Pyramid of Teti
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The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyramid of Teti canonical | 6 |
| Pyramid complex of Teti at Saqqara | 1 |
| Teti Pyramid complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T960887 — 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 Teti Context triple: [Saqqara necropolis, hasMajorMonument, Pyramid of Teti]
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A.
Pyramid of Unas
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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B.
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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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.
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.
- 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 Teti Target entity description: The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
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A.
Pyramid of Unas
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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B.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian pyramid
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archaeological site ⓘ pyramid complex ⓘ |
| baseLength | approximately 78.75 metres ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Teti
ⓘ
surface form:
Pharaoh Teti
|
| condition | ruined ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 2333 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 2345 BCE ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
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| dedicatedTo | Teti ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Shae Perring ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Gaston Maspero
ⓘ
James Quibell ⓘ
surface form:
James Edward Quibell
Jean-Philippe Lauer ⓘ Zahi Hawass ⓘ |
| feature |
Pyramid Texts inscribed on burial chamber walls
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star-painted ceiling in burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBurials | mastabas of officials of Teti’s reign ⓘ |
| hasPart |
antechamber
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burial chamber ⓘ causeway ⓘ corridor system ⓘ cult pyramid ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ pyramid courtyard ⓘ pyramid superstructure ⓘ serdab ⓘ subterranean chambers ⓘ valley temple ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
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Lower Egypt ⓘ Saqqara necropolis ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
fine Tura limestone casing
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limestone ⓘ local limestone core blocks ⓘ |
| near |
Step Pyramid of Djoser
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surface form:
Pyramid of Djoser
Pyramid of Unas ⓘ |
| notableFor | early Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| originalHeight | approximately 52.5 metres ⓘ |
| owner | Teti ⓘ |
| partOf |
Memphis necropolis
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Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
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| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | royal funerary cult of Teti ⓘ |
| shape | true pyramid ⓘ |
| slopeAngle | approximately 53 degrees ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pyramid of Teti Description of subject: The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Catacombs of Sacred Bulls (Apis)
this entity surface form:
Teti Pyramid complex
this entity surface form:
Pyramid complex of Teti at Saqqara