Siptah
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Siptah was a late 19th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt who ruled briefly during a turbulent period marked by political instability and power struggles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siptah canonical | 4 |
| Nṯrk3rˁ Siptah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3805963 — 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: Siptah Context triple: [Valley of the Kings, hasBurialOf, Siptah]
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A.
Usermaatre Setepenre
Usermaatre Setepenre is the throne name of Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-reigning pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
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B.
Pi-Ramesses
Pi-Ramesses was a major royal city in the Nile Delta that served as the principal residence and power center of Ramesses II during Egypt’s New Kingdom.
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C.
Aakheperure
Aakheperure was the throne name of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep II of the 18th Dynasty.
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D.
Taharqa
Taharqa was a prominent pharaoh of Egypt’s 25th (Kushite) Dynasty, known for his extensive building projects and resistance against Assyrian expansion in the 7th century BCE.
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E.
Menkheperre
Menkheperre is the throne name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III, one of the most powerful rulers of the 18th 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: Siptah Target entity description: Siptah was a late 19th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt who ruled briefly during a turbulent period marked by political instability and power struggles.
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A.
Usermaatre Setepenre
Usermaatre Setepenre is the throne name of Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-reigning pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
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B.
Pi-Ramesses
Pi-Ramesses was a major royal city in the Nile Delta that served as the principal residence and power center of Ramesses II during Egypt’s New Kingdom.
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C.
Aakheperure
Aakheperure was the throne name of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep II of the 18th Dynasty.
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D.
Taharqa
Taharqa was a prominent pharaoh of Egypt’s 25th (Kushite) Dynasty, known for his extensive building projects and resistance against Assyrian expansion in the 7th century BCE.
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E.
Menkheperre
Menkheperre is the throne name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III, one of the most powerful rulers of the 18th Dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th Dynasty pharaoh
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah Siptah
Merneptah ⓘ
surface form:
Merneptah Siptah
|
| ascendedThroneAsChild | true ⓘ |
| associatedWithTombDecorationStyle | late 19th Dynasty royal tombs ⓘ |
| BayExecutedInReign | true ⓘ |
| BayExecutionYearOfReign | Year 5 ⓘ |
| burialNear |
KV15
ⓘ
surface form:
tomb of Seti II (KV15)
|
| burialPlace | KV47 ⓘ |
| burialSite | Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| coregencyOrInfluence | Twosret ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| deathAge | young ⓘ |
| dynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| eraCharacterizedBy |
political instability
ⓘ
succession disputes ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the last rulers of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty ⓘ |
| kingdom | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
inscriptions in his tomb KV47
ⓘ
monuments and scarabs bearing his cartouches ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian ⓘ |
| mother | Sutailja ⓘ |
| mummyDiscoveredAt |
KV35
ⓘ
surface form:
KV35 (tomb of Amenhotep II)
|
| mummyDiscoveryBy | Victor Loret ⓘ |
| mummyDiscoveryDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| nomen | Siptah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficial | Chancellor Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| physicalCondition | had a deformed left foot ⓘ |
| possibleFather |
Amenmesse
ⓘ
Seti II ⓘ |
| powerBroker | Chancellor Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praenomen | Akhenre Setepenre ⓘ |
| predecessor | Seti II ⓘ |
| regent | Twosret ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| reignEnd | c. 1191 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1197 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalTitularyIncludes | Akhenre Setepenre ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Thebes ⓘ |
| successionContext | followed reign of Seti II and conflict with Amenmesse faction ⓘ |
| successor | Twosret ⓘ |
| throneName | Akhenre Setepenre ⓘ |
| tombDecoration |
Book of the Dead scenes
ⓘ
underworld books ⓘ |
| tombFeatures | corridor tomb with side chambers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Siptah Description of subject: Siptah was a late 19th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt who ruled briefly during a turbulent period marked by political instability and power struggles.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nṯrk3rˁ Siptah