Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab

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Early Dynastic Period cemetery archaeological site royal necropolis

Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab is an early dynastic royal necropolis at Abydos in Upper Egypt, notable for containing some of the earliest pharaonic tombs.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Tomb Q at Umm el-Qa'ab	2
B cemetery at Umm el-Qa'ab	1
Cemetery A at Umm el-Qaab	1
Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab canonical	1
Tomb V at Umm el-Qaab	1
Tomb X at Umm El Qaab	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5765143 — 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: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab
Context triple: [Ka, tombLocation, Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab]

A. West Bank necropolis
The West Bank necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial area near Luxor that includes some of the most famous royal and noble tombs, such as the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.
B. Umm Hurair Cemetery
Umm Hurair Cemetery is a burial ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, known as the resting place of prominent members of the ruling Al Maktoum family.
C. Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis
Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Giza notable for its unfinished pyramids and tombs dating mainly to the Old Kingdom.
D. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
E. Al-Hajun Cemetery
Al-Hajun Cemetery is a historic graveyard in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the resting place of several prominent early figures of the Quraysh and the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
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: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab
Target entity description: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab is an early dynastic royal necropolis at Abydos in Upper Egypt, notable for containing some of the earliest pharaonic tombs.

A. West Bank necropolis
The West Bank necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial area near Luxor that includes some of the most famous royal and noble tombs, such as the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.
B. Umm Hurair Cemetery
Umm Hurair Cemetery is a burial ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, known as the resting place of prominent members of the ruling Al Maktoum family.
C. Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis
Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Giza notable for its unfinished pyramids and tombs dating mainly to the Old Kingdom.
D. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
E. Al-Hajun Cemetery
Al-Hajun Cemetery is a historic graveyard in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the resting place of several prominent early figures of the Quraysh and the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Early Dynastic Period cemetery ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ royal necropolis ⓘ
archaeologicalRegion	Sohag Governorate ⓘ
associatedWith	early Egyptian kings ⓘ
chronologicalPeriod	1st Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Early Dynastic Egypt 2nd Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Second Dynasty of Egypt Early Dynastic Period of Egypt ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culturalContext	ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ
excavatedBy	archaeologists working at Abydos ⓘ
function	burial place for early pharaohs ⓘ
hasFeature	burial chambers ⓘ mudbrick superstructures ⓘ subsidiary burials ⓘ subterranean royal tombs ⓘ
hasSiteType	tomb field ⓘ
heritageType	ancient funerary landscape ⓘ
locatedIn	Abydos ⓘ Umm el-Qaab ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ
near	modern village of el-Araba el-Madfuna ⓘ linked to: modern town of El-Araba el-Madfuna
notableFor	containing some of the earliest pharaonic tombs ⓘ
partOf	Abydos necropolis ⓘ linked to: Abydos royal cemetery Early Dynastic royal cemeteries at Abydos ⓘ linked to: royal tombs at Abydos wider Umm el-Qaab cemetery complex ⓘ
relatedTo	Cemetery A at Umm el-Qaab ⓘ linked to: Cemetery B at Umm el-Qaab Cemetery U at Umm el-Qaab ⓘ linked to: Umm el-Qaab necropolis
usedAs	royal burial ground ⓘ
usedFor	pharaonic tombs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited