabilization and conservation work ⓘ |
| hasCorridors | multiple descending corridors ⓘ |
| hasDamageType |
structural cracking
ⓘ
water damage ⓘ |
| hasSarcophagus | sarcophagus of Seti I ⓘ |
| hasSideChambers | numerous side chambers ⓘ |
| hasWallDecoration | polychrome painted reliefs ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Ancient Egyptian funerary architecture ⓘ |
| influenced | later Nineteenth Dynasty royal tomb decoration ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Eighteenth Dynasty royal tombs ⓘ |
| kvNumber | KV17 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Luxor ⓘ |
| locatedOnBankOfNile | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptionally well-preserved reliefs
ⓘ
extensive funerary texts ⓘ large size ⓘ richly decorated painted scenes ⓘ |
| partOf | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
|
| sarcophagusCurrentLocation |
Sir John Soane’s Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John Soane’s Museum, London
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| sarcophagusMaterial | alabaster ⓘ |
| tombOwner | Seti I ⓘ |
| tombOwnerTitle | Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | major tourist attraction in the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: KV17 Description of subject: KV17 is the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, renowned for its large size and exceptionally well-preserved, richly decorated reliefs.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
KV17 (tomb of Seti I)