Dra Abu el-Naga
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Dra Abu el-Naga is an ancient Theban necropolis on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor, notable for its tombs of early Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom royalty and elites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dra Abu el-Naga canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8511074 — 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: Dra Abu el-Naga Context triple: [11th Dynasty of Egypt, royalNecropolis, Dra Abu el-Naga]
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Nekheb
Nekheb was an ancient Egyptian city in Upper Egypt, closely associated with the vulture goddess Nekhbet and serving as an important religious and political center.
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B.
Ineb-hedj
Ineb-hedj is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Memphis, a major political and religious center of early Egypt.
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C.
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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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.
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E.
Harkhuf
Harkhuf was an important Old Kingdom Egyptian official and explorer known for his expeditions to Nubia during the Sixth Dynasty.
- 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: Dra Abu el-Naga Target entity description: Dra Abu el-Naga is an ancient Theban necropolis on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor, notable for its tombs of early Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom royalty and elites.
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A.
Nekheb
Nekheb was an ancient Egyptian city in Upper Egypt, closely associated with the vulture goddess Nekhbet and serving as an important religious and political center.
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B.
Ineb-hedj
Ineb-hedj is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Memphis, a major political and religious center of early Egypt.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Harkhuf
Harkhuf was an important Old Kingdom Egyptian official and explorer known for his expeditions to Nubia during the Sixth Dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient necropolis
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archaeological site ⓘ cemetery ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod | Pharaonic period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theban elites
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Theban royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
chapels
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funerary temples ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ shaft tombs ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
German Archaeological Institute
NERFINISHED
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Spanish archaeological missions ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFinds |
coffins
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funerary equipment ⓘ inscribed stelae ⓘ mummies ⓘ tomb paintings ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurials |
elite burials
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private tombs ⓘ royal burials ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
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Luxor NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Deir el-Bahari
NERFINISHED
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El-Tarif NERFINISHED ⓘ Qurnet Murai NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheikh Abd el-Qurna NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | West Bank of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | modern city of Luxor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Second Intermediate Period royal burials
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early 18th Dynasty burials ⓘ tombs of high officials ⓘ tombs of royalty ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
NERFINISHED
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West Thebes funerary landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ necropolis of Ancient Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | burial ground ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
16th Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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17th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ 18th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dra Abu el-Naga Description of subject: Dra Abu el-Naga is an ancient Theban necropolis on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor, notable for its tombs of early Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom royalty and elites.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.