Tomb of the High Priest
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The Tomb of the High Priest, also known as the Osario pyramid, is a stepped Mesoamerican temple structure at Chichén Itzá notable for its central shaft leading to an underground chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tomb of the High Priest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7483415 — 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: Tomb of the High Priest Context triple: [Osario pyramid, alsoKnownAs, Tomb of the High Priest]
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Tomb of Ptahhotep
The Tomb of Ptahhotep is an Old Kingdom mastaba renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved reliefs depicting daily life and moral teachings, belonging to the vizier Ptahhotep of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
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Tomb of Maya and Merit
The Tomb of Maya and Merit is an elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex at Saqqara belonging to the high official Maya and his wife Merit, notable for its rich reliefs and well-preserved funerary architecture.
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C.
Tomb of Kha and Merit
The Tomb of Kha and Merit is an exceptionally well-preserved 18th Dynasty Egyptian burial of an architect and his wife, renowned for its intact funerary goods that offer a vivid glimpse into elite daily life and mortuary practices.
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Tomb of Khaemwaset
The Tomb of Khaemwaset is an ancient Egyptian royal burial in the Valley of the Queens, belonging to a prince of the Ramesside period.
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tomb of Ramesses II
The tomb of Ramesses II is the grand New Kingdom burial site in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings for one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, notable for its extensive decoration and religious texts.
- 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: Tomb of the High Priest Target entity description: The Tomb of the High Priest, also known as the Osario pyramid, is a stepped Mesoamerican temple structure at Chichén Itzá notable for its central shaft leading to an underground chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
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A.
Tomb of Ptahhotep
The Tomb of Ptahhotep is an Old Kingdom mastaba renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved reliefs depicting daily life and moral teachings, belonging to the vizier Ptahhotep of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty.
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B.
Tomb of Maya and Merit
The Tomb of Maya and Merit is an elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex at Saqqara belonging to the high official Maya and his wife Merit, notable for its rich reliefs and well-preserved funerary architecture.
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C.
Tomb of Kha and Merit
The Tomb of Kha and Merit is an exceptionally well-preserved 18th Dynasty Egyptian burial of an architect and his wife, renowned for its intact funerary goods that offer a vivid glimpse into elite daily life and mortuary practices.
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D.
Tomb of Khaemwaset
The Tomb of Khaemwaset is an ancient Egyptian royal burial in the Valley of the Queens, belonging to a prince of the Ramesside period.
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E.
tomb of Ramesses II
The tomb of Ramesses II is the grand New Kingdom burial site in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings for one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, notable for its extensive decoration and religious texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican pyramid
ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ temple structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
El Osario
ⓘ
Osario pyramid ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Maya architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| contains |
artifacts
ⓘ
burial offerings ⓘ human remains ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Edward H. Thompson ⓘ |
| governedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| hasAccess | stairways on its sides ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | interior generally closed to visitors ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial | limestone ⓘ |
| hasDecorativeElements | stone carvings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central shaft
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subterranean ossuary ⓘ underground chamber ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
burial site
ⓘ
ritual structure ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature | vertical shaft leading to chamber ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLevels | multiple stepped terraces ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | aligned with cardinal directions ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | partially restored ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | stepped temple pyramid ⓘ |
| hasUse | elite burials ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| isWithinArchaeologicalZone |
Chichén Itzá archaeological zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Chichén Itzá
|
| locatedIn |
Chichén Itzá
ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| near |
Cenote Sagrado
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacred Cenote
El Castillo ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | ceremonial center of Chichén Itzá ⓘ |
| partOfUNESCOSite |
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
ⓘ
linked to:
Chichén Itzá
|
| period | Terminal Classic period ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Maya mortuary practices
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Maya social hierarchy ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
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Subject: Tomb of the High Priest Description of subject: The Tomb of the High Priest, also known as the Osario pyramid, is a stepped Mesoamerican temple structure at Chichén Itzá notable for its central shaft leading to an underground chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
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