Amun division
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The Amun division was one of the principal field formations of the New Kingdom Egyptian army, notably serving under Ramesses II during major campaigns such as the Battle of Kadesh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amun division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9088869 — 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: Amun division Context triple: [Battle of Kadesh, EgyptianArmyDivision, Amun division]
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A.
Per-Amun
Per-Amun is the ancient Egyptian name for Pelusium, a prominent frontier city in the eastern Nile Delta that served as a key military and trade gateway between Egypt and the Near East.
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B.
Theban nome
The Theban nome was an ancient administrative district of Upper Egypt centered on the powerful religious and political city of Thebes (Waset).
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C.
Precinct of Amun-Re
The Precinct of Amun-Re is the largest and most significant religious enclosure within the Karnak Temple Complex, dedicated to the chief god Amun and renowned for its monumental pylons, hypostyle hall, and sacred lake.
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D.
Deshret
Deshret is the ancient Egyptian Red Crown symbolizing the pharaonic authority and land of Lower Egypt.
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E.
Tahawus
Tahawus is a remote hamlet in New York’s Adirondack Mountains known for its historic iron mining operations and proximity to High Peaks wilderness areas.
- 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: Amun division Target entity description: The Amun division was one of the principal field formations of the New Kingdom Egyptian army, notably serving under Ramesses II during major campaigns such as the Battle of Kadesh.
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A.
Per-Amun
Per-Amun is the ancient Egyptian name for Pelusium, a prominent frontier city in the eastern Nile Delta that served as a key military and trade gateway between Egypt and the Near East.
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B.
Theban nome
The Theban nome was an ancient administrative district of Upper Egypt centered on the powerful religious and political city of Thebes (Waset).
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C.
Precinct of Amun-Re
The Precinct of Amun-Re is the largest and most significant religious enclosure within the Karnak Temple Complex, dedicated to the chief god Amun and renowned for its monumental pylons, hypostyle hall, and sacred lake.
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D.
Deshret
Deshret is the ancient Egyptian Red Crown symbolizing the pharaonic authority and land of Lower Egypt.
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E.
Tahawus
Tahawus is a remote hamlet in New York’s Adirondack Mountains known for its historic iron mining operations and proximity to High Peaks wilderness areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom Egyptian army formation
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field division ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuringReignOf | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBattleOfKadeshParticipation | c. 1274 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | royal camp of Ramesses II at Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCapital | Thebes (through the god Amun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLanguageScript | hieroglyphic Egyptian (in official records) ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Ptah division
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Ra division ⓘ Sutekh division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
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| era | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
offensive field operations
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royal bodyguard role in campaign ⓘ |
| garrisonOrBase | Pi-Ramesses (during Ramesses II’s reign) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Egyptian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | chariot and infantry division ⓘ |
| militaryRole | frontline combat formation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramesses II’s field army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Bulletin of Kadesh
NERFINISHED
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Kadesh inscriptions of Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ Poem of Pentaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeStatus | principal division of the Egyptian field army ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfKadesh | principal Egyptian field division ⓘ |
| timePeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Syrian campaigns of Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amun division Description of subject: The Amun division was one of the principal field formations of the New Kingdom Egyptian army, notably serving under Ramesses II during major campaigns such as the Battle of Kadesh.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.