sarcophagus of Tutankhamun
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The sarcophagus of Tutankhamun is the elaborately decorated stone coffin that housed the nested gilded coffins and mummy of the young Egyptian pharaoh discovered intact in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
All labels observed (1)
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| sarcophagus of Tutankhamun canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16075397 — 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: sarcophagus of Tutankhamun Context triple: [KV62, contains, sarcophagus of Tutankhamun]
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A.
tomb of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun is the remarkably well-preserved burial site of the young Egyptian pharaoh, famed for its discovery in 1922 and its vast trove of intact treasures, including the iconic gold funerary mask.
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B.
Tutankhamun funerary mask
The Tutankhamun funerary mask is a renowned gold death mask of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun, celebrated as one of the most iconic masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art.
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C.
basalt sarcophagus of Menkaure
The basalt sarcophagus of Menkaure was an elaborately carved stone coffin belonging to the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, once housed in his pyramid at Giza and now famous for having been lost at sea in the 19th century.
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D.
tomb of Ramesses II
The tomb of Ramesses II is the grand New Kingdom burial site in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings for one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, notable for its extensive decoration and religious texts.
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E.
Tabnit Sarcophagus
The Tabnit Sarcophagus is an ornate 5th-century BCE Phoenician royal stone coffin, famed for its bilingual inscriptions and exceptional preservation, now housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
- 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: sarcophagus of Tutankhamun Target entity description: The sarcophagus of Tutankhamun is the elaborately decorated stone coffin that housed the nested gilded coffins and mummy of the young Egyptian pharaoh discovered intact in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
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A.
tomb of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun is the remarkably well-preserved burial site of the young Egyptian pharaoh, famed for its discovery in 1922 and its vast trove of intact treasures, including the iconic gold funerary mask.
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B.
Tutankhamun funerary mask
The Tutankhamun funerary mask is a renowned gold death mask of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun, celebrated as one of the most iconic masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art.
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C.
basalt sarcophagus of Menkaure
The basalt sarcophagus of Menkaure was an elaborately carved stone coffin belonging to the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, once housed in his pyramid at Giza and now famous for having been lost at sea in the 19th century.
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D.
tomb of Ramesses II
The tomb of Ramesses II is the grand New Kingdom burial site in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings for one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, notable for its extensive decoration and religious texts.
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E.
Tabnit Sarcophagus
The Tabnit Sarcophagus is an ornate 5th-century BCE Phoenician royal stone coffin, famed for its bilingual inscriptions and exceptional preservation, now housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tomb of Tutankhamun