Bubastis necropolis
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Bubastis necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial ground at Bubastis in the Nile Delta, notable for its tombs and monuments from the Third Intermediate Period and later dynasties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bubastis necropolis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7699218 — 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: Bubastis necropolis Context triple: [Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt, associatedSite, Bubastis necropolis]
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Memphite necropolis
The Memphite necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial ground near the former capital Memphis, encompassing major pyramid fields such as Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur.
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Umm el-Qaab necropolis
Umm el-Qaab necropolis is an ancient burial ground at Abydos in Upper Egypt, renowned as the royal cemetery of Egypt’s earliest pharaohs.
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Abydos royal cemetery
The Abydos royal cemetery is an ancient burial ground in Upper Egypt that served as one of the earliest and most important necropolises for Egypt’s first pharaohs.
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D.
Theban Necropolis
The Theban Necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial ground on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor, famed for its royal tombs, mortuary temples, and elite cemeteries including the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.
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E.
Abu Sir necropolis
Abu Sir necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, notable for its Old Kingdom pyramids and tombs of 5th Dynasty pharaohs and officials.
- 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: Bubastis necropolis Target entity description: Bubastis necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial ground at Bubastis in the Nile Delta, notable for its tombs and monuments from the Third Intermediate Period and later dynasties.
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A.
Memphite necropolis
The Memphite necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial ground near the former capital Memphis, encompassing major pyramid fields such as Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur.
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B.
Umm el-Qaab necropolis
Umm el-Qaab necropolis is an ancient burial ground at Abydos in Upper Egypt, renowned as the royal cemetery of Egypt’s earliest pharaohs.
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C.
Abydos royal cemetery
The Abydos royal cemetery is an ancient burial ground in Upper Egypt that served as one of the earliest and most important necropolises for Egypt’s first pharaohs.
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D.
Theban Necropolis
The Theban Necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial ground on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor, famed for its royal tombs, mortuary temples, and elite cemeteries including the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.
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E.
Abu Sir necropolis
Abu Sir necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, notable for its Old Kingdom pyramids and tombs of 5th Dynasty pharaohs and officials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian necropolis
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy |
Egyptian archaeologists
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foreign archaeological missions ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Tell Basta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Bastet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRangeStart | Third Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
animal necropolis area
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cat burials ⓘ funerary monuments ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ shaft tombs ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
ancient Egyptian funerary practices
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ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
clustered family tombs
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elite burials ⓘ non-royal burials ⓘ votive deposits ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
canopic jars
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coffins ⓘ funerary amulets ⓘ inscribed stelae ⓘ shabti figurines ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bubastis
NERFINISHED
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Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Temple of Bastet at Bubastis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient city of Bubastis
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wider funerary landscape of the eastern Nile Delta ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian polytheism ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
interaction between temple and necropolis at Bubastis
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regional variation in Egyptian burial customs ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for cult of Bastet
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important source for study of Third Intermediate Period burials ⓘ |
| timeDepth | from Third Intermediate Period onward ⓘ |
| usedAs | burial ground ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
Late Period of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemaic Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Period in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bubastis necropolis Description of subject: Bubastis necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial ground at Bubastis in the Nile Delta, notable for its tombs and monuments from the Third Intermediate Period and later dynasties.
Referenced by (1)
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