Osorkon the Elder
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Osorkon the Elder was an early Libyan-origin pharaoh of ancient Egypt whose brief reign helped pave the way for the Libyan dynasties that followed in the Third Intermediate Period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Osorkon the Elder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19945227 — 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: Osorkon the Elder Context triple: [Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt, notableRuler, Osorkon the Elder]
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Osorkon I
Osorkon I was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-second Dynasty, a Libyan-origin ruler known for consolidating power and sponsoring major temple constructions in the Nile Delta.
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B.
Osorkon III
Osorkon III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period who ruled in the 8th century BCE and is known for consolidating power in Upper Egypt and Thebes.
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C.
Osorkon II
Osorkon II was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-second Dynasty, known for his extensive building projects and religious patronage during the Third Intermediate Period.
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D.
Osorkon IV
Osorkon IV was a late Libyan pharaoh of ancient Egypt who ruled during the politically fragmented Third Intermediate Period and is often regarded as the final notable king of the Twenty-second Dynasty.
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E.
Shoshenk I
Shoshenk I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the 22nd Dynasty, known for his Libyan origins and a military campaign mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
- 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: Osorkon the Elder Target entity description: Osorkon the Elder was an early Libyan-origin pharaoh of ancient Egypt whose brief reign helped pave the way for the Libyan dynasties that followed in the Third Intermediate Period.
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A.
Osorkon I
Osorkon I was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-second Dynasty, a Libyan-origin ruler known for consolidating power and sponsoring major temple constructions in the Nile Delta.
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B.
Osorkon III
Osorkon III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period who ruled in the 8th century BCE and is known for consolidating power in Upper Egypt and Thebes.
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C.
Osorkon II
Osorkon II was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-second Dynasty, known for his extensive building projects and religious patronage during the Third Intermediate Period.
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D.
Osorkon IV
Osorkon IV was a late Libyan pharaoh of ancient Egypt who ruled during the politically fragmented Third Intermediate Period and is often regarded as the final notable king of the Twenty-second Dynasty.
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E.
Shoshenk I
Shoshenk I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the 22nd Dynasty, known for his Libyan origins and a military campaign mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.