tomb of Nebamun paintings
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The tomb of Nebamun paintings are a celebrated group of vivid wall scenes from an 18th Dynasty Theban tomb, renowned for their lively depictions of banquets, hunting, and everyday life in ancient Egypt.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A banquet for Nebamun | 1 |
| Theban tomb of Nebamun | 1 |
| tomb of Nebamun paintings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2365281 — 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: tomb of Nebamun paintings Context triple: [Ancient Egyptian art, hasCanonicalExample, tomb of Nebamun paintings]
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Tomb of Ptahhotep
The Tomb of Ptahhotep is an Old Kingdom mastaba renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved reliefs depicting daily life and moral teachings, belonging to the vizier Ptahhotep of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
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Narmer Palette
The Narmer Palette is an ancient Egyptian ceremonial stone palette dating to around 3100 BCE that depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer and is considered one of the earliest historical documents in the world.
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Mastaba of Ti
The Mastaba of Ti is an Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqara renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and detailed reliefs depicting daily life in ancient Egypt.
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Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II on Luxor’s west bank, renowned for its colossal statues and richly decorated reliefs celebrating his reign and military victories.
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E.
Narmer Macehead
The Narmer Macehead is an ancient ceremonial stone macehead from early dynastic Egypt, notable for its carved scenes that likely commemorate King Narmer’s royal ceremonies or military victories and provide key evidence for the formation of the Egyptian state.
- 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: tomb of Nebamun paintings Target entity description: The tomb of Nebamun paintings are a celebrated group of vivid wall scenes from an 18th Dynasty Theban tomb, renowned for their lively depictions of banquets, hunting, and everyday life in ancient Egypt.
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A.
Tomb of Ptahhotep
The Tomb of Ptahhotep is an Old Kingdom mastaba renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved reliefs depicting daily life and moral teachings, belonging to the vizier Ptahhotep of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
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B.
Narmer Palette
The Narmer Palette is an ancient Egyptian ceremonial stone palette dating to around 3100 BCE that depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer and is considered one of the earliest historical documents in the world.
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C.
Mastaba of Ti
The Mastaba of Ti is an Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqara renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and detailed reliefs depicting daily life in ancient Egypt.
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D.
Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II on Luxor’s west bank, renowned for its colossal statues and richly decorated reliefs celebrating his reign and military victories.
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E.
Narmer Macehead
The Narmer Macehead is an ancient ceremonial stone macehead from early dynastic Egypt, notable for its carved scenes that likely commemorate King Narmer’s royal ceremonies or military victories and provide key evidence for the formation of the Egyptian state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eighteenth Dynasty artwork
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Theban tomb paintings ⓘ ancient Egyptian wall paintings ⓘ |
| appliedOn | plastered mudbrick walls ⓘ |
| artisticFeature |
detailed representation of flora and fauna
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lively movement ⓘ vivid colors ⓘ |
| artMovement | New Kingdom Egyptian art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nebamun
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tomb of Nebamun paintings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Theban tomb of Nebamun
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| collection | British Museum ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
ancient Egypt
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| culture | ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
agricultural activities
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banquet scenes ⓘ domestic animals ⓘ everyday life in ancient Egypt ⓘ fowling and fishing ⓘ hunting in the marshes ⓘ luxury goods ⓘ music and dancing ⓘ offerings to the dead ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| dynasty |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
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surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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| function |
commemoration of the deceased
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provision of an ideal afterlife ⓘ |
| genre | funerary art ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual wall fragments from the tomb of Nebamun ⓘ |
| inception | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Thebes ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Nebamun ⓘ |
| materialUsed | paint ⓘ |
| notableWork |
tomb of Nebamun paintings
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
A banquet for Nebamun
Cattle, geese and offerings ⓘ Dancers and musicians ⓘ Nebamun hunting in the marshes ⓘ Surveying the fields ⓘ The Garden of the West ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Theban Necropolis
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west bank of the Nile at Luxor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Department of Egypt and Sudan, British Museum
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surface form:
British Museum Department of Egypt and Sudan collection
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| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
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surface form:
New Kingdom
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| presentLocation |
British Museum
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surface form:
British Museum, London
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| significance |
important source for daily life in New Kingdom Egypt
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masterpieces of ancient Egyptian painting ⓘ |
| style | Theban tomb painting style ⓘ |
| technique | fresco secco ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 1350 BCE ⓘ |
| use | decoration of a tomb chapel ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: tomb of Nebamun paintings Description of subject: The tomb of Nebamun paintings are a celebrated group of vivid wall scenes from an 18th Dynasty Theban tomb, renowned for their lively depictions of banquets, hunting, and everyday life in ancient Egypt.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Theban tomb of Nebamun
this entity surface form:
A banquet for Nebamun