Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab
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Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab is an early dynastic royal necropolis at Abydos in Upper Egypt, notable for containing some of the earliest pharaonic tombs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab canonical | 1 |
| Tomb Q at Umm el-Qa'ab | 1 |
| Tomb V at Umm el-Qaab | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5765143 — 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: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab Context triple: [Ka, tombLocation, Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab]
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A.
West Bank necropolis
The West Bank necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial area near Luxor that includes some of the most famous royal and noble tombs, such as the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.
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B.
Umm Hurair Cemetery
Umm Hurair Cemetery is a burial ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, known as the resting place of prominent members of the ruling Al Maktoum family.
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C.
Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis
Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Giza notable for its unfinished pyramids and tombs dating mainly to the Old Kingdom.
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D.
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
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E.
Al-Hajun Cemetery
Al-Hajun Cemetery is a historic graveyard in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the resting place of several prominent early figures of the Quraysh and the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
- 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: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab Target entity description: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab is an early dynastic royal necropolis at Abydos in Upper Egypt, notable for containing some of the earliest pharaonic tombs.
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A.
West Bank necropolis
The West Bank necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial area near Luxor that includes some of the most famous royal and noble tombs, such as the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.
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B.
Umm Hurair Cemetery
Umm Hurair Cemetery is a burial ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, known as the resting place of prominent members of the ruling Al Maktoum family.
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C.
Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis
Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Giza notable for its unfinished pyramids and tombs dating mainly to the Old Kingdom.
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D.
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
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E.
Al-Hajun Cemetery
Al-Hajun Cemetery is a historic graveyard in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the resting place of several prominent early figures of the Quraysh and the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Early Dynastic Period cemetery
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ royal necropolis ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRegion | Sohag Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Egyptian kings ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod |
1st Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2nd Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Early Dynastic Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists working at Abydos ⓘ |
| function | burial place for early pharaohs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial chambers
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mudbrick superstructures ⓘ subsidiary burials ⓘ subterranean royal tombs ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | tomb field ⓘ |
| heritageType | ancient funerary landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abydos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umm el-Qaab NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | modern village of el-Araba el-Madfuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | containing some of the earliest pharaonic tombs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abydos necropolis
NERFINISHED
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Early Dynastic royal cemeteries at Abydos NERFINISHED ⓘ wider Umm el-Qaab cemetery complex ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cemetery A at Umm el-Qaab
NERFINISHED
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Cemetery U at Umm el-Qaab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | royal burial ground ⓘ |
| usedFor | pharaonic tombs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab Description of subject: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab is an early dynastic royal necropolis at Abydos in Upper Egypt, notable for containing some of the earliest pharaonic tombs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tomb Q at Umm el-Qa'ab
this entity surface form:
Tomb V at Umm el-Qaab