Mentuhotep III
E743109
Mentuhotep III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 11th Dynasty who continued the political consolidation and building projects initiated after the reunification of the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mentuhotep III canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8511065 — 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: Mentuhotep III Context triple: [11th Dynasty of Egypt, notableRuler, Mentuhotep III]
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A.
Mentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period and is widely regarded as the founder of the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Senusret III
Senusret III was a powerful 12th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, renowned for his military campaigns, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects.
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C.
Amenemhat III
Amenemhat III was a powerful pharaoh of Egypt’s 12th Dynasty, renowned for extensive building projects such as the Hawara pyramid complex and for overseeing a period of prosperity and administrative sophistication in the Middle Kingdom.
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D.
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
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E.
Senusret II
Senusret II was a 12th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, known for his peaceful reign, extensive irrigation projects in the Faiyum, and the pyramid he built at El-Lahun.
- 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: Mentuhotep III Target entity description: Mentuhotep III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 11th Dynasty who continued the political consolidation and building projects initiated after the reunification of the country.
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A.
Mentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period and is widely regarded as the founder of the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Senusret III
Senusret III was a powerful 12th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, renowned for his military campaigns, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects.
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C.
Amenemhat III
Amenemhat III was a powerful pharaoh of Egypt’s 12th Dynasty, renowned for extensive building projects such as the Hawara pyramid complex and for overseeing a period of prosperity and administrative sophistication in the Middle Kingdom.
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D.
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
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E.
Senusret II
Senusret II was a 12th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, known for his peaceful reign, extensive irrigation projects in the Faiyum, and the pyramid he built at El-Lahun.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt ruler
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ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Theban royal cult ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
inscriptions at Deir el-Bahari
ⓘ
inscriptions at Karnak ⓘ inscriptions at Wadi Hammamat ⓘ |
| buildingActivity |
construction and restoration at Karnak
ⓘ
works at Abydos ⓘ works at Deir el-Bahari ⓘ works at Gebelein ⓘ works at Tod ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Deir el-Bahari
ⓘ
linked to:
Deir el-Bahri
|
| burialRegion | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| capital | Thebes ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | third king named Mentuhotep of the Eleventh Dynasty ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| dynasty |
Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
11th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| era |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt (early phase)
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
|
| expeditionPurpose |
quarrying stone in Wadi Hammamat for royal monuments
ⓘ
trade and acquisition of exotic goods from Punt ⓘ |
| father | Mentuhotep II ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuing political consolidation of Egypt after reunification
ⓘ
expeditions to Punt ⓘ expeditions to Wadi Hammamat ⓘ large-scale building projects ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian ⓘ |
| mother | Tem ⓘ |
| nomen |
Mentuhotep
ⓘ
linked to:
Mentuhotep II
|
| notableExpeditionLeader | Henenu ⓘ |
| policy |
administrative consolidation of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
strengthening central royal authority ⓘ |
| praenomen | Sankhkare ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mentuhotep II ⓘ |
| reignDuration | about 12 years ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1998 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 2010 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Mentuhotep ⓘ |
| royalTitle | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ashayet (possibly)
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linked to:
Ashayet
Imi ⓘ |
| successor | Mentuhotep IV ⓘ |
| successorType | pharaonic succession ⓘ |
| throneName | Sankhkare ⓘ |
| title | Son of Ra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mentuhotep III Description of subject: Mentuhotep III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 11th Dynasty who continued the political consolidation and building projects initiated after the reunification of the country.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.