Tell el-Dab'a
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Tell el-Dab'a is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta of Egypt identified as the location of the ancient city of Avaris, the former capital of the Hyksos rulers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell el-Dab'a canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4265934 — 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-Dab'a Context triple: [Pi-Ramesses, near, Tell el-Dab'a]
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A.
Tell el-Ful
Tell el-Ful is an archaeological mound north of Jerusalem, often identified with the ancient Israelite town of Gibeah and known for remains spanning multiple historical periods.
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B.
Tell el-Farama
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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C.
Tell el-Muqayyar
Tell el-Muqayyar is the modern archaeological mound in southern Iraq that marks the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, one of the earliest urban centers in Mesopotamia.
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D.
Tell el-Mutesellim
Tell el-Mutesellim is the archaeological mound of ancient Megiddo in northern Israel, a strategically vital site famous for its many layers of settlement and its association with the biblical Armageddon.
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E.
Umm el-Qaab
Umm el-Qaab is an early dynastic royal cemetery at Abydos in Upper Egypt, known as the burial place of many of Egypt’s first pharaohs.
- 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-Dab'a Target entity description: Tell el-Dab'a is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta of Egypt identified as the location of the ancient city of Avaris, the former capital of the Hyksos rulers.
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A.
Tell el-Ful
Tell el-Ful is an archaeological mound north of Jerusalem, often identified with the ancient Israelite town of Gibeah and known for remains spanning multiple historical periods.
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B.
Tell el-Farama
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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C.
Tell el-Muqayyar
Tell el-Muqayyar is the modern archaeological mound in southern Iraq that marks the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, one of the earliest urban centers in Mesopotamia.
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D.
Tell el-Mutesellim
Tell el-Mutesellim is the archaeological mound of ancient Megiddo in northern Israel, a strategically vital site famous for its many layers of settlement and its association with the biblical Armageddon.
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E.
Umm el-Qaab
Umm el-Qaab is an early dynastic royal cemetery at Abydos in Upper Egypt, known as the burial place of many of Egypt’s first pharaohs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | capital of Hyksos 15th Dynasty ⓘ |
| ancientName | Hut-waret (Avaris) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hyksos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRole | key site for dating the Second Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| connectedTo | ancient trade routes between Egypt and Levant ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levantine ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Austrian Archaeological Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manfred Bietak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
trading hub ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
Asiatic population in Egypt
ⓘ
Hyksos palaces NERFINISHED ⓘ Minoan-style wall paintings ⓘ cemeteries ⓘ harbour installations ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | continuous occupation layers from Middle Kingdom to early New Kingdom ⓘ |
| identifiedAs |
Avaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient city of Avaris ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evidence of Near Eastern influence in Egypt
ⓘ
large palace complexes ⓘ rich burial assemblages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ governorate of Sharqia (modern administrative region) ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
eastern Nile Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern village of Tell el-Dab'a ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pelusiac branch of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian Delta frontier zone ⓘ |
| period | Second Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Delta ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Egypt-Levant interactions
ⓘ
Hyksos origins ⓘ Minoan-Egyptian contacts ⓘ |
| significance | former capital of the Hyksos ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Middle Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ early New Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tell el-Dab'a Description of subject: Tell el-Dab'a is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta of Egypt identified as the location of the ancient city of Avaris, the former capital of the Hyksos rulers.
Referenced by (3)
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