KV8
E389969
KV8 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Merenptah, notable for its large scale and well-preserved reliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KV8 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3805941 — 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: KV8 Context triple: [Valley of the Kings, contains, KV8]
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A.
KEV
KEV is the common abbreviation for the Krefeld Pinguine, a professional ice hockey club based in Krefeld, Germany.
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B.
KVP
KVP (Katholieke Volkspartij) was a major Dutch Catholic political party that played a central role in post–World War II Dutch politics before merging into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
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C.
KMEM
KMEM is the ICAO airport code for Memphis International Airport, a major cargo and passenger hub in Memphis, Tennessee.
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D.
Ka
Ka is the introspective poet and protagonist of Orhan Pamuk’s novel "Snow," whose return to Turkey and entanglement in political and personal conflicts drive the story’s exploration of faith, identity, and modernity.
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E.
Ka
Ka was an early ancient Egyptian king of the First Dynasty period, known from tomb inscriptions at Abydos and considered one of the first rulers to use a royal serekh.
- 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: KV8 Target entity description: KV8 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Merenptah, notable for its large scale and well-preserved reliefs.
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A.
KEV
KEV is the common abbreviation for the Krefeld Pinguine, a professional ice hockey club based in Krefeld, Germany.
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B.
KVP
KVP (Katholieke Volkspartij) was a major Dutch Catholic political party that played a central role in post–World War II Dutch politics before merging into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
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C.
KMEM
KMEM is the ICAO airport code for Memphis International Airport, a major cargo and passenger hub in Memphis, Tennessee.
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D.
Ka
Ka is the introspective poet and protagonist of Orhan Pamuk’s novel "Snow," whose return to Turkey and entanglement in political and personal conflicts drive the story’s exploration of faith, identity, and modernity.
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E.
Ka
Ka was an early ancient Egyptian king of the First Dynasty period, known from tomb inscriptions at Abydos and considered one of the first rulers to use a royal serekh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Valley of the Kings tomb
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ancient Egyptian tomb ⓘ rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedPharaoh |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
|
| belongsToNecropolis | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
|
| constructionType | rock-cut ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian funerary architecture ⓘ |
| discoveredInAntiquity | true ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
multiple descending corridors
ⓘ
pillared burial chamber ⓘ well-cut rock surfaces ⓘ |
| hasBurial |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
|
| hasChamber |
burial chamber
ⓘ
side chambers ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | relatively well preserved ⓘ |
| hasCorridor | multiple corridors ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
painted reliefs
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wall reliefs ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | staircase and corridors descending into the cliff ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
large scale
ⓘ
well-preserved reliefs ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | cut into the cliffs of the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
|
| hasReligiousText |
Amduat
ⓘ
Book of Gates ⓘ Book of the Dead ⓘ other royal funerary texts ⓘ |
| hasSarcophagus | granite sarcophagus of Merenptah ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Luxor Governorate ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ West Bank of Luxor ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| modernExcavation | 19th century CE ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
KV7
ⓘ
KV9 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
|
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
|
| tombNumber | KV8 self-link ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | important visitor site in the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal burial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: KV8 Description of subject: KV8 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Merenptah, notable for its large scale and well-preserved reliefs.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.