Poem of Pentaur
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The Poem of Pentaur is an ancient Egyptian epic inscription glorifying Pharaoh Ramesses II’s campaign against the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh, notable as one of the earliest detailed military narratives in history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Poem of Pentaur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9088862 — 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: Poem of Pentaur Context triple: [Battle of Kadesh, primarySource, Poem of Pentaur]
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A.
Of the Wings of Atalanta
"Of the Wings of Atalanta" is an essay by W. E. B. Du Bois in *The Souls of Black Folk* that reflects on the moral and social implications of industrialization and higher education for Black Americans.
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B.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
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Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a didactic poem by the Roman poet Horace that offers influential guidance on the art and principles of poetic composition.
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D.
The Poet’s Tale
The Poet’s Tale is a narrative section within the larger work "The Second Day," focusing on the experiences or perspective of a poet.
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E.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
- 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: Poem of Pentaur Target entity description: The Poem of Pentaur is an ancient Egyptian epic inscription glorifying Pharaoh Ramesses II’s campaign against the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh, notable as one of the earliest detailed military narratives in history.
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A.
Of the Wings of Atalanta
"Of the Wings of Atalanta" is an essay by W. E. B. Du Bois in *The Souls of Black Folk* that reflects on the moral and social implications of industrialization and higher education for Black Americans.
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B.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
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C.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a didactic poem by the Roman poet Horace that offers influential guidance on the art and principles of poetic composition.
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D.
The Poet’s Tale
The Poet’s Tale is a narrative section within the larger work "The Second Day," focusing on the experiences or perspective of a poet.
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E.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian literary work
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epic inscription ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ royal propaganda text ⓘ |
| aboutEvent | Battle of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aboutPerson | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | reign of Ramesses II ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian–Hittite relations
NERFINISHED
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Ramesside period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Egyptian royal ideology ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
Hittite Empire
NERFINISHED
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New Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Hittite chariot attack
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Ramesses II fighting at Kadesh ⓘ intervention of the god Amun in battle ⓘ |
| function |
glorification of Ramesses II
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political propaganda ⓘ royal self-presentation ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
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military narrative ⓘ royal hymn ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major source for the Battle of Kadesh
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one of the earliest detailed military narratives in history ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
first-person speech of Ramesses II
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hyperbolic praise of the king ⓘ invocation of deities ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Battle of Kadesh
NERFINISHED
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Ramesses II’s campaign against the Hittites ⓘ |
| placeOfInscription |
Abu Simbel temples
NERFINISHED
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Luxor Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramesseum NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Amun at Karnak NERFINISHED ⓘ other Ramesside temples in Egypt and Nubia ⓘ |
| portraysAs | Ramesses II as heroic lone warrior ⓘ |
| preservedAs | temple wall inscriptions ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Egyptian royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kadesh Bulletin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Egyptian state religion
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cult of Amun ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Egyptology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleVariant |
Kadesh Poem
NERFINISHED
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Poem of Pentawer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
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hieratic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Poem of Pentaur Description of subject: The Poem of Pentaur is an ancient Egyptian epic inscription glorifying Pharaoh Ramesses II’s campaign against the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh, notable as one of the earliest detailed military narratives in history.
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