Pyramid of Unas
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The Pyramid of Unas is a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian royal pyramid at Saqqara, renowned as the earliest monument inscribed with the Pyramid Texts, the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyramid of Unas canonical | 5 |
| Pyramid of Teti burial chamber | 1 |
| pyramid of Unas at Saqqara | 1 |
| pyramids of Unas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T960886 — 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: Pyramid of Unas Context triple: [Saqqara necropolis, hasMajorMonument, Pyramid of Unas]
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A.
Bent Pyramid
The Bent Pyramid is an early, uniquely double-angled pyramid built for Pharaoh Sneferu at Dahshur, marking a key transitional stage in the development of true smooth-sided pyramids in ancient Egypt.
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B.
Pyramid of Menkaure
The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Menkaure during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty.
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C.
Lahun Pyramid
The Lahun Pyramid is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Senusret II, notable for its mudbrick core, complex substructure, and association with the nearby workers’ town at el-Lahun.
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D.
Meidum Pyramid
The Meidum Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid, often considered a transitional structure between step pyramids and true pyramids, located near the edge of the Faiyum oasis.
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E.
Step Pyramid of Djoser
The Step Pyramid of Djoser is an early monumental stone pyramid complex at Saqqara, built for the pharaoh Djoser and regarded as the earliest large-scale cut-stone construction in Egypt.
- 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: Pyramid of Unas Target entity description: The Pyramid of Unas is a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian royal pyramid at Saqqara, renowned as the earliest monument inscribed with the Pyramid Texts, the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells.
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A.
Bent Pyramid
The Bent Pyramid is an early, uniquely double-angled pyramid built for Pharaoh Sneferu at Dahshur, marking a key transitional stage in the development of true smooth-sided pyramids in ancient Egypt.
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B.
Pyramid of Menkaure
The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Menkaure during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty.
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C.
Lahun Pyramid
The Lahun Pyramid is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Senusret II, notable for its mudbrick core, complex substructure, and association with the nearby workers’ town at el-Lahun.
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D.
Meidum Pyramid
The Meidum Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid, often considered a transitional structure between step pyramids and true pyramids, located near the edge of the Faiyum oasis.
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E.
Step Pyramid of Djoser
The Step Pyramid of Djoser is an early monumental stone pyramid complex at Saqqara, built for the pharaoh Djoser and regarded as the earliest large-scale cut-stone construction in Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian pyramid
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Nut
ⓘ
Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ |
| baseLength | approximately 57.7 meters ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Unas ⓘ |
| builtFor | Unas ⓘ |
| casingMaterial | fine Tura limestone ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 2345 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 2375 BCE ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 29.871°N 31.216°E ⓘ |
| coreMaterial | local limestone ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Pharaoh Unas ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Gaston Maspero
ⓘ
Lepsius ⓘ
surface form:
Karl Richard Lepsius (surveyed)
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Egyptian pyramid architecture ⓘ |
| hasBurialChamber | granite-lined burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
causeway
ⓘ
pyramid courtyard ⓘ pyramid temple ⓘ pyramid texts ⓘ serdab ⓘ subterranean burial chamber ⓘ valley temple ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDecoration |
green-painted hieroglyphs
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inscribed burial chamber walls ⓘ |
| hasLayout | subterranean corridor leading to antechamber and burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument |
causeway decorated with reliefs
ⓘ
mastaba tombs of officials ⓘ |
| hasSarcophagusMaterial | greywacke ⓘ |
| height | approximately 43 meters as built ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur" ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| inscriptionScript | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis necropolis
ⓘ
Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| locatedInCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
earliest extensive corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells
ⓘ
earliest known Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| owner | Unas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara pyramid field
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| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| slopeAngle | about 56 degrees ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pyramid of Unas Description of subject: The Pyramid of Unas is a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian royal pyramid at Saqqara, renowned as the earliest monument inscribed with the Pyramid Texts, the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
pyramid of Unas at Saqqara
this entity surface form:
pyramids of Unas
this entity surface form:
Pyramid of Teti burial chamber