Buried Pyramid
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The Buried Pyramid is an unfinished step pyramid from Egypt’s Third Dynasty, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and located near the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buried Pyramid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6027066 — 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: Buried Pyramid Context triple: [Pyramid of Sekhemkhet, alsoKnownAs, Buried Pyramid]
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A.
Pyramiden
Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet-era mining town on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, now preserved as a ghost town and tourist destination in the Arctic.
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B.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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C.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is a prominent, steep rock-and-ice section on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route that poses one of the climb’s most technically challenging and dangerous obstacles.
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D.
Mummy Cave
Mummy Cave is a prominent ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling and archaeological site located within Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona.
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E.
Sepulcher of the First Ones
Sepulcher of the First Ones is a high-level World of Warcraft: Shadowlands raid instance set in the mysterious realm of the First Ones, featuring encounters with the Jailer and his forces as the expansion’s final major raid.
- 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: Buried Pyramid Target entity description: The Buried Pyramid is an unfinished step pyramid from Egypt’s Third Dynasty, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and located near the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.
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A.
Pyramiden
Pyramiden is an abandoned Soviet-era mining town on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, now preserved as a ghost town and tourist destination in the Arctic.
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B.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
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C.
Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is a prominent, steep rock-and-ice section on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route that poses one of the climb’s most technically challenging and dangerous obstacles.
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D.
Mummy Cave
Mummy Cave is a prominent ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling and archaeological site located within Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona.
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E.
Sepulcher of the First Ones
Sepulcher of the First Ones is a high-level World of Warcraft: Shadowlands raid instance set in the mysterious realm of the First Ones, featuring encounters with the Jailer and his forces as the expansion’s final major raid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pyramid
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ step pyramid ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
ⓘ
Sekhemkhet Pyramid ⓘ
linked to:
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
Unfinished Pyramid of Sekhemkhet ⓘ
linked to:
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
|
| associatedWith |
Djoser pyramid complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Step Pyramid of Djoser
|
| attributedTo | Sekhemkhet ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
royal necropolis of Memphis
ⓘ
linked to:
Memphite necropolis
|
| constructionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| constructionType | step pyramid complex ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Zakaria Goneim ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Third Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
3rd Dynasty of Egypt
|
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 2640–2610 BCE ⓘ |
| excavationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| excavationStartedBy | Zakaria Goneim ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Early Dynastic Egyptian architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
causeway (incomplete or planned)
ⓘ
enclosure wall ⓘ subsidiary galleries ⓘ |
| hasLayoutType | step pyramid with surrounding complex ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named "Buried" because most of its structure lies below desert level ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
burial chamber
ⓘ
underground corridors ⓘ |
| heritageContext | part of the Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis necropolis
ⓘ
Saqqara ⓘ
linked to:
Saqqara necropolis
|
| locatedInCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saqqara pyramid field
ⓘ
linked to:
Saqqara necropolis
|
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| pharaohDuringConstruction | Sekhemkhet ⓘ |
| purpose | royal tomb ⓘ |
| relativeLocationDescription | south of the Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buried Pyramid Description of subject: The Buried Pyramid is an unfinished step pyramid from Egypt’s Third Dynasty, attributed to the pharaoh Sekhemkhet and located near the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.