Sekhemre Shedwast
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Sekhemre Shedwast was a relatively obscure pharaoh who ruled during Egypt's fragmented Second Intermediate Period, associated with the Theban-based Sixteenth Dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sekhemre Shedwast canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18541033 — 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: Sekhemre Shedwast Context triple: [Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt, hasPharaoh, Sekhemre Shedwast]
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A.
Sankhenre Sewadjtu
Sankhenre Sewadjtu was a relatively obscure pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 13th Dynasty who ruled during the politically fragmented Second Intermediate Period.
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B.
Sekhemre
Sekhemre was an ancient Egyptian royal figure, likely a prince or king associated with the lineage of Pharaoh Menkaura of the Fourth Dynasty.
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C.
Kha-sekhemui
Kha-sekhemui, better known as Khasekhemwy, was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Second Dynasty noted for reuniting Upper and Lower Egypt and for his distinctive monuments at Hierakonpolis and Abydos.
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D.
Merneferre Ay
Merneferre Ay was a pharaoh of Egypt’s late Middle Kingdom, notable as one of the longest-reigning rulers of the 13th Dynasty during a period of political fragmentation.
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E.
Sekhemti
Sekhemti is the ancient Egyptian Double Crown symbolizing the unified rule over Upper and Lower 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: Sekhemre Shedwast Target entity description: Sekhemre Shedwast was a relatively obscure pharaoh who ruled during Egypt's fragmented Second Intermediate Period, associated with the Theban-based Sixteenth Dynasty.
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A.
Sankhenre Sewadjtu
Sankhenre Sewadjtu was a relatively obscure pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 13th Dynasty who ruled during the politically fragmented Second Intermediate Period.
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B.
Sekhemre
Sekhemre was an ancient Egyptian royal figure, likely a prince or king associated with the lineage of Pharaoh Menkaura of the Fourth Dynasty.
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C.
Kha-sekhemui
Kha-sekhemui, better known as Khasekhemwy, was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Second Dynasty noted for reuniting Upper and Lower Egypt and for his distinctive monuments at Hierakonpolis and Abydos.
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D.
Merneferre Ay
Merneferre Ay was a pharaoh of Egypt’s late Middle Kingdom, notable as one of the longest-reigning rulers of the 13th Dynasty during a period of political fragmentation.
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E.
Sekhemti
Sekhemti is the ancient Egyptian Double Crown symbolizing the unified rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.