Thutmose IV
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Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thutmose IV canonical | 30 |
| Thutmosis IV | 1 |
| Tuthmosis IV | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373946 — 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: Thutmose IV Context triple: [Great Sphinx of Giza, associatedWith, Thutmose IV]
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A.
Khafre
Khafre was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the second-largest pyramid at Giza and likely the Great Sphinx.
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B.
Ineb-hedj
Ineb-hedj is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Memphis, a major political and religious center of early Egypt.
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C.
Khufu
Khufu was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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D.
Menkaure
Menkaure was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known as the builder of the smallest of the three main pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
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E.
Horus of Kubban
Horus of Kubban is a local form of the ancient Egyptian god Horus venerated in the Nubian region near Kubban, associated with kingship and protection.
- 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: Thutmose IV Target entity description: Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
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A.
Khafre
Khafre was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the second-largest pyramid at Giza and likely the Great Sphinx.
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B.
Ineb-hedj
Ineb-hedj is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Memphis, a major political and religious center of early Egypt.
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C.
Khufu
Khufu was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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D.
Menkaure
Menkaure was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known as the builder of the smallest of the three main pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
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E.
Horus of Kubban
Horus of Kubban is a local form of the ancient Egyptian god Horus venerated in the Nubian region near Kubban, associated with kingship and protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th Dynasty pharaoh
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Horus
ⓘ
Ra-Horakhty ⓘ |
| associatedMonument |
Dream Stele
ⓘ
Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Giza plateau inscriptions
ⓘ
Karnak Temple inscriptions ⓘ |
| birthName | Menkheperure Thutmose ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| burialType | rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| capital | Thebes ⓘ |
| child | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | 8th pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 1391 BC ⓘ |
| dynasty |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| era |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
|
| father | Amenhotep II ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy |
engaged in diplomacy with Mitanni
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maintained Egyptian influence in Syria-Palestine ⓘ |
| kingdom | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
inscriptions on the Dream Stele
ⓘ
statuary and reliefs ⓘ tomb inscriptions in KV43 ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian ⓘ |
| mother | Tiaa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
erection of the Dream Stele between the paws of the Great Sphinx
ⓘ
restoration of the Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ |
| performedAction |
cleared sand from around the Great Sphinx of Giza
ⓘ
commissioned restoration works at Giza ⓘ |
| predecessor | Amenhotep II ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egypt
|
| reignDuration | about 9 years ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1391 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1401 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| religiousRole | high priestly role as living Horus ⓘ |
| royalEpithets |
Menkheperure Thutmose
ⓘ
surface form:
Menkheperure
|
| royalHouse |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Thutmosid dynasty
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| scriptUsed | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| spouse | Mutemwia ⓘ |
| successor | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| symbol | cartouche of Menkheperure ⓘ |
| throneName |
Menkheperure Thutmose
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surface form:
Menkheperure
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| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| tomb | KV43 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thutmose IV Description of subject: Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tuthmosis IV
this entity surface form:
Thutmosis IV