Setnakhte
E398467
Setnakhte was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty, known for restoring stability after the turbulent late Nineteenth Dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3805965 — 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: Setnakhte Context triple: [Valley of the Kings, hasBurialOf, Setnakhte]
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A.
Men-nefer
Men-nefer is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Memphis, a major political and religious center near modern Cairo.
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B.
Peribsen
Peribsen was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Second Dynasty notable for replacing the traditional Horus name with that of the god Seth, reflecting a significant religious and political shift.
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C.
Usermaatre Setepenre
Usermaatre Setepenre is the throne name of Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-reigning pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
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D.
Aakheperure
Aakheperure was the throne name of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep II of the 18th Dynasty.
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E.
Menkheperre
Menkheperre is the throne name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III, one of the most powerful rulers of the 18th 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: Setnakhte Target entity description: Setnakhte was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty, known for restoring stability after the turbulent late Nineteenth Dynasty.
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A.
Men-nefer
Men-nefer is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Memphis, a major political and religious center near modern Cairo.
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B.
Peribsen
Peribsen was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Second Dynasty notable for replacing the traditional Horus name with that of the god Seth, reflecting a significant religious and political shift.
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C.
Usermaatre Setepenre
Usermaatre Setepenre is the throne name of Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-reigning pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
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D.
Aakheperure
Aakheperure was the throne name of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep II of the 18th Dynasty.
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E.
Menkheperre
Menkheperre is the throne name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III, one of the most powerful rulers of the 18th Dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt pharaoh
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ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ founder of dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amun cult of Thebes
ⓘ
surface form:
Theban priesthood of Amun
|
| attestedBy |
Elephantine stela
ⓘ
inscriptions at Karnak ⓘ royal monuments in Thebes ⓘ stela of Year 2 at Elephantine ⓘ |
| burialPlace | KV14 ⓘ |
| burialSharedWith | Twosret ⓘ |
| burialSite | Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| burialType | rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Pi-Ramesses ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | first king of the Twentieth Dynasty ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| cultCenter | Thebes ⓘ |
| disputedOrigins | possibly of non-royal birth ⓘ |
| dynasty |
20th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| fatherOf | Ramesses III ⓘ |
| house | House of Ramesses ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted wearing the double crown of Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
restoring political stability after the late Nineteenth Dynasty ⓘ usurping the tomb KV14 originally begun for Twosret ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Late Egyptian
ⓘ
Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| legitimacyClaim | restorer of maat (cosmic order) ⓘ |
| motherOfHeir | Tiy-Merenese ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Setnakhte
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Setnakht
Userkhaure-setepenre Setnakhte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Late Bronze Age
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Twosret
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Twosret
|
| reignBegan | c. 1189 BCE ⓘ |
| reignEnded | c. 1186 BCE ⓘ |
| reignLength | about 2–4 years ⓘ |
| religion |
Ancient Egyptian religion
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egyptian religion
|
| royalPrenomen | Userkhaure-setepenre ⓘ |
| spouse | Tiy-Merenese ⓘ |
| succeeded | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| succeededAfter | period of dynastic turmoil ⓘ |
| successor | Ramesses III ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
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Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ Son of Ra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Setnakhte Description of subject: Setnakhte was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty, known for restoring stability after the turbulent late Nineteenth Dynasty.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Setnakht