Djet
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Djet was an early First Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known from royal tombs at Abydos and inscriptions bearing his Horus-name.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6687515 — 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: Djet Context triple: [Royal tombs at Abydos, associatedWithRuler, Djet]
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A.
Senenmut
Senenmut was a prominent ancient Egyptian official and architect of the 18th Dynasty, best known for his close association with Pharaoh Hatshepsut and for designing some of her most famous monuments.
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B.
Setnakhte
Setnakhte was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty, known for restoring stability after the turbulent late Nineteenth Dynasty.
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C.
Peribsen
Peribsen was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Second Dynasty notable for replacing the traditional Horus name with that of the god Seth, reflecting a significant religious and political shift.
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D.
Wahibre
Wahibre was the throne name of Psamtik I, a 26th Dynasty pharaoh who reunified Egypt and initiated the Late Period’s political and cultural revival.
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E.
Wahibre
Wahibre, better known by his Greek name Apries, was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty who ruled in the early 6th century BCE and is noted for his foreign campaigns and eventual overthrow.
- 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: Djet Target entity description: Djet was an early First Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known from royal tombs at Abydos and inscriptions bearing his Horus-name.
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A.
Senenmut
Senenmut was a prominent ancient Egyptian official and architect of the 18th Dynasty, best known for his close association with Pharaoh Hatshepsut and for designing some of her most famous monuments.
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B.
Setnakhte
Setnakhte was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty, known for restoring stability after the turbulent late Nineteenth Dynasty.
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C.
Peribsen
Peribsen was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Second Dynasty notable for replacing the traditional Horus name with that of the god Seth, reflecting a significant religious and political shift.
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D.
Wahibre
Wahibre was the throne name of Psamtik I, a 26th Dynasty pharaoh who reunified Egypt and initiated the Late Period’s political and cultural revival.
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E.
Wahibre
Wahibre, better known by his Greek name Apries, was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty who ruled in the early 6th century BCE and is noted for his foreign campaigns and eventual overthrow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Dynasty ruler
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Abydos royal cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Merneith ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
ivory labels
ⓘ
rock inscriptions in the Sinai ⓘ seal impressions ⓘ stone vessels ⓘ tomb inscriptions at Abydos ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Abydos ⓘ |
| burialRegion | Umm el-Qaab necropolis ⓘ |
| burialSite |
Tomb Z at Umm el-Qaab
ⓘ
linked to:
Umm el-Qaab necropolis
|
| capital |
Thinis (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Thinis
|
| cultCenter | Abydos ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| father | Djer ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Uadji
ⓘ
linked to:
Udja
Wadj ⓘ
linked to:
Djet
Zet ⓘ |
| hasArtifact |
funerary stela with Horus-name Djet
ⓘ
inscribed stone vessels from his tomb ⓘ sealings naming officials of his reign ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
Horus falcon standing on a serpent on his stela
ⓘ
linked to:
Horus of Kubban
|
| hasHorusName | Djet ⓘ |
| hasRoyalSymbol | Horus falcon atop a serpent hieroglyph ⓘ |
| hasRoyalTitle |
Horus-king
ⓘ
linked to:
Horus Den
King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| kingListAttestation |
Abydos King List
ⓘ
Royal Canon of Turin (fragmentary) ⓘ
linked to:
Turin Papyrus of Kings
Saqqara King List ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early development of royal titulary
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inscriptions bearing his Horus-name ⓘ one of the earliest securely attested royal tombs at Abydos ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Early Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| mother | Herneith ⓘ |
| precededBy | Djer ⓘ |
| predecessor | Djer ⓘ |
| realm | Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| reignEstimatedEnd | c. 2970 BCE ⓘ |
| reignEstimatedStart | c. 2980 BCE ⓘ |
| reignInDynasty |
First Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Dynastic Egypt
|
| reignInPeriod |
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
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linked to:
Early Dynastic Egypt
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| reignLength | approximately 10 years (traditional scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Thinite line of the First Dynasty
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linked to:
First Dynasty kings of Egypt
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| spouse | Merneith ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Den ⓘ |
| successor | Den ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Djet Description of subject: Djet was an early First Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known from royal tombs at Abydos and inscriptions bearing his Horus-name.
Referenced by (11)
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